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Shaughnessy

1,619 addresses on 51 streets, in the 1940 city directory

No other area on the site had maids like Shaughnessy: 375 in the 1940 directory, twelve times as common as on the rest of the site's streets. Half of Shaughnessy's addresses still have a building from before 1946, more than the one in three on the rest of the site's streets.

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

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Shaughnessy 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. Maidtwelve times as common as on the rest of the site's streets375

    Each of them lived in another family's household, under another surname, so they are named in that house's book, not here.

  2. President114

    And 109 more, each on their own house's page.

  3. Manager107

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

  4. Salesman102

    And 97 more, each on their own house's page.

  5. Clerk93

    And 88 more, each on their own house's page.

  6. Stenographer93

    And 88 more, each on their own house's page.

  7. Nurse51

    And 46 more, each on their own house's page.

  8. Teacher51

    And 46 more, each on their own house's page.

  9. Proprietor50

    And 45 more, each on their own house's page.

  10. Physicianfourteen times as common as on the rest of the site's streets44

    And 39 more, each on their own house's page.

  11. Housekeeper42

    Each of them lived in another family's household, under another surname, so they are named in that house's book, not here.

  12. Secretary30

    And 25 more, each on their own house's page.

  13. Managing director27

    And 22 more, each on their own house's page.

  14. Vice-presidentfifteen times as common as on the rest of the site's streets19

    And 14 more, each on their own house's page.

  15. General manager9

    And 4 more, each on their own house's page.

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

Who they worked for

  • UBC75
  • Vancouver City46
  • BC Electric Railway25
  • Vancouver General Hospital23
  • BC Telephone18
  • CPR16
  • Royal Bank16
  • Canadian Government14

At home

1,112 of the 1,629 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).

Half 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

861 of the addresses here still have a building from before 1946; 370 were rebuilt later, and 388 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.

A woman and a child in a car on Matthews Avenue
About 1925 A woman and a child in a car on Matthews Avenue. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-3545. Public domain.
Shih Yuen Lin with family and guests in the garden of the Chinese Consulate at 3738 Pine Crescent
24 June 1917 Shih Yuen Lin with family and guests in the garden of the Chinese Consulate at 3738 Pine Crescent. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1376-310. Public domain.
Goad's 1912 fire insurance map of the 2000 block of West 36th Avenue
The 2000 block of West 36th Avenue on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912 (City of Vancouver Archives, open data).
Goad's 1912 fire insurance map of the 1200 block of West 26th Avenue
The 1200 block of West 26th Avenue on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912 (City of Vancouver Archives, open data).
Goad's 1912 fire insurance map of the 1600 block of Laurier Avenue
The 1600 block of Laurier Avenue on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912 (City of Vancouver Archives, open data).

The streets

The 51 streets in Shaughnessy on the site, A to Z.

  1. Alexandra Street9 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  2. Angus Drivethe 1400–1700, 3500–3900 and 4100–5600 blocks: 145 addresses, 84 still standing
    1940
  3. Avondale Avenue7 addresses, five still standing
    1940
  4. Balfour Avenue10 addresses, six still standing
    1940
  5. Cartier Streetthe 3600–3800, 4000–4400 and 5400 blocks: 14 addresses, ten still standing
    1940
  6. Cedar Crescent35 addresses, 25 still standing
    1940
  7. Churchill Streetthe 5500 block: 5 addresses, four still standing
    1940
  8. Connaught Drive46 addresses, 20 still standing
    1940
  9. Cypress Crescent4 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  10. Cypress Streetthe 3100, 3300–4400 and 5300–5600 blocks: 58 addresses, 40 still standing
    1940
  11. Devonshire Crescent43 addresses, 20 still standing
    1940
  12. Douglas Crescent4 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  13. Granville Streetthe 3200–3300, 3500–4400, 4800–5000 and 5200–5600 blocks: 54 addresses, 30 still standing
    1940
  14. Hosmer Avenue7 addresses, four still standing
    1940
  15. Hudson Streetthe 3500–4000, 4200–4400, 4600–4800 and 5300 blocks: 25 addresses, seven still standing
    1940
  16. Laburnum Streetthe 5300–5600 blocks: 19 addresses, 17 still standing
    1940
  17. Laurier Avenue33 addresses, 20 still standing
    1940
  18. Maple Streetthe 3200–3300, 3500, 5000–5200 and 5500–5600 blocks: 14 addresses, twelve still standing
    1940
  19. Marguerite Streetthe 3800–5400 blocks: 74 addresses, 42 still standing
    1940
  20. Marpole Avenue10 addresses, nine still standing
    1940
  21. Matthews Avenue40 addresses, 25 still standing
    1940
  22. McRae Avenue2 addresses, one still standing
    1940
  23. Minto Crescent11 addresses, four still standing
    1940
  24. Nanton Avenue71 addresses, 30 still standing
    1940
  25. Oak Streetthe 3400–3500, 3700, 4000–4100 and 4600–4700 blocks: 26 addresses, eight still standing
    1940
  26. Osler Streetthe 3400–3600, 3800–4800 and 5400 blocks: 92 addresses, 36 still standing
    1940
  27. Pine Crescent74 addresses, 46 still standing
    1940
  28. Richelieu Avenue5 addresses, two still standing
    1940
  29. Somerset Crescent6 addresses, six still standing
    1940
  30. West 16th Avenuethe 1000, 1600 and 1800 blocks: 27 addresses, twelve still standing
    1940
  31. West 17th Avenuethe 1800–1900 blocks: 8 addresses, six still standing
    1940
  32. West 18th Avenuethe 1900–2000 blocks: 4 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  33. West 19th Avenuethe 1800–1900 blocks: 12 addresses, ten still standing
    1940
  34. West 20th Avenuethe 2000 block: 2 addresses, two still standing
    1940
  35. West 26th Avenuethe 1000–1500 blocks: 54 addresses, 22 still standing
    1940
  36. West 27th Avenuethe 1000–1200 blocks: 30 addresses, nine still standing
    1940
  37. West 28th Avenuethe 1500–1600 blocks: 20 addresses, nine still standing
    1940
  38. West 29th Avenuethe 1000–1100 and 1500–1800 blocks: 30 addresses, 17 still standing
    1940
  39. West 30th Avenuethe 1800 block: 3 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  40. West 32nd Avenuethe 1000–1500 and 1700 blocks: 38 addresses, 16 still standing
    1940
  41. West 33rd Avenuethe 1000–1600 blocks: 56 addresses, 41 still standing
    1940
  42. West 34th Avenuethe 1500 and 1800 blocks: 7 addresses, three still standing
    1940
  43. West 35th Avenuethe 1500 and 1700–2000 blocks: 62 addresses, 24 still standing
    1940
  44. West 36th Avenuethe 1500 and 1700–2000 blocks: 73 addresses, 31 still standing
    1940
  45. West 37th Avenuethe 1100–2000 blocks: 63 addresses, 31 still standing
    1940
  46. West 38th Avenuethe 1100–1400 and 1700 blocks: 29 addresses, 17 still standing
    1940
  47. West 39th Avenuethe 1100–1200, 1400 and 1800 blocks: 17 addresses, eight still standing
    1940
  48. West 40th Avenuethe 1100–1200 and 1400–1700 blocks: 49 addresses, 29 still standing
    1940
  49. West 41st Avenuethe 1300–1800 and 2000 blocks: 45 addresses, 15 still standing
    1940
  50. West King Edward Avenuethe 1000–1900 blocks: 45 addresses, 30 still standing
    1940
  51. Wolfe Avenue2 addresses, one still standing
    1940

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