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Kensington-Cedar Cottage

5,653 addresses on 83 streets, in the 1940 city directory

No other area on the site had sheet metal workers like Kensington-Cedar Cottage: 36 in the 1940 directory, four times as common as on the rest of the site's streets. They included John Marshall Jr of 4708 Beatrice Street. Kensington-Cedar Cottage's 9,383 people in the 1940 directory worked most often as laborers, salesmen and clerks.

Who lived at each house is read on every street in 1940.

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Kensington-Cedar Cottage today, with its streets on the site in red; the areas around it open their own pages. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

At work in 1940

The work the 1940 name section prints for the people it lists here, the most common first. Open one for some of the people who did it, each with their house.

  1. Laborer387

    And 382 more, each on their own house's page.

  2. Salesman329

    And 324 more, each on their own house's page.

  3. Clerk306

    And 301 more, each on their own house's page.

  4. Carpenter250

    And 245 more, each on their own house's page.

  5. Driver241

    And 236 more, each on their own house's page.

  6. Stenographer188

    And 183 more, each on their own house's page.

  7. Saleswoman181

    And 176 more, each on their own house's page.

  8. Proprietor179

    And 174 more, each on their own house's page.

  9. Mechanic140

    And 135 more, each on their own house's page.

  10. Helper124

    And 119 more, each on their own house's page.

  11. Painter120

    And 115 more, each on their own house's page.

  12. Engineer107

    And 102 more, each on their own house's page.

  13. Sheet metal workerfour times as common as on the rest of the site's streets36

    And 31 more, each on their own house's page.

  14. Car repairerfour times as common as on the rest of the site's streets14

    And 9 more, each on their own house's page.

  15. Floristseven times as common as on the rest of the site's streets10

    And 5 more, each on their own house's page.

57 people listed here in 1940 were on active service, in the forces.

Who they worked for

  • BC Electric Railway289
  • Vancouver City236
  • CPR115
  • Woodward's115
  • Spencer's101
  • Canadian White Pine98
  • BC Telephone83
  • CNR55

At home

3,394 of the 5,592 households the 1940 street section lists here carry its * (the directory's mark for a family member owning the house), against half on the rest of the site's streets. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

Three in five of the people its name section lists here are householders (h); the rest live in someone else's house (r), as family, boarders or roomers. On the rest of the site's streets, half are householders.

Still standing

2,198 of the addresses here still have a building from before 1946; 2,157 were rebuilt later, and 1,298 are gone from the City's list. The oldest still up:

Years built are the City's assessment records, approximate for old buildings.

In the archives

Archive photos of its streets, then three of its blocks on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, where the most still stands.

The 3500 block of Commercial Street, looking north from 20th Avenue past the Bank of Hamilton
About 1913 The 3500 block of Commercial Street, looking north from 20th Avenue past the Bank of Hamilton. City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 504. Public domain.
People in open cars gathered for a car rally on Kingsway
1913 People in open cars gathered for a car rally on Kingsway. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 371-2294. Public domain.
Goad's 1912 fire insurance map of the 1400 block of East 10th Avenue
The 1400 block of East 10th Avenue on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912 (City of Vancouver Archives, open data).
Goad's 1912 fire insurance map of the 900 block of East 23rd Avenue
The 900 block of East 23rd Avenue on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912 (City of Vancouver Archives, open data).
Goad's 1912 fire insurance map of the 700 block of East 22nd Avenue
The 700 block of East 22nd Avenue on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912 (City of Vancouver Archives, open data).

The streets

The 83 streets in Kensington-Cedar Cottage on the site, A to Z.

