The Burts

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Elizabeth H Burt at 2919 Alder Street, widow of G. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Z Burt at 846 Denman Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J Burt at 175 East 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Burt there as the householder, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau.

In 1940 the directory lists P J Burt at 927 East 32nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Percival J Burt there as the householder, a brickman, with Dorothy B Burt. In 1940 the directory lists A G Burt at 44 East 5th Avenue.

G H Burt is listed at 1216 East 60th 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 George H Burt there as the householder, of Burt & Reid Towboats, with Terrence H Burt, a helper at the Vivian Engineering Works. The 1940 name section lists A Burt at 530 East 7th Avenue, a rivetter at the Burrard Dry Dock.

In 1940 the directory lists P Burt at 1134 Kingsway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Peter Burt there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Janet W Burt at 3835 Main Street, widow of A.

W Burt, a fuel dealer, is listed at 4371 Perry Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Burt there, a sawdust dealer. G S Burt is listed at 1336 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George S Burt there as the householder, proprietor of Rose Court, with Jacqueline Burt, of Sheridan Beauty Salon.

The 1940 name section lists Jack Burt at 3005 West 11th Avenue, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen M Burtt at 1575 West 14th Avenue, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Burt at 39 West 20th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Margaret M Burt at 3256 West 22nd Avenue, a stenographer at the YWCA.

A V Burt is listed at 2895 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur V Burt there as the householder, a driver at Clarke & Stuart, with Marjorie C Burt, a stenographer for Metro Life. J M Burt is listed at 1752 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John M Burt there as the householder, a miner.

C Burt is listed at 4831 Windsor Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Burt there as the householder, a salesman at Main Junk. R R Burt is listed at 4872 Windsor Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Russell R Burt there as the householder, proprietor of Supreme Sawdust Sales.

The 1940 name section lists Miss H Burt at 2646 Yukon Street.

Today

1216 East 60th, 1336 West 11th, 3005 West 11th, 1575 West 14th, 2895 West 31st, 1752 West 4th and 2646 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946, 2646 Yukon on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 530 East 7th (1974), 1134 Kingsway (1964), 3835 Main (2008), 4371 Perry (1983), 39 West 20th (1974), 3256 West 22nd (2021) and 4872 Windsor (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2919 Alder, 846 Denman, 175 East 15th, 927 East 32nd, 44 East 5th and 4831 Windsor, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).