The Brookes

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George Brooke at 1845 Bayswater Street. R A Brooke is listed at 3560 Dundas Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robin A Brooke there as the householder, with Robin A Brooke Jr, a miner. R H Brooke, a nurseryman, is listed at 6800 Fraser 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).

In 1940 the directory lists J V Brooke at 6858 Fraser Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph V Brooke there as the householder, a tailor. In 1940 the directory lists R A Brooke at 736 Granville Street.

A Brooke is listed at 2141 Kitchener Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alick Brooke there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. H F B Brooke is listed at 3630 Point Grey Road in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H F Burton Brooke there as the householder, a credit manager at the Canadian General Electric, with Don J Brooke, a clerk at the Industrial Acceptance Corporation, and M Jean Brooke.

P O Brooke is listed at 5430 Prince Edward Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy O Brooke there as the householder. F Brooke is listed at 1689 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank Brooke there as the householder, a manager at the Rougemont Apartments.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Florence A Brooke at 2819 West 14th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists C G Brooke at 3859 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cecil G Brooke there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Fairbanks-Morse.

In 1940 the directory lists R R Brooke at 3156 West 42nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert R Brooke there as the householder, a secretary for J Rogers. In 1940 the directory lists G L Brooke at 2146 West 46th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gordon L Brooke there as the householder, a driver at Borland Ice Cream.

In 1940 the directory lists H J Brooke at 143 West 49th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harold J Brooke there as the householder, a meat cutter at Spencer's, with Ellen Brooke. In 1940 the directory lists B R F Brooke at 2857 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Basil R F Brooke there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Telephone, with Ken R Brooke.

The 1940 name section lists Reginald P Brooke at 4491 West 8th Avenue as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Brooke at 1315 West Georgia Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J V Brooke, a tailor, at 615 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard F Brooke at 1178 West Pender Street, with Richard O P Brooke.

Today

1845 Bayswater, 3560 Dundas, 736 Granville, 2141 Kitchener, 3630 Point Grey Road, 1689 Robson, 2819 West 14th, 2857 West 8th and 4491 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1845 Bayswater on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5430 Prince Edward (1987), 3859 West 15th (2004) and 2146 West 46th (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6800 Fraser, 6858 Fraser, 3156 West 42nd, 143 West 49th, 1315 West Georgia, 615 West Pender and 1178 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).