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The Abramsons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Abramson at six addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Abramsons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2045 Columbia Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • L A Abramson, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Patterson at 2023. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1079 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • J K Abramson, a clerk at the CPR 1940
    • Annie G Abramson, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss F Weckstrom at 1075. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1301 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joshewa Abramson, an upholsterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: sheffield (the) at 1325. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3344 Laurel Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • L Abramson, proprietor of Lewis Jewellers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Cooper at 3330 and P E Poole at 3360. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1976 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J L Abramson, an agent at Canada Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: T P Hulme at 1970. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1533 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • S Abramson, a furrier at Famous 1940
    • Annie Abramson, a saleswoman at Saba Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Stewart at 1525 and J A Barclay at 1543. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all eight: a saleswoman (2), an agent, a clerk, a driver, a furrier and a proprietor, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Fairview, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant and South Cambie. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists L A Abramson at 2045 Columbia Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lorne A Abramson there as the householder, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists J K Abramson at 1079 Comox Street; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section lists John K Abramson there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR, with Annie G Abramson, a saleswoman at Woodward's.

The 1940 name section lists Joshewa Abramson at 1301 Comox Street, an upholsterer. L Abramson is listed at 3344 Laurel Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Louis Abramson there as the householder, proprietor of Lewis Jewellers.

J L Abramson is listed at 1976 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James L Abramson there as the householder, an agent at Canada Life. S Abramson is listed at 1533 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sigmund Abramson there as the householder, a furrier at Famous, with Annie Abramson, a saleswoman at Saba Bros.

Today

3344 Laurel still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; 2045 Columbia (1970) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1079 Comox, 1301 Comox, 1976 West 41st and 1533 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Comox Street looking east from Denman, lined with cut-back boulevard trees
1925 Comox Street looking east from Denman, lined with cut-back boulevard trees. Not at the house at 1079 Comox: no archive photo of the 1000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 357-1. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under A. Want a name removed? Tell us.