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The Canadians

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Canadian at 15 addresses in 1940 in six 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 Canadians 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

    2836 Birch Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Daughters League Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Morris at 2838. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    355 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Collieries Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bank of Montreal at 385. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    727 East 49th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Legion Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: P S Forsha at 703 and BC Tel at 755. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    315 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Daughters League Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Better Built Baskets Wilcox at 319. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    535 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Daughters League Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Govt (Relief) at 533 and Burrard Elec & Radio at 539. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    558 Pacific Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Pacific Railway Bungalow Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Estates Capital at 550. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    509 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mercantile Collections Canadian, who worked for J T Mathews manager 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Freeman at 507 and western merchandise brokers at 525. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    856 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Legion Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Motordrome Ltd at 848 and Central Battery & Brake Serv at 864. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    752 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Daughters League Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Begg Motor at 740 and manhattan apts at 784. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3537 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Daughters League Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss F A Orr at 3529 and J R Dodge at 3549. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1655 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Daughters League Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Morita at 1645 and H Van Bielert at 1671. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    130 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Labour Defense League Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: White Lunch Ltd at 124 and fraser h m & co at 132. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    428 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Pacific Communications Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: Robinson's Men's Clothes at 424 and C P R Ticket Office at 434. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    516 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • National Telegraphs Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: lefurgey estate of the late j e at 514 and Consulate Chinese at 518. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    119 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Car Demurrage Bureau Canadian 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Leather Co Ltd at 117 and Jackson T H Ltd at 121. The block, door by door

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (9), Fairview (2), Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Sunset and West End. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Daughters League Canadian at 2836 Birch Street. Collieries Canadian is listed at 355 Burrard Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Legion Canadian at 727 East 49th 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 Daughters League Canadian at 315 East Broadway.

The 1940 name section lists Daughters League Canadian at 535 Homer Street. The 1940 name section lists Pacific Railway Bungalow Canadian at 558 Pacific Street. The 1940 name section lists Mercantile Collections Canadian at 509 Richards Street, who worked for J T Mathews manager. Legion Canadian is listed at 856 Seymour Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists Daughters League Canadian at 752 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Daughters League Canadian at 3537 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Daughters League Canadian at 1655 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Labour Defense League Canadian at 130 West Hastings Street.

The 1940 name section lists Pacific Communications Canadian at 428 West Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists National Telegraphs Canadian at 516 West Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Car Demurrage Bureau Canadian at 119 West Pender Street.

Today

355 Burrard, 315 East Broadway, 509 Richards, 3537 West 6th and 119 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 509 Richards on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 727 East 49th (1995) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2836 Birch, 535 Homer, 558 Pacific, 856 Seymour, 752 Thurlow, 1655 West Broadway, 130 West Hastings, 428 West Hastings and 516 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Cecily R. Hunt, a small child in a bonnet, on the porch of a house at 7th Avenue and Birch Street
About 1913 Cecily R. Hunt, a small child in a bonnet, on the porch of a house at 7th Avenue and Birch Street. Not at the house at 2836 Birch: no archive photo of the 2800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 82-14. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.