The Campbells

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists W A Campbell at 364 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William A Campbell there as the householder, a carpenter, with Lila C Campbell, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists W J Campbell at 524 West 12th Avenue; 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 William J Campbell there as the householder, a photographer, with Joan Campbell, a photographer for W J Campbell, and John S Campbell, a photographer for W J Campbell.

In 1940 the directory lists H Campbell at 810 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Campbell there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists Dr M B Campbell at 836 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary B Campbell there, a physician.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss C I Campbell at 1190 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cath I Campbell there as the householder, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists D J Campbell at 1446 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Duncan J Campbell there as the householder, proprietor of the St Claire Apartments.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E S Campbell, a dressmaker, at 1568 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Edith S Campbell there, a dressmaker, with Bruce G Campbell, a bookkeeper at Nelson & Co, and E Elizabeth Campbell. In 1940 the directory lists R M Campbell at 2775 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert M Campbell there as the householder, a lithographer pressman at Bulman Bros, with Belle Campbell, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital.

The 1940 name section lists Doug Campbell at 3067 West 12th Avenue, a car cleaner at Twenty Mining Auto Laundry. The 1940 name section lists Inez Campbell at 3196 West 12th Avenue, a maid for C N Krangle. In 1940 the directory lists Miss I Campbell at 3325 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ina Campbell there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W A Campbell at 4605 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William A Campbell there as the householder, of Independent Motors and a joint manager at Sawdust Supplies Campbells Ltd.

Today

1190 West 12th, 3325 West 12th and 4605 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946, 4605 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1568 West 12th (1981), 2775 West 12th (1994) and 3067 West 12th (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 364 West 12th, 524 West 12th, 810 West 12th, 836 West 12th, 1446 West 12th and 3196 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).