Vancouver / Strathcona

Keefer Street

75 addresses on 3 blocks of Keefer Street in Strathcona, with who the city directories list at each from 1905 to 1955. 26 of them still have the building the directories describe.

Start with 620 Keefer Street: a wood-frame house with one family for thirty years, on a block the directories describe unevenly.

Who stayed

Every address on the street, decade by decade. A long run of one colour is a family that stayed; a row of changing colours is a house that turned over every time the canvasser came.

510TennantYeomanExcelsior Apts rooms514Chinese MissionGoldbergGoldbergLions Gate Moving & Stge518KellbergMandlemanBabaval522Rudd“Chinese”JohnsonLundvall524Bradley“Chinese”FongChow526Wallings“Orientals”532“Chinese”GlowskyLum535Lord Strathcona SchoolStrathcona SchoolStrathcona Sch536Mohrman“Chinese”“Orientals”Jang542Cima“Orientals”546“Chinese”“Orientals”548“Chinese”“Orientals”Sam558TrollopeKeefer LodgeFlynnKeefer Lodge rooms4 listings560Ganter564568Lawrence“Chinese”“Orientals”Sun601Creech602TomMcLeanCarlson“Orientals”Chomyshak611Fulthrop“Japanese”IkenoSplett612VicarsJohnsonEllefsenHing615ParsonsBrown“Chinese”“Orientals”Dong620storyClandenningBezzasso625AdamsMcClellandKirkupEvenukTriska626ArmstrongRichardson“Chinese”VollstromWong627MarshCrosettiPalamowSywulych630McDougall“Chinese”“Orientals”Lee631Hay“Orientals”Anaka635BradleyVanstoneBrecknell636Good Shepherd Mission642Eaton643Monks“Foreigners”647“Foreigners”McDowellFranceschiniCavasin652HowieWomen's Miss SocWong653TapellaToseyTosiChow658InchesMorrisMinichiello659HancockGini“Chinese”Jackson661HancockOiyeBrubon666McMeekinLewisIsaac“Orientals”Parker673CatesMookiniWakaluk674LuxtonReliable Mt MktHeikkila676HarknessSmithFarberMorrison677SmithBarkerRabinnovitzKosovicSoon702CobeldeckGogowrisHaryLoxtonLaneHenry's Gro708MacLeanHoskinsPavlukoff“Orientals”Baltman710RowleyBreksonLinnAnderson711Allardyce“Chinese”NakatsukaiWilson715ArcherDeakoffWaltersWalterWalters721FowlerTomoBuckshonTiilikana722SummervilleRalphTerhoLuhtala726GriffithsCarrollRubichJang727“Cabins”Cabins730Gibbons“Chinese”“Orientals”Eng733False Creek GroceryWiley“Orientals”Creer734FraserVictoria Dye WorksEagle Apts737CaldwellBymanJohnson742Monk“Foreigners”“Chinese”“Orientals”Jeskay743Doig“Chinese”“Japanese”OkimuraNiemi746CarnieAnsellMcClatcheyBesnick747ElsomWooOsterback750ConstantineLeslieOlsenHigginsNichol751Lasbury“Japanese”Lee752“Cabins”“Orientals”Greening753MasonEricksonStephen“Orientals”Ruoho765TosoGentile767Yugoslav Educational Home770Gibbs“Orientals”Liega778Yarco“Foreigners”HiteAugustino783DrostPursellLindOjaLee784ReidHewsonCarvettaZajac791HardingSpreckleyFrost792RahyHarding795KirbyBurtheCondrenEast End Realty796HarrisGastonNordinZitko7975 listingsApartmentsKirby Block apts799SmithChong Yew CoBevilacquaKeefer Gro

Each colour is one household, joined across directories by surname. rose: a group label printed instead of names. hatched: after 1945, names withheld. outline: vacant or not listed. The square at the end is what stands there today.

The 500 block

16 addresses in the directories; 9 still have their pre-1946 building.

