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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Bravermans

In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses

The directories print five people named Braverman at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Bravermans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    647 Jackson Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • H Braverman, a salesman at People's Second Hand Store 1940
    • Mrs Ida Braverman, proprietor of People's Second Hand Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: Moy (no first name printed) at 641. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1823 Parker Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • L Braverman 1940
    • David J Braverman, a branch manager at Quality Shoe Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A McComber at 1817 and W W Blake at 1829. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    822 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • L Braverman, a watch repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Motordrome Ltd at 848. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a branch manager, a proprietor and a salesman. Two of them worked for People's Second Hand Store.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Grandview-Woodland and Strathcona. 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 H Braverman at 647 Jackson Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry Braverman there as the householder, a salesman at People's Second Hand Store, with Mrs Ida Braverman, proprietor of People's Second Hand Store. In 1940 the directory lists L Braverman at 1823 Parker Street. The 1940 name section lists David J Braverman there, a branch manager at Quality Shoe Store.

In 1940 the directory lists L Braverman, a watch repairer, at 822 Seymour Street.

Today

1823 Parker still has its building from before 1946, dated 1907 by the City's record; 822 Seymour (2005) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 647 Jackson, so that building is 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.
1940

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.