The Barrys

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists J Barry at 2724 Adanac 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, where each person's work is printed, lists James Barry there as the householder, a salesman at Montreal Bakery. In 1940 the directory lists R Barry at 2851 Alma Street. The 1940 name section lists Roy Barry there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists D Barry at 5602 Balsam Street. The 1940 name section lists Darius Barry there as the householder, a master mariner, with Alma E Barry, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists James A Barry at 3544 Blenheim Street, a salesman at Pacific Meat.

L Barry is listed at 603 Cambie Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence Barry there as the householder, retired, with Lawrence E Barry, a bookkeeper at the Canadian Sumner Iron Works. J H Barry is listed at 1537 Charles Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James H Barry there as the householder, proprietor of Oxford Terrace.

The 1940 name section lists Una Barry at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Barry at 931 Davie Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Barry there as the householder, widow of M, with Agnes Barry, a saleswoman at Florence Millinery, and John Barry, a painter. The 1940 name section lists Rev Father James M Barry at 116 East 12th Avenue, a curate.

L A Barry is listed at 257 East 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie A Barry there as the householder, a foreman at the Eburne Saw Mills. J Barry is listed at 1661 East 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Barry there as the householder, a porter at Spencer's.

D J Barry, a woodworker, is listed at 2524 East Hastings Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists D J Barry at 2573 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Daniel J Barry there as the householder, a woodwork, with Daniel D Barry, a woodworker for D J Barry, Ella Barry, and Eugene J Barry, a woodworker for D J Barry. The 1940 name section lists Wilfrid Barry at 1973 Haro Street, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie Barry at 1542 Robson Street, a cook at the YWCA. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Barry at 784 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Johanna Barry there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists G H Barry at 1696 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gerald H Barry there as the householder, an inspector at the Indian Schools Canadian Government. The 1940 name section lists S W Barry at 1724 West 12th Avenue, a driver at Jersey Farms.

R J Barry is listed at 955 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Barry there as the householder, a car shipper at BC Fir, with James Barry, a student, and Thomas Barry. The 1940 name section lists Joseph J Barry at 2183 West 47th Avenue, a salesman.

In 1940 the directory lists J P A Barry at 4570 West 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A P Barry there as the householder, a messenger at the Bank of Montreal. In 1940 the directory lists J F Barry at 2446 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James F Barry there as the householder, an accountant.

The 1940 name section lists Alfred Barry at 958 West 8th Avenue. J F Barry is listed at 108 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James F Barry there as the householder, a sheet metal worker, with John Barry, a washman at Canadian Linen, and Margaret L Barry. The 1940 name section lists Edward J Barry at 1035 West Pender Street, a caretaker at the Parkway Rooms.

Today

2573 East Pender, 784 Thurlow and 2183 West 47th still have their buildings from before 1946, 784 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2724 Adanac (2003), 2851 Alma (1986), 1537 Charles (1992), 257 East 23rd (1982), 1661 East 2nd (2014), 1542 Robson (1978), 1696 West 10th (1975), 4570 West 4th (1981) and 958 West 8th (1975) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5602 Balsam, 3544 Blenheim, 603 Cambie, 1056 Comox, 931 Davie, 116 East 12th, 2524 East Hastings, 1973 Haro, 1724 West 12th, 955 West 13th, 2446 West 6th, 108 West Georgia and 1035 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).