Vancouver public librarys collection of digitized british columbia city directories dates from 1860 up to and including 1955. Complementing the electronic and web resources listed in this section, burnaby public library features many specialized reference materials, most of which are available at the secondfloor information desk of the bob prittie metrotown branch. Phoneaddress directories international directories area code locators. Located conveniently in downtown vancouver, you are guaranteed to always find something unique exploring the book selection at macleods. Our washington telephone directories range from 1930s to 1970s. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from vancouver technical sec schoolin vancouver, british columbia. May 11, 2016 take a step back in time and see what life was like in the 1970s. April 2019 this guide will help you find county and city directories, phone books and voters lists.
Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. Click on a page entry title or letter or page number to display an image of the page. The sign means this section can be opened to show more information the sign means this section can be closed to simplify navigation click anywhere on a line with a or sign to open or close the section click on a page entry title or letter or page number to display an image of the page. Vancouver public library british columbia city directories. City, telephone and miscellaneous directory catalogue british. You can use the vancouver a to z name directory to find a resident of vancouver by last name. Vancouver is the largest city in british columbia and the third largest census metropolitan area in canada.
Unless otherwise indicated, these sites have scanned images of the directory pages. It resides in the northeast end of downtown, which was vancouvers original downtown core. The 1966 phone book was the first one to use only numbers. Street names of vancouver by elizabeth walker, vancouver, b. Find uk people, phone numbers, businesses, services and more with the national enquiry page for the united kingdom. Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. I receive inquiries periodically from people doing genealogy research or have other needs to find old telephone book directories generally called the white pages. Vancouver residential phone book, white pages canada.
Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. First victoria directory 1860 from vancouver public library first victoria. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. Oct 22, 2018 located conveniently in downtown vancouver, you are guaranteed to always find something unique exploring the book selection at macleods. Illinois white pages and yellow pages chicago october 1912 thru. Archival films from the city of vancouver archives, a screening that will take place at 2 pm on sunday, november 18th, 2012 at the vancity theatre. The history of metropolitan vancouver 1970 chronology. Vancouver yellow pages phone books in washington wa. Generally, you will be able to find listings for any person or business who has a vancouver landline phone number. However, it is not uncommon for individuals to pay a surcharge to have an unlisted number. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory.
City, telephone and miscellaneous directory catalogue. British columbia city directories 18601955 page image. The city of vancouver lies on a peninsula in the southwest corner of the provinces mainland. Phone address directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. Pacific coast 186264 hand book almanac for the pacific states. Some businesses continued to write their phone numbers in the oldfashioned way, but it is likely that any document showing letters as part of a phone number is from before 1970. Whitepages is the authority in people search, established in 1997. When an image is being displayed you will also see controls above and below each image. Whitepages official site find people, phone numbers. Use voters lists to verify vancouver residence of men and women who were eligible to vote. Best 30 residential phone numbers in vancouver, wa with. Vancouvers bookstores reflect the diverse demographics with everything from spiritual bookshops to comic stores and used book dens that attract serious collectors from all over the world. Medical directory, bc, 19571958, 19661967, 19701971, 19711972, 1982 1987. Yakima headings printed in the lower case are the names of the cities included in the phone book title which is printed in the upper case.
Find and contact people in our vancouver, bc white pages on 411. The city of vancouver is located in the state of wa. Many of the street names in vancouver have changed or have fallen into disuse over the years. People search in vancouver, vancouver residential phone book, white pages canada. Search the uk on the international white pages uk for general information from the british web. Following this paragraph are some possible sources of old directory listings which were suggested by several members of the atca club. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Matthews, adventurer, innovator, and first archivist of the city of vancouver was born september 7, 1878 in wales. The kind of thesis in the book is about how the decade of the 70s is one of such change for the city and we wanted to show that. Once youve located an ancestor in a telephone directory, enter the street address in quotes into the keyword field. In the fall of 1970 squatters spent six weeks occupying the jericho youth hostel.
