Back in 1910, Charles Robinson, proprietor of the Man Hotel, lived here. Loo Fook Charley lived at 820 Dunlevy Avenue in 1915.
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- person the 1915 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1905
The directory lists the address as vacant.
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1910
The street section
- Charles Robinsonproprietor lunch counter Man Hotelp. 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
- Loo Fook Charleyp. 46
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1920
The 1920 directory lists Dunlevy Avenue but not 820.
Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1940
The 1940 directory lists Dunlevy Avenue but not 820.
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
The City's list of addresses no longer has 820 Dunlevy Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 814, on the heritage register, still has its building from before 1946, one of three on the block.
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 1905 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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820 Dunlevy Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1905, 1910 and 1915 city directories. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/820-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.