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The Almonds

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Almond at 13 addresses in 1940 in six 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 Almonds 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

    1311 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • Edna Almond, a maid for J E Angers 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Healy at 1381. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    920 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edna Almond 1940

    Next door in 1940: cambridge apts at 950. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2934 Birch Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Irene Almond, a typist at International Distributor 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Williams at 2986. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1427 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Edith E Almond, a saleswoman at Vancouver Millinery 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Forward at 1423 and Mrs E Shipman at 1431. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3328 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G H Almond, a tinsmith 1940
    • Mabel I Almond 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Irvine at 3324 and J W O'Grady at 3358. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1256 Pacific Street

    West End, 1940

    • A E Almond, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss K M Reid at 1206 and M G Doyle at 1258. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1156 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Martha A Almond 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H Lake at 1150 and G N Durham at 1168. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3535 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • George Almond, an agent at Manufacturers Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D McNab at 3525 and A Macfie at 3555. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2020 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss D J Almond 1940
    • Dorothy J Almond 1940

    Next door in 1940: vine lodge at 2030. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4325 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H E Almond, a druggist at Harcus Drug Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Jaynes at 4317 and Mrs E M Emery at 4327. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4377 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Almond, a salesman at Hunter-Henderson Paint 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Hall at 4367 and G A Hodson at 4383. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1562 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H Almond, an excavating 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Hall at 1558 and O G K Forbes at 1574. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    255 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Victoria M Almond 1940
    • Violet Almond, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Newcombe at 251. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: an agent, a clerk, a domestic, a druggist, a maid and a salesman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), West Point Grey (2) and Kitsilano. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edna Almond at 1311 Beach Avenue, a maid for J E Angers. The 1940 name section lists Edna Almond at 920 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section lists Irene Almond at 2934 Birch Street, a typist at International Distributor. The 1940 name section lists Edith E Almond at 1427 Howe Street, a saleswoman at Vancouver Millinery.

In 1940 the directory lists G H Almond at 3328 Napier 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 George H Almond there as the householder, a tinsmith, with Mabel I Almond. In 1940 the directory lists A E Almond at 1256 Pacific Street. The 1940 name section lists A Ernest Almond there as the householder, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

The 1940 name section lists Martha A Almond at 1156 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists George Almond at 3535 Turner Street, an agent at Manufacturers Life. In 1940 the directory lists Miss D J Almond at 2020 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy J Almond there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists H E Almond at 4325 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry E Almond there as the householder, a druggist at Harcus Drug Stores. In 1940 the directory lists J Almond at 4377 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Almond there as the householder, a salesman at Hunter-Henderson Paint.

In 1940 the directory lists H Almond, an excavating, at 1562 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Victoria M Almond at 255 West Georgia Street, with Violet Almond, a domestic.

Today

1311 Beach, 3328 Napier, 2020 Vine and 4325 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1311 Beach on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3535 Turner (1993), 4377 West 15th (1989) and 1562 West 5th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 920 Bidwell, 2934 Birch, 1427 Howe, 1256 Pacific, 1156 Pendrell and 255 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street
About 1918 A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street. Not at the house at 3328 Napier: no archive photo of the 3300 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, SGN 1548. Public domain.

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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.