Frederick Appleyard is listed here in 1905. The 1940 directory prints “Orientals” at 808 Dunlevy Avenue instead of names. For many Chinese, Japanese and other residents, the canvassers printed a group label like this instead of their names.
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- Still standing
- on the Heritage Register, category C
- 1901
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1905
The street section
- Frederick Appleyardsawyerp. 31
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1910
The street section
- Dugald Stewartmarine engineerp. 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 directory prints “Chinese” here instead of names.
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1920
The directory lists the address as vacant.
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1940
The directory prints “Orientals” here instead of names.
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).
The house today
808 Dunlevy Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category C), as does 814 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1901 as its year built.
The 800 block, year by year
Dunlevy Avenue between Union and Atlantic Streets, 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 800 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
- 804Mitchell, John W.Garriach A Gnot listednot listednot listedgone
- 806vacantvacantnot listedgone
- 808Appleyard, FrederickStewart Dugald“Chinese”vacant“Orientals”stands
- 814Noble, HenryWorsley Arthur“Chinese”not listedStefani Rstands
- 820vacantRobinson CharlesCharley Loo Fooknot listednot listedgone
- 830McLennan, W. LeslieWinchcombe EmmaWinchcombe Mrs EmmaWinchcombe Mrs EmmaWinchcombe Gstands
- 844Anderson, JamesSlade Harriet ASlade Mrs Harriet ASlade Mrs Harriet A*Winchcombe Mrs Estands
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808 Dunlevy Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920 and 1940 city directories. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1901 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/808-dunlevy-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
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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) 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.