  1. Alice Street20 addresses, ten still standing
    1940
  2. Argyle Streetthe 4600–4800, 5000 and 5300–5600 blocks: 46 addresses, seven still standing
    1940
  3. Beatrice Streetthe 3700–4800 blocks: 108 addresses, 27 still standing
    1940
  4. Brant Street6 addresses, one still standing
    1940
  5. Brock Streetthe 2300 block: 1 address, one still standing
    1940
  6. Bruce Streetthe 4700 and 5300–5600 blocks: 49 addresses, five still standing
    1940
  7. Chester Streetthe 4900–5300 and 5500–5600 blocks: 59 addresses, 25 still standing
    1940
  8. Clark Drivethe 2500–2700, 2900–3000, 3200, 3400–3500, 3800 and 4000 blocks: 30 addresses, 20 still standing
    1940
  9. Commercial Drivethe 2500–3000 and 3200–3300 blocks: 71 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  10. Commercial Streetthe 3400–4700, 4900–5000 and 5300–5600 blocks: 180 addresses, 41 still standing
    1940
  11. Copley Street9 addresses, two still standing
    1940
  12. Culloden Streetthe 4500 and 4700–5600 blocks: 38 addresses, 17 still standing
    1940
  13. Dumfries Streetthe 3200–3300, 3700–4500, 4700–5000 and 5300–5400 blocks: 95 addresses, 35 still standing
    1940
  14. East 10th Avenuethe 1300–1800 and 2100–2200 blocks: 114 addresses, 59 still standing
    1940
  15. East 11th Avenuethe 1300–1800 and 2100–2300 blocks: 118 addresses, 64 still standing
    1940
  16. East 12th Avenuethe 1300–2000 and 2200–2300 blocks: 114 addresses, 69 still standing
    1940
  17. East 13th Avenuethe 1300–2100, 2400, 2800–3400 and 3600 blocks: 157 addresses, 71 still standing
    1940
  18. East 14th Avenuethe 1300–1900 and 2200 blocks: 70 addresses, 30 still standing
    1940
  19. East 15th Avenuethe 1300–1900 and 2200 blocks: 61 addresses, 25 still standing
    1940
  20. East 16th Avenuethe 800–1300 and 1700–1800 blocks: 51 addresses, 24 still standing
    1940
  21. East 17th Avenuethe 700 and 900–1300 blocks: 64 addresses, 38 still standing
    1940
  22. East 18th Avenuethe 700–800 and 1000–1700 blocks: 102 addresses, 53 still standing
    1940
  23. East 19th Avenuethe 700–900, 1100–1400 and 1900–2300 blocks: 112 addresses, 62 still standing
    1940
  24. East 20th Avenuethe 700–1000 and 1200–1800 blocks: 107 addresses, 54 still standing
    1940
  25. East 21st Avenuethe 700–1100 and 1300–1600 blocks: 107 addresses, 59 still standing
    1940
  26. East 22nd Avenuethe 700–1200 and 1400–2000 blocks: 156 addresses, 96 still standing
    1940
  27. East 23rd Avenuethe 700–1300 and 2000 blocks: 108 addresses, 52 still standing
    1940
  28. East 24th Avenuethe 700–1300 and 2200 blocks: 91 addresses, 58 still standing
    1940
  29. East 26th Avenuethe 700–900, 1100–1300, 1500 and 2000 blocks: 101 addresses, 40 still standing
    1940
  30. East 27th Avenuethe 700–900, 1100–1400 and 2000–2200 blocks: 114 addresses, 35 still standing
    1940
  31. East 28th Avenuethe 700–1400, 1700 and 2000–2300 blocks: 120 addresses, 41 still standing
    1940
  32. East 29th Avenuethe 700, 900, 1100–1400, 1600–1700 and 2000–2200 blocks: 64 addresses, 27 still standing
    1940
  33. East 30th Avenuethe 700–900, 1400, 1700 and 2000–2200 blocks: 63 addresses, 36 still standing
    1940
  34. East 31st Avenuethe 700–800, 1200–1300, 1500–1600 and 2000 blocks: 38 addresses, 18 still standing
    1940
  35. East 32nd Avenuethe 700–900, 1400, 1700 and 2000–2100 blocks: 66 addresses, 22 still standing
    1940
  36. East 33rd Avenuethe 700–2200 blocks: 118 addresses, 46 still standing
    1940
  37. East 34th Avenuethe 1500–2200 blocks: 83 addresses, 19 still standing
    1940
  38. East 35th Avenuethe 800–1000, 1200–1300 and 1500–2200 blocks: 105 addresses, 30 still standing
    1940
  39. East 36th Avenuethe 1300 and 1600–2100 blocks: 67 addresses, 31 still standing
    1940
  40. East 37th Avenuethe 700–1000, 1300 and 1500–2200 blocks: 101 addresses, 35 still standing
    1940
  41. East 38th Avenuethe 700–1000 and 1800–2200 blocks: 91 addresses, 28 still standing
