The Brodies

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Steve Brodie at 578 Alexander Street. C A Brodie is listed at 1876 Charles Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles A Brodie there as the householder, a laborer at Cedar Cove S & D. The 1940 name section lists Clarence Brodie at 1236 Davie Street, a foreman at Burns & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists R D Brodie at 1432 Dogwood 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 lists Robert D Brodie there as the householder, a mechanic at Union Oil. In 1940 the directory lists G B Brodie at 5966 Dumfries Street. The 1940 name section lists George B Brodie there as the householder, a fireman at J Chew Shingle.

In 1940 the directory lists A M Brodie at 1945 East 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex M Brodie there as the householder, a mailer at the Province. In 1940 the directory lists J Brodie at 1434 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Brodie there as the householder, retired, with Peter B Brodie, on active service.

The 1940 name section lists William B Brodie at 2510 Eton Street, a laborer. F Brodie, a physician, is listed at 718 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Steve Brodie at 1263 Hornby Street, a driver at Canadian Linen.

Dr F J Brodie is listed at 1975 Hosmer Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederic J Brodie there as the householder, a physician. M G Brodie is listed at 2890 Point Grey Road in 1940. The 1940 name section lists M Gordon Brodie there as the householder, a secretary at BC Brush.

Mrs M Brodie is listed at 2623 Renfrew Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Matilda Brodie there as the householder, widow of F J. The 1940 name section lists Christina E Brodie at 2570 Spruce Street. The 1940 name section lists Sam Brodie at 5253 Taunton Street, an engineer at Nabob Food Products.

L A Brodie is listed at 784 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists L A Brodie there as the householder, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company. J A Brodie is listed at 1644 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists J Arthur Brodie there as the householder, a department manager at M-W Ltd.

Mrs E Brodie is listed at 118 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Brodie there as the householder, widow of A, with Agnes Brodie and Maud Brodie. The 1940 name section lists W Kendall Brodie at 242 West 18th Avenue, in advertising at the Sun.

In 1940 the directory lists W Brodie at 3905 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Colin Brodie there, a carpenter, with Marjory Brodie, and Neil Brodie, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Frederick S Brodie at 2743 West 37th Avenue, a draftsman for P C Underwood.

A Brodie is listed at 2807 West 39th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Archibald Brodie there as the householder, a manager at General Paper. S H Brodie is listed at 834 West 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists F A Brodie at 2526 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Francis A Brodie there as the householder, a president at BC Brush. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G Brodie at 2292 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Georgina Brodie there as the householder, widow of P, with James Brodie.

Today

1876 Charles, 1945 East 13th, 2510 Eton, 1975 Hosmer, 2570 Spruce, 5253 Taunton, 784 Thurlow, 242 West 18th, 2807 West 39th, 2526 West 5th and 2292 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946, 784 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5966 Dumfries (2009), 2890 Point Grey Road (1956) and 2743 West 37th (1982) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 578 Alexander, 1236 Davie, 1432 Dogwood, 1434 East 8th, 718 Granville, 1263 Hornby, 2623 Renfrew, 1644 West 12th, 118 West 14th and 834 West 52nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 3905 West 19th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.