A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole
The Armstrongs
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at seven addresses
The directories print seven people named Armstrong at seven addresses in 1940, all on Granville Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 96 other streets too, all listed on the Armstrong name's own page.
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Where the Armstrongs lived
- 1
750 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Walter G Armstrong, a manufacturers agent 1940
Next door in 1940: Castle Cigar Stand at 748 and Mrs M Dickey at 752. The block, door by door
- 2
1006 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Albert Armstrong, a patrolman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: Belmont Grill at 1012. The block, door by door
- 3
1025 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Molly Armstrong, a maid at the Royal Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door
- 4
1046 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Al Armstrong, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: Piano House Lewis at 1044 and Balderston Motors (used cars) at 1056. The block, door by door
- 5
2109 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- R Armstrong, in men's furnishings 1940
Next door in 1940: Sugar Bowl Candy Shop at 2105 and Evans Blk at 2111. The block, door by door
- 6
2204 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- S S Armstrong, a chauffeur at Abbott Taxi 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Whiles at 2202 and College Clnrs at 2208. The block, door by door
- 7
2806 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs U Armstrong, a milliner 1940
Next door in 1940: Bank of Nova Scotia at 2804 and Gowns Cartier at 2808. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: a carpenter, a chauffeur, a maid, a manufacturers agent, a milliner and a patrolman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (4) and Fairview (3). 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 Walter G Armstrong at 750 Granville Street, a manufacturers agent. The 1940 name section lists Albert Armstrong at 1006 Granville Street, a patrolman at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Molly Armstrong at 1025 Granville Street, a maid at the Royal Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Al Armstrong at 1046 Granville Street, a carpenter.
In 1940 the directory lists R Armstrong, in men's furnishings, at 2109 Granville Street. S S Armstrong is listed at 2204 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Stan S Armstrong there as the householder, a chauffeur at Abbott Taxi.
Mrs U Armstrong, a milliner, is listed at 2806 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Utley Armstrong there, a milliner.
Today
1025 Granville and 1046 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1025 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 750 Granville, 1006 Granville, 2109 Granville, 2204 Granville and 2806 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Armstrong Walter G mfrs agt 325, 119 W Pender750 Granville, p. 19
- Armstrong Albt patrolmn BCER1006 Granville, p. 18
- Armstrong Mrs Molly maid Royal Hotel1025 Granville, p. 19
- Armstrong Al carp1046 Granville, p. 18
- Armstrong R men's furngs2109 Granville, p. 67
- Armstrong S S2204 Granville, p. 67
- Armstrong Stan S chauf Abbott Taxi2204 Granville, p. 19
- Armstrong Mrs U mlnr2806 Granville, p. 68
- Armstrong Mrs Utley mlnr2806 Granville, p. 19
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Armstrongs
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.