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The Bridgmans

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 16 people named Bridgman at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Bridgeman. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Bridgmans at 2474 Point Grey Road in 1940.

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Where the Bridgmans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    955 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Campbell G Bridgeman, a displayman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: albury (the) at 919 and H Morley at 977. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    807 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs L A Bridgman, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R B Erickson at 805 and C Gruber at 809. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1485 Maple Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H S Bridgman, a photographer at Bridgman's Studio 1940
  4. 4

    2474 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M M Bridgman, widow of A T 1940
    • Miss Beverly H Bridgman, an apprentice at Bridgman's Studio 1940
    • Stella M Bridgman, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Witts at 2464 and G E Ledder at 2484. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1973 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Janice Bridgeman, a nurse for Dr A Lowrie 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S C Robertson at 1951. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    192 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • L R Bridgman, an organist at the St Giles United Church 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Wood at 186 and Mrs C S Williams at 196. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3656 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W J Bridgman, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Leonard H Bridgman, who worked for Restmore 1940

    Next door in 1940: S J Bates at 3650 and Mrs H Reynolds at 3666. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1465 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss C M Bridgman 1940
    • Clara M Bridgman 1940

    Next door in 1940: lynnwood apartments at 1455 and shaughnessy mansions at 1483. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3336 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Elsie M Bridgman, a clerk for Northwestern Mutual 1940
    • Gladys V Bridgman, a stenographer at Blue Ribbon 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Cosens at 3308 and W S Black at 3350. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    440 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W James Bridgeman, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Paris Cafe at 438 and Sandwich Shoppe Sunbeam at 442. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    708 Woodland Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J K Bridgeman, a baker at Brown Bros Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Cormier at 704 and F G Geering at 712. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 16: an apprentice, a baker, a clerk, a displayman, an employee and a nurse, among others. Three of them worked for Bridgman's Studio. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Mount Pleasant 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Campbell G Bridgeman at 955 Broughton Street, a displayman at the Hudson's Bay Company. Mrs L A Bridgman is listed at 807 Homer Street 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 Louisa A Bridgman there as the householder, widow of H.

H S Bridgman is listed at 1485 Maple Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert S Bridgman there as the householder, a photographer at Bridgman's Studio. Mrs M M Bridgman is listed at 2474 Point Grey Road in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mabel M Bridgman there as the householder, widow of A T, with Miss Beverly H Bridgman, an apprentice at Bridgman's Studio, and Stella M Bridgman, a student at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists Janice Bridgeman at 1973 Robson Street, with Janice Bridgman, a nurse for Dr A Lowrie. In 1940 the directory lists L R Bridgman at 192 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie R Bridgman there as the householder, an organist at the St Giles United Church.

In 1940 the directory lists W J Bridgman at 3656 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Bridgman there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, with Leonard H Bridgman, who worked for Restmore. In 1940 the directory lists Miss C M Bridgman at 1465 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Clara M Bridgman there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Elsie M Bridgman at 3336 West 37th Avenue, a clerk for Northwestern Mutual, with Gladys V Bridgman, a stenographer at Blue Ribbon. The 1940 name section lists W James Bridgeman at 440 West Pender Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J K Bridgeman at 708 Woodland Drive. The 1940 name section lists John K Bridgeman there as the householder, a baker at Brown Bros Bakeries.

Today

192 West 12th, 1465 West 15th, 3336 West 37th and 708 Woodland Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 2474 Point Grey Road (1989) and 3656 West 14th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 955 Broughton, 807 Homer, 1485 Maple, 1973 Robson and 440 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Friends taking tea on the front steps of P. Stewart's house at 2437 Point Grey Road
1930 Friends taking tea on the front steps of P. Stewart's house at 2437 Point Grey Road. Taken on the 2400 block; it doesn't single out the house at 2474 Point Grey Road. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-2123. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.