A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Bianchis
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Bianchi at four addresses in 1940 in two 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 Bianchis lived
- 1
738 Hawks Avenue
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs D Bianchi, widow of L 1940
- Rose Bianchi, a waitress at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: S Sato at 736 and A Harris at 742. The block, door by door
- 2
1179 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Joseph Bianchi, a laborer at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs R Poplack at 1171. The block, door by door
- 3
206 Main Street
Downtown, 1940
- A Bianchi 1940
Next door in 1940: Takahara Co at 202 and B C Hardware at 208. The block, door by door
- 4
609 Prior Street
Strathcona, 1940
- E Bianchi, a trucker at American Can 1940
Next door in 1940: O W Larson at 611. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a laborer, a trucker and a waitress. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (3) and Downtown. 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 Mrs D Bianchi at 738 Hawks Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Domenica Bianchi there as the householder, widow of L, with Rose Bianchi, a waitress at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Bianchi at 1179 Keefer Street, a laborer at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists A Bianchi at 206 Main Street.
In 1940 the directory lists E Bianchi at 609 Prior Street. The 1940 name section lists Elio J Bianchi there as the householder, a trucker at American Can.
Today
609 Prior (1984) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 738 Hawks, 1179 Keefer and 206 Main, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
The book of the Bianchis
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Bianchi 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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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.