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A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole

The Browns

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 14 people named Brown at twelve addresses in 1940, all on Granville 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

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

    570 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G M Brown, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: Holt Fur Co at 566 and Maxime's Hat Shop Ltd at 572. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    679 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H B Brown, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Chocolates Purdy at 675 and Eng Chow Co at 681. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    718 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Dr H Brown, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Birks H & Sons (BC) Ltd at 710 and scott's cafe at 722. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    736 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss M Brown, a public stenographer 1940
    • Mona Brown, a public stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Nippon Silk Co at 732 and Mayfair Style Shop at 738. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    828 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Glemys Brown, a maid for V D Moore 1940

    Next door in 1940: French Cafe Ltd at 824 and Helen's Hat Shop at 830. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    936 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James Brown, a waiter at Mrs Love's Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ladies My at 932 and New Palace Cafe at 938. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1006 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Lillie Brown, a maid at the Belmont Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Belmont Grill at 1012. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1140 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William P Brown 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cut Rate Furn at 1138. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1161 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frank Brown, a mining engineer 1940
    • William Brown, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau 1940

    Next door in 1940: St Helen's Cigar Stand at 1159 and French Way Clnrs at 1167. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1261 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Charles Brown, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wosk's Ltd at 1259 and Crescent Furn at 1267. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2237 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • G S Brown, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J M Collins at 2235 and Alyne Beauty Shop at 2239. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4305 Granville Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Marjorie Browne, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A McGown at 4355. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a maid (2), a clerk, an inspector, a longshoreman, a mining engineer and an on active service, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (10), Fairview and Shaughnessy. 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 G M Brown, an accountant, at 570 Granville Street. H B Brown is listed at 679 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Henry B Brown there as the householder, on active service. Dr H Brown, a physician, is listed at 718 Granville Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss M Brown, a public stenographer, at 736 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Mona Brown there, a public stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Glemys Brown at 828 Granville Street, a maid for V D Moore. The 1940 name section lists James Brown at 936 Granville Street, a waiter at Mrs Love's Cafe.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lillie Brown at 1006 Granville Street, a maid at the Belmont Hotel. The 1940 name section lists William P Brown at 1140 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Frank Brown at 1161 Granville Street, a mining engineer, with William Brown, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. The 1940 name section lists Charles Brown at 1261 Granville Street, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists G S Brown at 2237 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists George S Brown there as the householder, with George S Brown Jr, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists Marjorie Browne at 4305 Granville Street, widow of J.

Today

736 Granville, 936 Granville, 1161 Granville and 1261 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1161 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 570 Granville (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 679 Granville, 718 Granville, 828 Granville, 1006 Granville, 1140 Granville, 2237 Granville and 4305 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk
1917 Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk. Not at the house at 2237 Granville: no archive photo of the 2200 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-350. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.