846 Jackson Avenue

In the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1940 city directories.

The 1925 directory lists 846 Jackson Avenue as vacant.

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First listed 1925: the 1905 directory lists the block but not 846: a hint the house came later a hint
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1905

The 1905 directory lists Jackson Avenue but not 846.

Jackson Avenue is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line.

In 1910

The 1910 directory lists Jackson Avenue but not 846.

Jackson Avenue is read from the 1910 directory's street section, line by line.

In 1915

The 1915 directory lists Jackson Avenue but not 846.

Jackson Avenue is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line.

In 1920

The 1920 directory lists Jackson Avenue but not 846.

Jackson Avenue is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line.

In 1925

The directory lists the address as vacant.

Jackson Avenue is read from the 1925 directory's street section, line by line.

1925Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory

Streets

JACKSON

846Vacantp. 69

The lines for 846 Jackson Avenue in the 1925 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1940

The 1940 directory lists Jackson Avenue but not 846.

Jackson Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

The house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 846 Jackson Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 830, four doors along on the same side, one of four left on the block.

The 800 block, year by year

Jackson Avenue starting at Union Street, 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.

Jackson Avenue, the 800 blockas the 1925 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

Who stayed on the 800 block: of the addresses with a named household in both years, how many had the same surname in the later one. A filled house kept its family.

The 800 block of Jackson Avenue

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846 Jackson Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1925 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/846-jackson-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), 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.