    1940
  42. East 39th Avenuethe 700–1000, 1300 and 1800–2200 blocks: 65 addresses, ten still standing
    1940
  43. East 40th Avenuethe 800, 1000 and 1800–2100 blocks: 56 addresses, five still standing
    1940
  44. East 41st Avenuethe 900–1300, 1600, 1800 and 2000–2200 blocks: 62 addresses, 17 still standing
    1940
  45. East Broadwaythe 1400–2000 and 2200–2300 blocks: 85 addresses, 16 still standing
    1940
  46. East King Edward Avenuethe 700–1200 blocks: 55 addresses, 38 still standing
    1940
  47. Elgin Streetthe 4100–4300 and 4500–5300 blocks: 78 addresses, 29 still standing
    1940
  48. Findlay Street18 addresses, two still standing
    1940
  49. Fleming Streetthe 3200–4000, 4500, 4700–4800 and 5400–5600 blocks: 91 addresses, 41 still standing
    1940
  50. Fraser Streetthe 3300–3400, 3700–3900, 4300, 4700–5300 and 5500–5600 blocks: 67 addresses, 17 still standing
    1940
  51. Galt Streetthe 2300 block: 2 addresses
    1940
  52. Garden Drivethe 2500–2700, 3000–3100 and 3300–3400 blocks: 27 addresses, six still standing
    1940
  53. Gladstone Streetthe 3500, 3900–4100, 4300–4800 and 5000–5500 blocks: 94 addresses, 35 still standing
    1940
  54. Glen Drivethe 3200, 3400 and 3700–4000 blocks: 26 addresses, 18 still standing
    1940
  55. Glengyle Street4 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  56. Harriet Street21 addresses, 15 still standing
    1940
  57. Henry Street23 addresses, six still standing
    1940
  58. Hull Street8 addresses, two still standing
    1940
  59. Inverness Streetthe 3300–3500, 3700–4800 and 5000–5600 blocks: 118 addresses, 61 still standing
    1940
  60. Kingswaythe 700–2200 blocks: 213 addresses, 27 still standing
    1940
  61. Knight Streetthe 3200–3400, 3600–4400, 4700–4800, 5000, 5200–5300 and 5500 blocks: 94 addresses, 30 still standing
    1940
  62. Lakewood Drivethe 2500 and 2800 blocks: 5 addresses
    1940
  63. Lakewood Street7 addresses, four still standing
    1940
  64. Lanark Streetthe 3700–3800, 4700–4800 and 5300–5600 blocks: 54 addresses, 19 still standing
    1940
  65. Little Street19 addresses, seven still standing
    1940
  66. Mannering Avenue47 addresses, 13 still standing
    1940
  67. Marshall Street13 addresses, seven still standing
    1940
  68. Maxwell Street10 addresses, two still standing
    1940
  69. Miller Street40 addresses, 18 still standing
    1940
  70. Nanaimo Streetthe 2500, 2700–2800, 3100–3200, 3400, 3700–3800, 4100, 4300–4500, 5000 and 5200–5300 blocks: 70 addresses, 20 still standing
    1940
  71. Perry Street48 addresses, 23 still standing
    1940
  72. Porter Street9 addresses
    1940
  73. Prince Albert Streetthe 4100–4500 and 4900–5400 blocks: 95 addresses, 47 still standing
    1940
  74. Ross Streetthe 4300 and 4500–5600 blocks: 55 addresses, 18 still standing
    1940
  75. Sherbrooke Streetthe 4900–5600 blocks: 46 addresses, six still standing
    1940
  76. Templeton Drivethe 2600 and 3300–3400 blocks: 14 addresses, four still standing
    1940
  77. Vanness Avenuethe 1800–2300 blocks: 24 addresses, one still standing
    1940
  78. Victoria Drivethe 2600–5600 blocks: 240 addresses, 66 still standing
    1940
  79. Walker Street4 addresses
    1940
  80. Welwyn Street97 addresses, 48 still standing
    1940
  81. Wenonah Street8 addresses, two still standing
    1940
  82. Windsor Streetthe 3300, 3500–3900 and 4100–5300 blocks: 121 addresses, 63 still standing
    1940
  83. Woodland Drivethe 2500–3000 and 3200 blocks: 45 addresses, 36 still standing
    1940

What the directory left out

The 1940 directory printed “Orientals” at two doors in Kensington-Cedar Cottage instead of the residents' names. Its canvassers often didn't take down Chinese, Japanese and other residents' names, so the people at those doors can't be named or counted from it. Each door is on its street's page, as printed.

Next door

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