After sitting in storage for several decades, photographer pop snap uncovered the slides they had put away and started basic lores scanning of these kodachrome pictures. Find a person in vancouver by name, address, postal code or by reverse phone number lookup. Selectphone cd rom, to search white pages listings for all of canada by name or telephone. City directories all volumes shelved in uw libraries, special collections reference area. Vancouver white pages vancouver phone directory lookup. Gastown is a national historic site in vancouver and one of the most unique neighborhoods in the 604. British columbia directories on the internet dave obee family. It is a member municipality of metro vancouver, the governing body of the greater vancouver regional district. City directories city of victoria archives date directory title publisher format 1860 first victoria directory mallendaine microfilm 1863 british columbia and victoria guide and directory howard microfilm 1867 pacific coast business directory langley microfilm 1868 first victoria directory, 2nd issue mallendaine microfilm 1869 first victoria directory, 3rd issue mallendaine microfilm. After sitting in storage for several decades, photographer pop snap uncovered the slides they had put away and started basic lores scanning of these kodachrome pictures kodachrome is quite challenging to scan, as they told us, but as you can see, it was all worth it pop snaps interest was largely in buildings and structures, which. Vancouver, british columbia, incorporated as a city in 1886, population 631,486 2016c, 603,502 2011c. Vancouver white pages phone books in washington wa. If your are looking for a specific person, use the vancouver white pages. Just below it, you will also see a recent picture of downtown vancouver.
Did led zeppelin play a vancouver high school in 1970. Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname. The archives has a variety of records and other materials that document the history of the homes in vancouver. Part of city of vancouver archives library collection. Individuals under 21 1886 1970 individuals under 19 since 1971 individuals of first nations, chinese, japanese, and indian background 1886. Listing of long distance calling codes for countries and cities overseas. Run a reverse phone lookup on any vancouver, wa phone number to see what others have reported about it as well. Very good in a price clipped very good dust jacket. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. Victoria city and vancouver island directory, 1956. This book meticulously documents these changes and is a great complement to the vancouver city directories. A small s next to a city indicates that the phone book for that city is a small phone book. City, telephone and miscellaneous directory catalogue directories held at the british columbia genealogical societys walter draycott library in surrey, b.
City directories uw libraries university libraries. October 23 in 1970, writes zoltan simon on this site, the hungarian organizations of british columbia persuaded the cities and municipalities of vancouver, north vancouver and west vancouver to declare october 23, the anniversary of the 1956 revolution, as hungarian day. Its amazing to see the development and can only make one excited for the future of our beloved city. Tacoma, olympia, everett, ballard, bremerton, vancouver, oregon city, salem, and neighboring towns 979. Medical directory, bc, 19571958, 19661967, 19701971, 19711972, 19821987. The vancouver telephone directory is now available from eye on vancouver. Headings printed in the upper case are the phone book titles.
Selahyakima a small s next to a city indicates that the phone book for that city is a small phone book. Aberdeen bellevue aberdeen westport bellevue eastside. Illinois white pages chicago july 1970 a through kuzn. Telephone directory collection, available online, chicago. Names that have been excluded from the voters lists include. To see what cities are included in each phone book, check out the cross directory. The sections which appear in the panel on the left can be opened and closed. Phoneaddress directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package. Mar 12, 2019 vancouver, british columbia, incorporated as a city in 1886, population 631,486 2016c, 603,502 2011c. You can also find a business or professional service provider in vancouver. To see what cities are included in each phone book, check out the cross directory aberdeen 1938, 1941, 194447, 194951, 195355, 1958, 19621972, 197586, 19882011. But better yet all the text is fully searchable by keywords such as name, occupation, business, street name, address, phone number, etc. The bt phone book is the main phone book for residential numbers in england, scotland, wales, and northern ireland. With comprehensive contact information, including cell phone numbers, for over 275 million people nationwide, and smartcheck, the fast, comprehensive background check compiled from criminal and other records from all 50 states.
Old telephone books possibly the worlds largest online collection of phone. Search archiveit external website, opens in new tab. Older telephone books for vancouver and suburbs since 1961. If you see your name among the vancouver technical sec school graduates, someone is looking for you. These are the best bookstores in vancouver to explore on a. Vancouver has very good online phone directories and internet yellow pages sites where you can find residential and business telephone numbers.
If you know your ancestors occupation, check for a section of the directory listing phone numbers by profession. The neighborhood was named after gassy jack deighton, a yorkshire season, and steamboat captain who arrived to the city in 1867. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data. Containing an alphabetically arranged list of cities, towns, post offices and railway stations in british columbia, with a description of each.
Oregon 195657 business and professional directory and guide book 979. However, it is not uncommon for individuals to pay a. Selectphone cdrom, to search white pages listings for all of canada by name or telephone. The city of vancouver is located in the state of bc.
Find out about suspected vancouver, wa scam phone calls and other nuisance calls and texts all thanks to our active community of callersmart users. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. Item is a sectional map and street directory of vancouver, includes burnaby, new westminster, north vancouver, west vancouver, lulu. The vancouver white pages is the vancouver phone directory for people. Province manitoba 3 british columbia 17 nova scotia 4 new brunswick 1 quebec 15. The municipalities of point grey and south vancouver much of which included the current area of east vancouver were separate until they amalgamated into the city of vancouver in 1929.