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The Calverts

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at twelve addresses

The directories print twelve people named Calvert at twelve addresses in 1940 in ten of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Calverts lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4606 Bellevue Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • D Q Calvert 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Rader at 4614. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    722 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Sam Calvert, a driver at Terminal Cartage 1940

    Next door in 1940: majestic at 700 and burns apts at 742. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1161 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joy Calvert 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Collins at 1119 and W J Humphreys at 1175. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1784 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A E Calvert, a chef 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Cook at 1774. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3371 Findlay Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Edward A Calvert, a mate 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Smith at 3361 and T A Maytum at 3381. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1516 Powell Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T Calvert 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Adachi at 1514. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    532 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Andrew Calvert 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Johnson at 520 and “Cabins” at 536. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3629 West 35th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Rae Calvert, widow of F J 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Booth at 3649. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2143 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • S Calvert, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Ellett at 2131 and G Watts at 2155. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    54 West 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • G T Calvert, a house wrecker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Hart at 46 and W S Evans at 60. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2485 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F G Calvert, a school inspector at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: V M W Gwyther at 2475 and H Morrow at 2497. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1193 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Dorothy Calvert, a saleswoman at Mallek's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Meredith Motors (gar) at 1157. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: a chef, a driver, a house wrecker, a mate, a saleswoman and a school inspector. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona and West Point Grey. 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 D Q Calvert at 4606 Bellevue Drive; 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 Sam Calvert at 722 Broughton Street, a driver at Terminal Cartage. The 1940 name section lists Joy Calvert at 1161 Broughton Street.

A E Calvert is listed at 1784 East 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Calvert there as the householder, a chef. The 1940 name section lists Edward A Calvert at 3371 Findlay Street, a mate. The 1940 name section lists T Calvert at 1516 Powell Street.

The 1940 name section lists Andrew Calvert at 532 Prior Street. The 1940 name section lists Rae Calvert at 3629 West 35th Avenue, widow of F J. S Calvert is listed at 2143 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam Calvert there as the householder, retired.

G T Calvert is listed at 54 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Calvert there as the householder, a house wrecker. F G Calvert is listed at 2485 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Franklin G Calvert there as the householder, a school inspector at the BC Government.

The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Calvert at 1193 West Pender Street, a saleswoman at Mallek's.

Today

4606 Bellevue Drive, 1161 Broughton, 1784 East 13th, 1516 Powell, 532 Prior and 2485 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1516 Powell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3629 West 35th (2014) and 2143 West 36th (2015) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 722 Broughton, 3371 Findlay, 54 West 7th and 1193 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.