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Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently in Use Appeared Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared Possibly named for George Adams, early Adams Street Victory Heights No 1892 businessman and Councillor Named after Agnes, the daughter of Governor Agnes Street Downtown Yes 1859 - 1863 Douglas Named for Prince Albert, husband of Queen Albert Crescent Downtown No 1859 - 1863 Victoria Victory Heights, Alberta Street Named for the province of Alberta Yes 1892 Sapperton Alder Street Named for the alder tree Glenbrooke North No 1900 Named for Alexander Ewen, Councillor, who lived Alexander Street Now Alexander Street Downtown Yes 1892 on the street. now part of Columbia Alfred Terrace Named for Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria Downtown No 1859 - 1863 Street Named for Alice Gardens which were named for Alice Street #1 Downtown Yes 1892 Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria Named for Alice Gardens which were named for Alice Street #2 West End No 1913 Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria Possibly named for Thomas Allen, a teamster and Allen Street Sapperton Yes 1909 contractor who lived in the area. Allison Place Named for A.J. Allison, Councillor Victory Heights Yes 1973 Amess Street Sapperton Yes 1909 Anne Street now Ash Street Uptown No pre 1913 Anthony Court Named for Pete Anthony, lacrosse player Queen's Park Yes 1995 Arbutus Street Named for the arbutus tree Queen's Park Yes 1909 Archer Street Named for Samuel Archer, Royal Engineer Victory Heights Yes 1909 Named for Thomas Argyle, R.E., gunsmith and Argyle Street Glenbrooke North No 1909 blacksmith Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared Named for W.J. Armstrong, Mayor and/or J.C. now part of Clarkson Armstrong Street Downtown No 1890 Armstrong, Councillor Street now part of Columbia Arthur Terrace Named for Arthur, seventh child of Queen Victoria Downtown No 1859 - 1863 Street lower part was Fife Street; Ash Street Named for the ash tree upper part was Anne Uptown, Downtown Yes 1892 Street Ashcroft Street Named for the city of Ashcroft, B.C. West End No 1909 Auckland Street Named for the city of Auckland, New Zealand Downtown Yes 1859 - 1863 Named for one of the names proposed for New Augusta Street was Knox Street Brow of the Hill Yes 1892 Westminster, along with Regina Aurora Street Named for the city of Aurora, Ontario West End No 1909 Named for Charles A. Bacon, a melter at the Bacon Street now Oakland Street Queen's Park No pre 1913 Assay office Named for McDonald Barnet Mills, a lumber Barnet Street North Arm South No 1909 company in the area Named for the Basran family, prominent in the Basran Avenue Queensborough Yes 1997 area. Named for George Beach, founder of Westminster Beach Street North Arm South Yes 1909 Mills Begbie Square Named for Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie Downtown No 1980 Named for Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie who Begbie Street Downtown Yes 1859 - 1863 owned the adjacent lots Bell Lane Listed for Alex Bell, businessman North Arm South No 1909 Belleville Street Named for the city of Belleville, Ontario Brow of the Hill Yes 1892 Belmont Street Probably named for the city of Belmont, Ontario Uptown Yes 1892 Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared Named for Harry A. Belyea, head of the Royal City Belyea Street West End Yes 1909 Transfer Co. Misspelling of Brunette Street - appears in only Bennet Street No 1891 one year's directory. Named for G.H. Bent, teamster, or J.G. Bent, Bent Court Uptown Yes 1909 carpenter, residents in the area Beth Street Named for Beth Wood, Mayor Glenbrooke South Yes 1981 Birch Street Named for the birch tree Glenbrooke North No 1909 Named for the blackberries growing abundantly in Blackberry Drive Glenbrooke South Yes 1993 the area Blackford Street Queen's Park, Uptown Yes 1909 Blackie Street Named for Walter Blackie, blacksmith & Councillor was Ferris Street. Downtown Yes 1890 Named for George Blakely, Poplar Island Misspelling of Blakely Blackley Street Shipyards and member of the Harbour North Arm South Yes 1909 Street, corrected in 1958 Commission Blackman Street Named for J.W.B. Blackman, City Engineer Glenbrooke North Yes 1909 Named for Arthur Blackwood, senior official, Blackwood Street Downtown Yes 1859 - 1863 Colonial Office Blair Avenue Named for J.C. Blair, first resident on the street. Sapperton Yes 1909 Named for George Blakely, partner in Westminster Blakely Street North Arm South No 1958 Mills Named for Judge Wm. Norman Bole, first Police Bole Street Brow of the Hill Yes 1909 Magistrate Named for Horatio Bonar, Scottish hymn writer, Bonar Steet now Cornwall Street Brow of the Hill No pre 1913 influenced by Knox and Calvin. Named for Lewis F. Bonson, Royal Engineer & Downtown, Queen's Bonson Street Yes 1890 Councillor Park Named for the boundary between New Boundary Road Queensborough Yes Westminster and Richmond. Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared Named for David Bourke, Deputy Warden, BC Bourke Street No 1909 Penitentiary 1895 - 1907 Bowler Street Possibly named for Pat Bowler, City Electrician West End Yes 1909 Named about 1895 Queensborough, North Boyd Street Named for Hugh Boyd "Father of Richmond". Yes 1909 (Pullem) Arm South Named for Battle of Boyne or Boyne River by Irish Queensborough, North Boyne Street Yes 1909 settlers in the area. Arm South Braid was part of the management of the distillery Braid Street was Pipeline Road Sapperton Yes 1909 in the area Brandon Street Named for City of Brandon, Manitoba Queen's Park No 1909 Brantford Street Named for City of Brantford, Ontario Uptown Yes 1892 Named for Mrs. M. Brighouse who lived on this Brighouse Street No 1891 street Brookes Street Named for the Brookes family who owned a Queensborough Yes 2008 woodworking shop Named for J.C. Brown, Mayor or Ebenezer Brown, Brown Street #1 Became Carroll Street? Victory Heights No 1890 Councillor Named for J.C. Brown, Mayor or Ebenezer Brown, Brown Street #2 Formerly Milton Street Brow of the Hill No 1891 Councillor Named for the Brunette River which was named was Pitt River Road and Brunette Avenue Brunette Creek Yes 1892 for the colour of the water. Brunette Street Named for S.B. Buchanan who owned property in Formerly Buchanan Buchanan Street Sapperton Yes 1909 the area Avenue. Named for the City of Burnaby which is named for Burnaby Street Victory Heights Yes 1909 Robert Burnaby. Named for the Burr family including Joseph Burr, Burr Street Brow of the Hill Yes 1909 Councillor, and Hugh Burr who lived in the area. Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared Named for Arthur Thomas Bushby, private Bushby Street Downtown Yes 1890 secretary to Judge Begbie, and later Postmaster. Bute Street Possibly named for Bute Inlet Brow of the Hill No 1909 Named for Pat and Peter Byrne, Burnaby pioneers Byrne Street Glenbrooke North No 1909 in the area Named for John Calvin, a French theologian. See Calvin Street now Oxford Street Brow of the Hill No pre 1913 Knox and Bonar now Durham Street * Camana Street Check spelling - maybe Glenbrooke North No pre 1913 Carmana Possibly named for the Cameron family, especially Cameron Street Brow of the Hill Yes 1909 John and James, of Royal City Planing Mills Campbell Street Possibly named for John H. Campbell, Councillor Queensborough Yes 1909 Named for Canadian Forest Products (Canfor) in Canfor Avenue Brunette Creek Yes 1967 the area Canil Street Named for the Canil family, originally from Italy and Queensborough Yes 2008 long-time Queensborough residents Capilano Way Brunette Creek Yes Cariboo Street Named for Cariboo District of British Columbia Brow of the Hill Yes 1892 was Gosset Street, Named for Lord Carnarvon, Undersecretary for Sir Carnarvon Street Prevost Street, Dallas Downtown Yes 1859 - 1863 Edgar Bulwer-Lytton Street Named for Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish Carnegie Street philanthropist who provided money for a library in was Jones Street Victory Heights Yes 1909 New Westminster Named for W.J. Carroll, Deputy Warden at the BC Carroll Street was Brown Street? Victory Heights Yes 1909 Penitentiary Carter Street Named for Carter family who lived in the area Queensborough Yes 1909 Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared Cedar Street Named for the cedar tree Sapperton Yes 1909 Cemetery Street Named for its proximity to the cemetery now Miner Street Sapperton No 1909 Cherry Street Named for the cherry tree Victory Heights Yes Chestnut Street Named for the chestnut tree Victory Heights Yes Chilliwack Street Named for the town of Chilliwack, BC was Helmcken Street Victory Heights Yes 1909 Church Street Named for its proximity to Holy Trinity Cathedral Downtown Yes 1890 Churchill Street Named for Sir Winston Churchill was Water Street Victory Heights Yes 1945 Named for William Clarkson, prominent early Clarkson Street citizen and Mayor, and/or George Clarkson, Downtown Yes 1890 Councillor Now St. Patrick Street. Named for Francis Claudet, who worked in the Claudet Street Named for F.G. Claudet, Queen's Park No pre 1913 Assay Office and was a Councillor Councillor Glenbrooke North, Col. Richard Clement Moody, founder of New Clement Street now Fourth Street Queen's Park, No 1859 - 1863 Westminster Downtown Named for Sir Henry Pelham Clinton, Colonial Clinton Place Downtown Yes 1859 - 1863 Secretary Glenbrooke North, Named for Sir Henry Pelham Clinton, Colonial Clinton Street now Second Street Queen's Park, No 1859 - 1863 Secretary Downtown Named for John Stillwell Clute, Mayor and other Clute Street Glenbrooke North Yes 1909 Clute family members Named for William C. Coatham, Principal of John Coatham Street now Regina Street Queen's Park No pre 1892 Robson school Coburg Street Named for the City of Coburg, Ontario Downtown Yes 1892 Colborne Street Named for the City of Colborne, Ontario Glenbrooke North Yes 1892 Colby Street Sapperton Yes 1913 Named for Columbian Methodist College which College Court Queen's Park Yes was situated in that location.
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