Strathcona, Vancouver
709 Dunlevy Avenue
In the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1940 city directories.
The Abel household is the first listed here, from 1910 to 1925. Sam Hayes, a porter at the CPR, shared 709 Dunlevy Avenue in 1940 with one person under another surname, named in the book.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- 1910–1925
- the Abel name here, in four of the six years we've read
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1905
The 1905 directory lists Dunlevy Avenue but not 709.
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1910
The street section
- Sophia Abelwidow of Edward Abelp. 60
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1910 directory's street section, line by line.
1910Henderson's City of Vancouver and North Vancouver Directory Part 1
Streets
DUNLEVY
In 1915
The street section
- Mrs Sophia Abelp. 46
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1920
The street section
- Mrs Sophia Abelp. 41
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1925
The street section
- L Abelp. 35
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1925 directory's street section, line by line. The 1925 directory prints it as Dunlevy; its numbers run along today's Dunlevy Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).
In 1940
The household
- Sam Hayesa porter at the CPR · householderp. 263
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as Dunlevy; its numbers run along today's Dunlevy Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
DUNLEVY
Names
The house today
Not one of the seven addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 700 block of Dunlevy Avenue is on the City's list today, so the building at 709 is probably gone (inferred).
The 700 block, year by year
Dunlevy Avenue, Strathcona: every door each year we've read lists on the block, the way it prints them, and what stands at each today. This house is marked in red. Pick a year to read who lived at every door.
Dunlevy Avenue, the 700 blockas the 1920 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
The 1905 directory lists no one on this block.
West side, odd numbers
- 703Telander OscarParis GeoParis GeoParis GCook Mrs Egone
- 709Abel SophiaAbel Mrs SophiaAbel Mrs SophiaAbel LHayes Sgone
- 715Kelly Fred COubert Mrs MattieWaller BeatriceDyer W HGibson J Wgone
- 723Harrison Harry HSimon BernardCook Chasoccupied, no name givenChew Kgone
- 743vacantnot listed“Orientals”gone
- 747McLeod John D“Chinese”Lum Sing“Chinese”Lee Binggone
- 751Samson Robert CvacantWut Fong“Chinese”“Orientals”gone
East side, even numbers
No east-side addresses in the 1905 and 1910 and 1915 and 1920 and 1925 and 1940 directories.
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709 Dunlevy Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1940 city directories; the Abel name is listed there from 1915 to 1925. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/709-dunlevy-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 709 Dunlevy Avenue
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Sources
The city directories of 1905 (Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory), 1910 (Henderson's City of Vancouver and North Vancouver Directory Part 1), 1915 (Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory), 1920 (Henderson's Vancouver Directory), 1925 (Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory) and 1940 (British Columbia and Yukon Directory), street and name sections where both are read, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories); each line above links its page. Today's buildings: City of Vancouver Open Data (property tax report 2026, property addresses, Vancouver Heritage Register; Open Government Licence – Vancouver). The City's year built is BC Assessment's figure and can be approximate for old houses. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.