A family name on East Hastings Street, Strathcona, Downtown, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Andersons
In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses
The directories print twelve people named Anderson at nine addresses in 1940, all on East Hastings Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Andersons at 873 East Hastings in 1940. The directories print the name on 213 other streets too, all listed on the Anderson name's own page.
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Where the Andersons lived
- 1
52 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Joseph Anderson, a chauffeur 1940
Next door in 1940: La Velve Cafe at 50 and Common Gold Cafe at 54. The block, door by door
- 2
137 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Charles Anderson, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Great West Elec & Radio at 135 and Carrie's Dress Shop at 139. The block, door by door
- 3
159 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- James Anderson, a clerk at the Balmoral Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Common Gold Cafe at 151 and Balmoral Hotel Cigar Stand at 161. The block, door by door
- 4
456 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Harold Anderson, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: J P Nelson at 454 and A Lantz at 458. The block, door by door
- 5
- 6
757 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs E M Anderson 1940
- Beulah Anderson, a helper for J B Jamieson 1940
Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 747 and N Kikuta at 761. The block, door by door
- 7
769 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Oscar Anderson 1940
Next door in 1940: N Pishak at 765 and Donuts Eatmor at 771. The block, door by door
- 8
873 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Arthur Anderson, a logger 1940
- Mrs Ellen Anderson 1940
- John Anderson, a manager at the Villier Apartments 1940
Next door in 1940: J S Harding at 869 and Community Centre Ukranian at 875. The block, door by door
- 9
1419 East Hastings Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- H Anderson, a logger 1940
Next door in 1940: T Sakumoto at 1417 and T G Clark at 1421. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the twelve: a logger (2), a chauffeur, a clerk, a helper, a manager and an on active service.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (5), Downtown (3) and Grandview-Woodland. 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 Joseph Anderson at 52 East Hastings Street, a chauffeur. The 1940 name section lists Charles Anderson at 137 East Hastings Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists James Anderson at 159 East Hastings Street, a clerk at the Balmoral Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Harold Anderson at 456 East Hastings Street, on active service.
The 1940 name section lists Daniel Anderson at 575 East Hastings Street. Mrs E M Anderson is listed at 757 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elizabeth M Anderson there as the householder, with Beulah Anderson, a helper for J B Jamieson. The 1940 name section lists Oscar Anderson at 769 East Hastings Street.
The 1940 name section lists Arthur Anderson at 873 East Hastings Street, a logger, with Mrs Ellen Anderson, and John Anderson, a manager at the Villier Apartments. H Anderson is listed at 1419 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hans Anderson there as the householder, a logger.
Today
137 East Hastings, 456 East Hastings, 757 East Hastings and 769 East Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 52 East Hastings, 575 East Hastings, 873 East Hastings and 1419 East Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 159 East Hastings, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Anderson Jos chauf52 East Hastings, p. 14
- Anderson Chas retired137 East Hastings, p. 12
- Anderson Jas clk Balmoral Hotel159 East Hastings, p. 13
- Anderson Harold act serv456 East Hastings, p. 13
- Anderson Danl575 East Hastings, p. 12
- Anderson Mrs E M757 East Hastings, p. 75
- Anderson Beulah hlpr J B Jamieson757 East Hastings, p. 12
- Anderson Mrs Eliz M757 East Hastings, p. 13
- Anderson Oscar769 East Hastings, p. 14
- Anderson Arth logr873 East Hastings, p. 12
- Anderson Mrs Ellen873 East Hastings, p. 13
- Anderson John mgr Villier Apts873 East Hastings, p. 13
- Anderson H1419 East Hastings, p. 75
- Anderson Hans logr1419 East Hastings, p. 13
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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Every directory, as one book
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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.