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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Armstrongs

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Armstrong at five addresses in 1940, all on West 12th Avenue. 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

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

    540 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • D J Armstrong, in real estate 1940
    • Phyllis A Armstrong, a clerk at Dun & Bradstreet 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss L G Archibald at 536 and W Carter at 546. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1507 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Armstrong 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cosy Nook Cafe at 1509. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1926 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • John D Armstrong, a manager at Royal City Securities 1940

    Next door in 1940: Second Ch of Christ Scientist at 1900 and Dr D A Dunbar at 1936. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2668 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S L A Armstrong, a clerk at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: W W Philip at 2656 and J A Connon at 2680. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4237 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Reginald H Armstrong, a bookkeeper at Canadian Fishing 1940

    Next door in 1940: K O Everett at 4233 and J Henderson at 4243. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a clerk (2), a bookkeeper, a manager and a real estate.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2) and West Point Grey. 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 D J Armstrong at 540 West 12th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Daniel J Armstrong there as the householder, in real estate, with Phyllis A Armstrong, a clerk at Dun & Bradstreet. In 1940 the directory lists J Armstrong at 1507 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Armstrong there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists John D Armstrong at 1926 West 12th Avenue, a manager at Royal City Securities. S L A Armstrong is listed at 2668 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam L A Armstrong there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists Reginald H Armstrong at 4237 West 12th Avenue, a bookkeeper at Canadian Fishing.

Today

1507 West 12th and 2668 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1926 West 12th (2007) and 4237 West 12th (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 540 West 12th, so that building is 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.
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.