A family name on West 37th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Blacks
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at four addresses
The directories print ten people named Black at four addresses in 1940, all on West 37th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Blacks at 3350 West 37th in 1940. The directories print the name on 87 other streets too, all listed on the Black name's own page.
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Where the Blacks lived
- 1
1264 West 37th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- D L Black, a golf pro at the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club 1940
Next door in 1940: A L Murray at 1250 and L St M Du Moulin at 1278. The block, door by door
- 2
2351 West 37th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- Colina Black, a school teacher at N Vancouver City 1940
- Flora C Black 1940
- Madeline Black 1940
Next door in 1940: F N Turner at 2317 and F C Busch at 2399. The block, door by door
- 3
3257 West 37th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- G B Black, a president at G Black Publications 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Beech at 3249 and G Frizell at 3265. The block, door by door
- 4
3350 West 37th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- W S Black, a stenographer 1940
- Jean M Black, a school teacher 1940
- John Black, a student 1940
- Mary S Black, a cashier at the BC Electric Railway 1940
- Shirley Black, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: J G Kennedy at 3336 and B Reemeyer at 3364. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: a school teacher (2), a cashier, a golf pro, a president and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Arbutus Ridge and Shaughnessy. 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 D L Black at 1264 West 37th Avenue; 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 David L Black there as the householder, a golf pro at the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club. The 1940 name section lists Colina Black at 2351 West 37th Avenue, a school teacher at N Vancouver City, with Flora C Black and Madeline Black.
G B Black is listed at 3257 West 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon B Black there as the householder, a president at G Black Publications. W S Black is listed at 3350 West 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W Stan Black there as the householder, with Willow Black, a stenographer, Jean M Black, a school teacher, John Black, a student, Mary S Black, a cashier at the BC Electric Railway, and Shirley Black, a student.
Today
2351 West 37th, 3257 West 37th and 3350 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2351 West 37th and 3350 West 37th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1264 West 37th (2016) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Black D L1264 West 37th, p. 253
- Black David L golf pro Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club1264 West 37th, p. 50
- Black Colina sch tchr N Van City2351 West 37th, p. 50
- Black Flora C2351 West 37th, p. 50
- Black Madeline2351 West 37th, p. 50
- *Black G B3257 West 37th, p. 254
- Black Gordon B pres G Black Publications3257 West 37th, p. 50
- *Black W S3350 West 37th, p. 254
- Black Jean M sch tchr Van City3350 West 37th, p. 50
- Black John studt3350 West 37th, p. 50
- Black Mary S cash BCER3350 West 37th, p. 50
- Black Shirley studt3350 West 37th, p. 50
- Black W Stan3350 West 37th, p. 50
- Black Willow sten3350 West 37th, p. 50
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Blacks
Every directory, as one book
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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.