A family name on East Georgia Street, Strathcona, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses
The directories print seven people named Brown at six addresses in 1940, all on East Georgia Street, with the close spelling Browne. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 254 other streets too, all listed on the Brown name's own page.
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Where the Browns lived
- 1
880 East Georgia Street
Strathcona, 1940
- O H Brown, a caretaker 1940
Next door in 1940: Ford (no first name printed) at 878 and J Beydak at 898. The block, door by door
- 2
2016 East Georgia Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- C E Brown, an accountant 1940
Next door in 1940: H C Oakley at 2012 and H G Javan at 2022. The block, door by door
- 3
2741 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R A Brown, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Patterson at 2747. The block, door by door
- 4
3292 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- J R Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: F E Wright at 3286. The block, door by door
- 5
3526 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- George Y Brown, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: T H Fearnley at 3516 and W Astley at 3530. The block, door by door
- 6
3597 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- D G Brown, a carpenter 1940
- John Brown, a driver 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Bourque at 3593. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: an accountant, a caretaker, a carpenter, a driver, a longshoreman and a painter.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (4), Grandview-Woodland and Strathcona. 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 O H Brown at 880 East Georgia 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 Orlando H Brown there as the householder, a caretaker. In 1940 the directory lists C E Brown at 2016 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Brown there as the householder, an accountant.
In 1940 the directory lists R A Brown at 2741 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard A Brown there as the householder, a painter. In 1940 the directory lists J R Brown at 3292 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James R Brown there as the householder.
The 1940 name section lists George Y Brown at 3526 East Georgia Street, a longshoreman. D G Brown is listed at 3597 East Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Don G Brown there as the householder, a carpenter, with Don G Brown Jr, and John Brown, a driver.
Today
880 East Georgia and 3597 East Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 880 East Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3526 East Georgia (2001) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2016 East Georgia, 2741 East Georgia and 3292 East Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Brown O H880 East Georgia, p. 55
- Brown Orlando H caretkr880 East Georgia, p. 74
- Brown C E2016 East Georgia, p. 56
- Brown Chas E acct2016 East Georgia, p. 72
- *Brown R A2741 East Georgia, p. 56
- Brown Richd A pntr2741 East Georgia, p. 74
- *Brown J R3292 East Georgia, p. 56
- Brown Jas R3292 East Georgia, p. 73
- Brown Geo Y lngshmn3526 East Georgia, p. 73
- Brown D G3597 East Georgia, p. 56
- Brown Don G carp3597 East Georgia, p. 72
- Brown Don G Jr3597 East Georgia, p. 72
- Brown John drvr3597 East Georgia, p. 73
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.