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The Bridges

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Bridge at eleven addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Bridges 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

    4768 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A E Bridge, an upholsterer for W Ross 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Mennie at 4756 and L M Munn at 4780. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    830 Davie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs N A Bridge, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: R McDonald at 836. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3470 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • P N Bridge 1940

    Next door in 1940: B&K Economy at 3468 and Beauty Shoppe Rose at 3480. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1005 East King Edward Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Oliver C Bridge, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Cook at 1015. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2741 Euclid Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A Bridge, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E R Charlton at 2735 and H Craig at 2753. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2009 Grant Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F Bridge, a salesman at Crystal Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Valente at 2001 and Mrs J Murphy at 2017. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1125 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Thomas J Bridge, a seaman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C McLeod at 1115 and J S Stewart at 1127. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2516 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • F J Bridge, a blacksmith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev J S Muldrew at 2506 and D A Baxter at 2522. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3749 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs H Bridge, widow of T S 1940
    • Ralph Bridge, a cashier at the Vancouver City School Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Tall at 3739 and J J McKenna at 3757. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3830 West 17th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs A Bridge, widow of E 1940
    • Doris H Bridge, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Farrell at 3826 and W E Dale at 3836. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2027 West 36th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • R W Bridge, an engineer 1940
    • Elizabeth A Bridge, a stenographer at J Richardson & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: F B Bevington at 2019 and W F Kemp at 2031. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a stenographer (2), a blacksmith, a cashier, an engineer, a laborer and a salesman, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy, West End and West Point Grey. 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 A E Bridge at 4768 Blenheim Street; 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 Albert E Bridge there as the householder, an upholsterer for W Ross. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N A Bridge at 830 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Nancy A Bridge there as the householder, widow of H.

In 1940 the directory lists P N Bridge at 3470 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section lists Oliver C Bridge at 1005 East King Edward Avenue, retired. In 1940 the directory lists A Bridge at 2741 Euclid Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Bridge there as the householder, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists F Bridge at 2009 Grant Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Bridge there as the householder, a salesman at Crystal Dairy. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Bridge at 1125 Pendrell Street, a seaman.

F J Bridge is listed at 2516 Trinity Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Bridge there as the householder, a blacksmith. Mrs H Bridge is listed at 3749 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henrietta Bridge there as the householder, widow of T S, with Ralph Bridge, a cashier at the Vancouver City School Board.

Mrs A Bridge is listed at 3830 West 17th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Bridge there as the householder, widow of E, with Doris H Bridge, a stenographer. R W Bridge is listed at 2027 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard W Bridge there as the householder, an engineer, with Elizabeth A Bridge, a stenographer at J Richardson & Sons.

Today

1005 East King Edward, 2741 Euclid, 2009 Grant, 1125 Pendrell, 2516 Trinity, 3749 West 14th and 2027 West 36th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1125 Pendrell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4768 Blenheim (1998) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 830 Davie, 3470 Dunbar and 3830 West 17th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.