The Allisons

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists L Allison at 1133 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur L Allison there as the householder, a sub station operator at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Harry Allison at 1440 Barclay Street, a seaman.

J W Allison is listed at 1262 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John W Allison there as the householder, a waiter at the Burrard Hotel, with Doris M Allison, a school teacher at The Monastery, Eleanor Allison, a stenographer, Gloria M Allison, a saleswoman at Woolworths, James G Allison, John C Allison, Joyce M Allison, a bookkeeper at Woolworth's, and Madeleine C Allison. The 1940 name section lists Albert A Allison at 1205 Bute Street. In 1940 the directory lists W F Allison at 1859 Commercial Drive.

W Allison is listed at 1024 East 13th Avenue in 1940; 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 Allison there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, with Robert Allison, a messenger for Kelly Douglas, and Thomas J Allison, of Third Avenue Service Station. J Allison is listed at 2061 East 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Allison there as the householder, retired.

R A Allison is listed at 286 East 46th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph A Allison there as the householder, a meat cutter at Safeway. W J Allison is listed at 2127 East 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Allison there as the householder, a driver at Crown Cartage.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret Allison at 156 East 8th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists J Allison at 1831 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Allison there as the householder, a carman at the CPR, with Roy Allison, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Allison at 2930 Glen Drive, widow of A H, with Lucinda Allison, a packer at Nabob Food Products.

I G Allison is listed at 1877 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Iver G Allison there as the householder, a salesman at Dale & Co. H G Allison, rooms to let, is listed at 1436 Harwood Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harvey G Allison there, who kept rooms to let.

Mrs A Allison is listed at 2232 Hemlock Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Adeline Allison there as the householder, widow of H, with Clif H Allison, a groundsman at Vancouver Recreation Parks, Dorothy M Allison, a saleswoman at Woodward's, and Grace E Allison, an operator at Bartram Paper Products. The 1940 name section lists Ernest H Allison at 637 Hornby Street, a warehouseman.

In 1940 the directory lists J E Allison, a confectioner, at 3934 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Joseph E Allison there, a confectioner, with Josephine A Allison, a maid. The 1940 name section lists Ambrose P Allison at 2075 Nelson Street as the householder, a president at Allison Logging, with Doug Allison, a purchasing agent at Allison Logging. The 1940 name section lists Gordon J Allison at 518 Richards Street.

In 1940 the directory lists L H Allison at 3245 Victoria Drive. W Allison is listed at 5787 Wallace Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter Allison there as the householder, an examiner at the Customs. The 1940 name section lists Camillia Allison at 4426 West 11th Avenue, a stenographer at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists Baden P Allison at 306 West 13th Avenue, proprietor of the Distributors Sale Agency. R Allison is listed at 3225 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Allison there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Madge Allison at 1947 West 19th Avenue, a maid for C Killam.

The 1940 name section lists Wellington H Allison at 4676 West 5th Avenue, retired. C Allison is listed at 2385 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cuthbert Allison there as the householder, proprietor of Allison's Marketeria, with Cuthbert Allison Jr, a delivery at Allison's Marketeria. The 1940 name section lists John Allison at 107 West Cordova Street, a pile driver.

The 1940 name section lists Dan Allison at 74 West Hastings Street, a steward. Mrs M L Allison is listed at 1424 Woodland Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary L Allison there as the householder, widow of R M, with Robert M Allison.

Today

1024 East 13th, 2061 East 36th, 2127 East 4th, 156 East 8th, 1831 East 8th, 2930 Glen Drive, 1877 Haro, 2232 Hemlock, 637 Hornby, 518 Richards, 3245 Victoria Drive, 5787 Wallace, 4426 West 11th, 306 West 13th, 3225 West 13th, 1947 West 19th, 4676 West 5th and 74 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 156 East 8th and 518 Richards on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1133 Barclay (1956), 1436 Harwood (1989), 3934 Main (1963) and 1424 Woodland Drive (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1440 Barclay, 1262 Burrard, 1205 Bute, 1859 Commercial Drive, 286 East 46th, 2075 Nelson, 2385 West 8th and 107 West Cordova, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).