The Bryces

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists H Bryce at 2224 Alberta Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harold Bryce there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Thomas W Bryce at 990 Broughton Street, an accountant at Addressograph Multigraph.

J Bryce is listed at 4342 Dunbar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Bryce there as the householder, a washer at Swifts, with Agnes J Bryce. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Agnes Bryce at 555 East 18th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists A Bryce Jr at 1479 East 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex Bryce Jr there as the householder, a president at Junior Moving. The 1940 name section lists Bert Bryce at 3526 East Georgia Street, a driver at M T Co, with George Y Bryce, a superintendent for Empire Fumigating.

R Bryce is listed at 4855 James 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). The 1940 name section lists Robert Bryce there as the householder, a decorator. A Bryce is listed at 3662 Knight Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Bryce there as the householder, proprietor of Bryce Cartage & Storage, with Robert L Bryce, an assistant manager at Bryce Cartage & Storage.

The 1940 name section lists Doug H Bryce at 3685 Pandora Street, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, with George Y Bryce, a longshoreman, and William Bryce, a driver. The 1940 name section lists Edna E Bryce at 1285 West 11th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. C W Bryce is listed at 4343 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Bryce there as the householder, a postman, with Isabel Bryce, a saleswoman at Woodward's, and Robert A Bryce, a warehouseman at Pilkington Bros.

R Bryce is listed at 560 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Bryce there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. J S Bryce is listed at 877 West 28th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Bryce there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

G S Bryce is listed at 2970 West 39th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George S Bryce there as the householder, retired, with Andrew T Bryce, an apprentice gardener at the Vancouver Parks Board, and Isabelle D Bryce, a stenographer at Motorcar Loan. The 1940 name section lists Alex H Bryce at 347 West Pender Street, a janitor.

Today

2224 Alberta, 555 East 18th, 4855 James, 3662 Knight, 3685 Pandora, 4343 West 11th, 877 West 28th and 2970 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2224 Alberta on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 990 Broughton (1966), 1479 East 21st (1980), 3526 East Georgia (2001), 1285 West 11th (1959) and 560 West 19th (2020) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4342 Dunbar, so that building is probably gone (inferred); for 347 West Pender, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.