The Bests

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists M Ella Best at 1061 Barclay Street. H J Best is listed at 1123 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry J Best there as the householder, a janitor at the Pacific Building.

R H Best is listed at 6010 Cartier Street in 1940; 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 lists Robert H Best there as the householder, a secretary-treasurer at the Vancouver News Agency, with Margaret Best, a student. The 1940 name section lists Mary Best at 6272 Chester Street, widow of S.

In 1940 the directory lists E Best at 1036 East 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Estcourt Best there as the householder, proprietor of The Bijou, with Arnold F Best, a student. In 1940 the directory lists J T Best at 1436 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James T Best there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists Rev E L Best at 1553 East 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Rev E Leslie Best there as the householder, a pastor at the Robson Memorial United Church, with Douglas C Best, a student, and Iris M Best, a student. In 1940 the directory lists J H Best at 787 East 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Best there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists W E A Best at 450 East 54th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E A Best there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Harry Best at 296 Keefer Street, a rivetter at N Vancouver Ship Repairs.

J C Best is listed at 1249 Kingsway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John C Best there as the householder, a packer at Spencer's, with Velva M Best, a saleswoman at Spencer's. E Best is listed at 1010 Salsbury Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Eric Best there as the householder, retired, with Anthony Best, an elevator operator at the Georgia Hotel.

L G Best is listed at 3142 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie G Best there as the householder, a senior guard at the Customs. The 1940 name section lists Mdme V Best at 106 West Hastings Street, a physiologist.

Today

1036 East 10th, 1436 East 10th, 1553 East 18th, 1010 Salsbury Drive and 106 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 106 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6272 Chester (1999), 787 East 33rd (2017), 450 East 54th (1975) and 3142 West 36th (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1061 Barclay, 1123 Barclay, 6010 Cartier, 296 Keefer and 1249 Kingsway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).