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The Beaches

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 14 people named Beach at twelve addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Beaches lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4809 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J L Beach, an attendant at Standard Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: F T O'Flaherty at 4829. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1204 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lunch Beach, in fish and chips 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bay Produce English at 1200 and Miss A McGregor at 1208. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1272 East 27th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs M Beach, widow of H C 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fuels Home at 1266 and N Boyce at 1288. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    309 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mark Beach, a welder 1940

    Next door in 1940: St James Ang Clergy House at 303 and S Izukawa at 347. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    653 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • D S Beach, a tailor 1940

    Next door in 1940: D'Allairds Ltd at 651 and Turpin Bros Ltd at 655. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6049 Hudson Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • William D Beach, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Towne at 6029 and T C Babcock at 6069. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1410 Odlum Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R W Beach, an elevator operator at Woodward's 1940
    • M Benson Beach, a swamper 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Hendrickson at 1404 and R J Shears at 1416. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    631 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sam Beach, proprietor of the Roslyn Rooms 1940

    Next door in 1940: Brooks-Corning Co at 619 and Imperial Varnish & Color at 633. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4402 Walden Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs N C Beach, widow of M A 1940

    Next door in 1940: M S Bush at 4414. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    836 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Elsie L Beach, widow of H C of Ye Booke Nooke 1940

    Next door in 1940: H N Stephenson at 816 and Mrs L W Muncey at 844. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3544 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A Beach, a meat buyer at Safeway Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: E L Newton at 3532 and H M Willett at 3550. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4474 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • D S Beach, a tailor 1940
    • A Mansfield Beach, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Pearce at 4454. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 14: an attendant, a conductor, an elevator operator, a fish and chips, a meat buyer and a motorman, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Oakridge, Riley Park, Strathcona, West End 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 J L Beach at 4809 Blenheim 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 John L Beach there as the householder, an attendant at Standard Oil. The 1940 name section lists Lunch Beach at 1204 Denman Street, in fish and chips.

Mrs M Beach is listed at 1272 East 27th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists May Beach there as the householder, widow of H C. The 1940 name section lists Mark Beach at 309 East Cordova Street, a welder. In 1940 the directory lists D S Beach, a tailor, at 653 Granville Street.

The 1940 name section lists William D Beach at 6049 Hudson Street, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists R W Beach at 1410 Odlum Drive. The 1940 name section lists Richard W Beach there as the householder, an elevator operator at Woodward's, with M Benson Beach, a swamper. The 1940 name section lists Sam Beach at 631 Seymour Street, proprietor of the Roslyn Rooms.

Mrs N C Beach is listed at 4402 Walden Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Nellie C Beach there as the householder, widow of M A. The 1940 name section lists Elsie L Beach at 836 West 12th Avenue, widow of H C of Ye Booke Nooke.

In 1940 the directory lists A Beach at 3544 West 32nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Beach there as the householder, a meat buyer at Safeway Stores. In 1940 the directory lists D S Beach at 4474 West 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David S Beach there as the householder, a tailor, with A Mansfield Beach, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

1272 East 27th, 309 East Cordova, 6049 Hudson and 4474 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946, 309 East Cordova on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4809 Blenheim (2014), 1410 Odlum Drive (1975) and 3544 West 32nd (1979) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1204 Denman, 653 Granville, 631 Seymour, 4402 Walden and 836 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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, 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 B. Want a name removed? Tell us.