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The Brooks

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Brook at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Brooks at 2816 West 15th in 1940.

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Where the Brooks 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

    4775 Connaught Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mary Brook, a maid for L B Gore 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Prior at 4725. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    975 East 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • I B Brook 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Newcombe at 967. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    833 East 58th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J H Brook, a messenger at the CN Telegraphs 1940
    • G Harry Brook, a clerk at the CN Telegraphs 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Marsh at 821. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    737 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • Margaret Brook 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Macdonald at 731. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1830 Stephens Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A C Brook, a salesman at Canada Roof Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Lamont at 1824 and G F H Little at 1836. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2816 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • I C Brook, a salesman at Signal Oil 1940
    • Jack K Brook, a chauffeur 1940
    • James F Brook, a mechanic at Whitely Bros S&D 1940
    • William I Brook, a machinist operator at American Can 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Hutchinson at 2808 and F H Withers at 2824. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3253 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R Brook, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Lovegrove at 3265. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2604 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Brook, proprietor of Point Grey Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: Orr & Allen at 2600 and Point Grey Clnrs at 2606. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a salesman (2), a chauffeur, a clerk, a machinist operator, a maid and a mechanic, among others. Two of them worked for CN Telegraphs.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy, Sunset and West End. 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 Mary Brook at 4775 Connaught Drive, a maid for L B Gore. I B Brook is listed at 975 East 14th 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 Irvan B Brook there as the householder.

J H Brook is listed at 833 East 58th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Harry Brook there as the householder, a messenger at the CN Telegraphs, with G Harry Brook, a clerk at the CN Telegraphs. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Brook at 737 Jervis Street.

In 1940 the directory lists A C Brook at 1830 Stephens Street. The 1940 name section lists Alfred C Brook there as the householder, a salesman at Canada Roof Products. In 1940 the directory lists I C Brook at 2816 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Irvie C Brook there as the householder, a salesman at Signal Oil, with Jack K Brook, a chauffeur, James F Brook, a mechanic at Whitely Bros S&D, and William I Brook, a machinist operator at American Can.

In 1940 the directory lists R Brook at 3253 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Reginald Brook there as the householder, with Reginald G Brook, a student. In 1940 the directory lists R Brook at 2604 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Reginald Brook there as the householder, proprietor of Point Grey Cleaners.

Today

4775 Connaught Drive, 975 East 14th, 1830 Stephens and 2816 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1830 Stephens on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 833 East 58th (1989) and 3253 West 23rd (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 737 Jervis and 2604 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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

The book of the Brooks

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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.