Keefer Street NORTH SIDE · ODD SOUTH SIDE · EVEN 500599 535 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)535Lord Strathcona SchoolStrathcona SchoolStrathcona SchStrathcona Schnot listed*Strathcona Sch510 Keefer Street · Gone510Tennant AndwYeoman JExcelsior Apts roomsExcelsior Rooms & AptsExcelsior Rooms514 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)514Chinese MissionGoldberg —vacantGoldberg J (whse)Lions Gate Moving & Stg…518 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)518Kellberg EricMandleman J*Mandleman J*Babaval J*a household · rooms to…522 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)522Rudd Hans“Chinese”Johnson ELundvall Ea household524 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)524Bradley Edw“Chinese”Fong WChow Ha household · pedlar +2526 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)526Wallings Morley Avacant“Orientals”not listednot listed532 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)532“Chinese”“Chinese”Glowsky SLum Fon*a household536 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1984, City's figure)536Mohrman Oscar“Chinese”“Orientals”Jang Kee Shew*a household542 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)542Cima PietroCima P*Cima P“Orientals”*a household546 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)546“Chinese”“Orientals”“Orientals”*a household548 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1976, City's figure)548“Chinese”“Orientals” +1Sam H +1*a household558 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1963, City's figure)558Keefer Rooms +1Keefer Lodge +8Keefer Lodge rooms +1Keefer Lodge roomsa household +3560 Keefer Street · Gone560Ganter Cvacantnot listednot listed564 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1973, City's figure)564a household +1568 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1979, City's figure)568Lawrence Jennie“Chinese”“Orientals”Sun Lok Moya household
The 500 block of Keefer Street, Strathcona. Lots are placed by house number.Scroll sideways on a small screen
Pre-1946 building still standsRebuilt after 1945Address gone todayNot matched*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
1 of 31915→25
2 of 21925→35
0 of 41935→45
Of the addresses with a named household in both directories, how many still had the same surname ten years on.

The 600 block

26 addresses in the directories; 6 still have their pre-1946 building.

Keefer Street NORTH SIDE · ODD SOUTH SIDE · EVEN 600699 601 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)601Creech, Georgenot listednot listednot listednot listednot listed611 Keefer Street · Gone611Fulthrop, Alfredvacant“Japanese”*Ikeno KSplett M*a household615 Keefer Street · Gone615Parsons, R.Brown Geo“Chinese”“Orientals”Dong W Ha household625 Keefer Street · Gone625Adams, George R.McClelland John EKirkup S J*Evenuk PTriska H*a household627 Keefer Street · Gone627Marsh FrankCrosetti JPalamow ASywulych W*a household631 Keefer Street · Gone631Hay, RobertHay RobtHay R“Orientals”*Anaka J*a household635 Keefer Street · Gone635Bradley, JohnVanstone WmBrecknell JBrecknell Joccupied, no name givena household643 Keefer Street · Gone643Monks, Edgar“Foreigners”not listednot listednot listednot listed647 Keefer Street · Gone647“Foreigners”McDowell SFranceschini CCavasin R*a household653 Keefer Street · Gone653Tapella JosephTosey JTosi J*Chow Mrs J M*a household659 Keefer Street · Gone659Hancock, Albert J.Gini C“Chinese”Jackson Mrs Eoccupied, no name given*a household661 Keefer Street · Gone661Hancock Albt Joccupied, no name givenOiye JBrubon M*a household673 Keefer Street · Gone673Cates, WilliamCates Wm EMookini HWakaluk J*Wakaluk J*a household677 Keefer Street · Gone677Smith, PeterBarker WmRabinnovitz OKosovic SSoon Fnot listed602 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)602Tom Gregory H.McLean James DCarlson C“Orientals”Chomyshak J*a household612 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)612Vicars, Joseph G.Vicars Joseph GJohnson Mrs A*Ellefsen AHing Mrs M*a household620 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)620Clandenning, John A.Fraser Alex +1Clandening J A*Clendenning M A*Bezzasso Mrs P*a household626 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1976, City's figure)626Armstrong, JohnRichardson Thos“Chinese”Vollstrom D*Wong J*a household +1630 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)630McDougall Mrs Jessie“Chinese”“Orientals”Lee W H*a household636 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1946, City's figure)636Good Shepherd MissionGood Shepherd Mission642 Keefer Street · Gone642Eaton, JessEaton JesseEaton Jnot listednot listednot listed652 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1975, City's figure)652Howie Miss J LWomen's Miss SocWomen's Miss Soc*Wong Mrs J S*a household658 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1904, City's figure)658Inches DavidMorris M*Morris J*Minichiello J*a household666 Keefer Street · Gone666McMeekin, John WalterLewis Mrs —Isaac S“Orientals”Parker Sa household674 Keefer Street · Gone674Luxton RReliable Mt MktHeikkila Ma household676 Keefer Street · Gone676Harkness JamesSmith Miss G DFarber Mrs E +1Morrison Da household
The 600 block of Keefer Street, Strathcona. Lots are placed by house number.Scroll sideways on a small screen
Pre-1946 building still standsRebuilt after 1945Address gone todayNot matched*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
5 of 131905→15
3 of 141915→25
3 of 111925→35
1 of 131935→45
Of the addresses with a named household in both directories, how many still had the same surname ten years on.

