A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole
The Bells
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Bell at four 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 137 other streets too, all listed on the Bell name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Bells lived
- 1
470 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- J W Bell, a chiropractor 1940
Next door in 1940: Rogers Bldg Barber Shop at 464 and A J Alexander at 474. The block, door by door
- 2
1060 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Bell (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: Balderston Motors (used cars) at 1056 and Dom Furn Chain Stores at 1062. The block, door by door
- 3
2315 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- J Bell, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: Sunset Bakery at 2313 and E A Williams at 2319. The block, door by door
- 4
2425 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- H C Bell, a telegraph operator 1940
Next door in 1940: Keen's at 2421 and H G Finch at 2427. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists J W Bell, a chiropractor, at 470 Granville Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Bell (no first name printed) at 1060 Granville Street. In 1940 the directory lists J Bell at 2315 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists John Bell there as the householder, on active service.
In 1940 the directory lists H C Bell at 2425 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists H Clayton Bell there as the householder, a telegraph operator.
Today
470 Granville and 1060 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1060 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 2315 Granville and 2425 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Bell J W chiro470 Granville, p. 62
- Bell —1060 Granville, p. 40
- Bell J2315 Granville, p. 67
- Bell John act serv2315 Granville, p. 40
- Bell H C2425 Granville, p. 67
- Bell H Clayton teleg opr2425 Granville, p. 40
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Bells
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Bell name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.