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The Addisons

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at ten addresses

The directories print 15 people named Addison at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Addisons at 815 West 8th in 1940.

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Where the Addisons 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

    23 East 16th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T G Addison, a roofer at Campbell & Grill 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M M Murray at 17 and Mrs B M Stewart at 29. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    457 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • W D Addison, a porter at the St Francis Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Wilson at 449 and J H Theobald at 461. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2306 East 5th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Addison 1940
    • Florence Addison, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Yamaoka at 2312. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    296 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • George Addison, a steward at the Stratford Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 290. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4689 Mackenzie Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H N Addison, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: L C Fisher at 4657. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1010 Salsbury Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • James N Addison, a salesman at Gainers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Glen Hosp at 1036. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2176 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C N Addison, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • William Addison, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Berteaux at 2172 and J S Asson at 2182. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    815 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C A Addison, a waiter at the Ambassador Hotel 1940
    • Charles C Addison, a helper at Simmons 1940
    • Irene Addison, a cashier at Broadway Recreations 1940
    • Ruth Addison 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Coltman Jr at 801 and F G Tripp at 825. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2226 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Margaret I Addison, a x-ray assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: B L Halstead at 2218 and J S MacDonald at 2234. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3773 Yukon Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • John Addison, retired 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a salesman (2), a cashier, a conductor, a domestic, a helper and a porter, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, Strathcona and Sunset. 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 T G Addison at 23 East 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas G Addison there as the householder, a roofer at Campbell & Grill. In 1940 the directory lists W D Addison at 457 East 44th Avenue; 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 William D Addison there as the householder, a porter at the St Francis Hotel.

In 1940 the directory lists J Addison at 2306 East 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Florence Addison there, a domestic. The 1940 name section lists George Addison at 296 Keefer Street, a steward at the Stratford Hotel.

H N Addison is listed at 4689 Mackenzie Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace N Addison there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists James N Addison at 1010 Salsbury Drive, a salesman at Gainers.

In 1940 the directory lists C N Addison at 2176 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles N Addison there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with William Addison, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists C A Addison at 815 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles A Addison there as the householder, a waiter at the Ambassador Hotel, with Charles C Addison, a helper at Simmons, Irene Addison, a cashier at Broadway Recreations, and Ruth Addison.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret I Addison at 2226 West 8th Avenue, a x-ray assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists John Addison at 3773 Yukon Street, retired.

Today

2306 East 5th, 1010 Salsbury Drive and 3773 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946; 4689 Mackenzie (2007) and 2226 West 8th (1967) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 23 East 16th, 457 East 44th, 296 Keefer, 2176 West 7th and 815 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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.