Strathcona, Vancouver
950 Raymur Avenue
In the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1940 city directories.
Ayres Varnish Co in 1920 and Ayres Var & Point Co in 1925 are listed here in turn. In 1940, 950 Raymur Avenue is General Paint Corporation of Canadian.
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- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1905
The 1905 directory lists Raymur Avenue but not 950.
Raymur Avenue is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1910
The 1910 directory lists Raymur Avenue but not 950.
Raymur Avenue is read from the 1910 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1915
The 1915 directory lists Raymur Avenue but not 950.
Raymur Avenue is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1920
The street section
- Ayres Varnish Cop. 127
Raymur Avenue is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1925
The street section
- Ayres Var & Point Cop. 107
Raymur Avenue is read from the 1925 directory's street section, line by line.
1925Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory
Streets
RAYMUR
In 1940
The street section
- General Paint Corporation of Canadianp. 140
Raymur Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
Not one of the six addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 900 block of Raymur Avenue is on the City's list today, so the building at 950 is probably gone (inferred).
The 900 block, year by year
Raymur Avenue starting at Venables 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.
Raymur Avenue, the 900 blockas the 1910 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)
The 1905 directory lists no one on this block.
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
- 916McClain P W +1gone
- 918Mason GeorgeMcDonald AngusTrussler Alfd HLuporini JGovorchin Mgone
- 928occupied, no name givenFraser AlexFraser AlexFraser ASzkwarok Wgone
- 932Cummings JoshuaCummings JoshuaCummings JoshuaCummings J*Cummings Mrs Sgone
- 950Ayres Varnish CoAyres Var & Pt CoGenl Paint Corpn of Cangone
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950 Raymur Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1920, 1925 and 1940 city directories. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/950-raymur-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.