The 700 block

33 addresses in the directories; 11 still have their pre-1946 building.

Keefer Street NORTH SIDE · ODD SOUTH SIDE · EVEN 700799 711 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1912, City's figure)711Allardyce, Thomas“Chinese”Nakatsukai KNakatsuka IWilson Ra household715 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)715Archer, —Deakoff JohnWalters Mrs EWalter B*Walters B*a household721 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)721Fowler, C. M.Tomo FrankBuckshon J*Tiilikana T*Tiilikana Ta household727 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)727“Cabins”“Cabins”“Cabins”*Cabins*a household · cabins733 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)733False Creek GroceryB C Distribs Co +1“Orientals”Creer C H*a household737 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1974, City's figure)737Caldwell, J. A.Caldwell John AvacantByman OJohnson Mrs Ea household743 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)743Doig, William“Chinese”“Japanese”Okimura MNiemi P Ja household747 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1900, City's figure)747Elsom, Albertvacantnot listedWoo Mrs L*Osterback Aa household751 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1900, City's figure)751Lasbury, Georgevacant“Japanese”Lee C Toccupied, no name givena household753 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1900, City's figure)753Mason, JohnErickson Ernest AStephen W“Orientals”Ruoho Ea household765 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1979, City's figure)765Toso Mrs CGentile Miss Cnot listed767 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1979, City's figure)767vacantvacant*Yugoslav Educational H…783 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1986, City's figure)783Drost, John T.Pursell Joseph ELind AOja Mrs ELee Gvacant791 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)791Harding T WSpreckley Mrs EFrost Ja household795 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)795Kirby, GeorgeBurthe Mrs —Condren HEast End Realtynot listeda household797 Keefer Street · Gone797Olin Otto +4Apartments +6Kirby Block apts +8*Kirby Block +9Kirby Blk apts +6799 Keefer Street · Gone799Smith Geo HChong Yew CoBevilacqua LKeefer GroKeefer Gro +1702 Keefer Street · Gone702Cobeldeck, JohnGogowris BHary GLoxton JLane HHenry's Gro708 Keefer Street · Gone708MacLean, James T.Hoskins Mrs GracePavlukoff J“Orientals”*Baltman Ba household710 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1964, City's figure)710Rowley, Joseph P.vacantBrekson S*Linn C*Anderson Aa household722 Keefer Street · Gone722Summerville, WilliamRalph DanlTerho A*Terho A*Luhtala C*a household726 Keefer Street · Gone726Griffiths, DellCarroll Mrs EmmavacantRubich M*Jang Ha household730 Keefer Street · Gone730Gibbons, J. W.vacant“Chinese”“Orientals”Eng W*a household734 Keefer Street · Gone734Fraser, Simon P.Victoria Dye Works +10Eagle Apts +6Eagle Apts +4Eagle Apts +13Eagle Apts +12742 Keefer Street · Gone742Monk, Frank“Foreigners”“Chinese”“Orientals”Jeskay R*a household746 Keefer Street · Gone746Carnie, EbenezerAnsell Edwin GMcClatchey WBesnick ABesnick A B*a household750 Keefer Street · Gone750Constantine, CharlesLeslie ThosOlsen AHiggins DNichol Hvacant752 Keefer Street · Gone752“Cabins”not listed“Orientals”Greening Kena household770 Keefer Street · Gone770Gibbs, Walternot listedoccupied, no name given“Orientals”*Liega Ba household778 Keefer Street · Gone778Yarco, August +1“Foreigners”Hite H*Augustino FAugustine Mrs M*a household784 Keefer Street · Gone784Reid, Herbert E.Hewson Wmoccupied, no name given*Carvetta R*Zajac A*a household +1792 Keefer Street · Gone792Rahy Richd NRahy R*Rahy RHarding J Sa household796 Keefer Street · Gone796Harris, WilliamGaston JohnNordin A*Zitko J*Zitko J*a household
The 700 block of Keefer Street, Strathcona. Lots are placed by house number.Scroll sideways on a small screen
Pre-1946 building still standsRebuilt after 1945Address gone todayNot matched*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
1 of 141905→15
1 of 121915→25
3 of 131925→35
4 of 191935→45
Of the addresses with a named household in both directories, how many still had the same surname ten years on.