A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Boomers
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses
The directories print seven people named Boomer at six addresses in 1940 in four 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 Boomers lived
- 1
1065 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- I L Boomer 1940
Next door in 1940: mayfair apts at 1019. The block, door by door
- 2
1086 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Ira L Boomer, who worked for the CNR 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E L Monkman at 1036. The block, door by door
- 3
575 West 16th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- Harry Boomer 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Chapman at 569 and L Radelet at 595. The block, door by door
- 4
4094 West 33rd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- R G Boomer, a steamship inspector at the Canadian Government 1940
Next door in 1940: H McLennan at 4086. The block, door by door
- 5
1325 West 57th Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- Ann M Boomer, a clerk at Forst's 1940
- Cath Boomer, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: R L Link at 1315. The block, door by door
- 6
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a branch manager, a clerk and a steamship inspector. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Marpole (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands and South Cambie. 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 I L Boomer at 1065 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ira L Boomer at 1086 Bute Street as the householder, who worked for the CNR. The 1940 name section lists Harry Boomer at 575 West 16th Avenue.
R G Boomer is listed at 4094 West 33rd Avenue 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 Roderick G Boomer there as the householder, a steamship inspector at the Canadian Government. The 1940 name section lists Ann M Boomer at 1325 West 57th Avenue, a clerk at Forst's, with Cath Boomer, widow of W.
In 1940 the directory lists B O Boomer at 1305 West 59th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bruce O Boomer there as the householder, a branch manager at Cunningham Drug.
Today
1065 Bute, 1086 Bute, 575 West 16th, 4094 West 33rd and 1325 West 57th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1305 West 59th (1996) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Boomer I L1065 Bute, p. 23
- Boomer Ira L supt of trans CNR1086 Bute, p. 56
- Boomer Harry Ingshmn575 West 16th, p. 56
- *Boomer R G4094 West 33rd, p. 249
- Boomer Rodk G steamship inspr Can Govt4094 West 33rd, p. 56
- Boomer Ann M clk Forst's1325 West 57th, p. 56
- Boomer Cath wid W1325 West 57th, p. 56
- *Boomer B O1305 West 59th, p. 269
- Boomer Bruce O br mgr Cunningham Drug1305 West 59th, p. 56
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.