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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Carrs

In the city directories 1940 · 70 addresses on 49 streets

The directories print the Carr name at 70 addresses on 49 streets in 1940, in 16 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Car. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.

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Where the Carrs lived

Each mark counts the addresses the name was printed at in that neighbourhood. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. Grandview-Woodland11 addresses
  2. Downtown8 addresses
  3. Hastings-Sunrise8 addresses
  4. Mount Pleasant8 addresses
  5. Strathcona7 addresses
  6. Fairview4 addresses
  7. Kerrisdale4 addresses
  8. West End4 addresses
  9. Arbutus Ridge3 addresses
  10. Kitsilano3 addresses
  11. Dunbar-Southlands2 addresses
  12. Renfrew-Collingwood2 addresses
  13. Riley Park2 addresses
  14. West Point Grey2 addresses
  15. Kensington-Cedar Cottage1 address
  16. Shaughnessy1 address

Where the name was printed

The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.

  1. 1
    East Georgia StreetSix addresses in Strathcona, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise; eight people: A B Carr, G H Carr, I Car and five more
    1940
  2. 2
    West 13th AvenueFour addresses in Mount Pleasant, Fairview, Kitsilano and West Point Grey; four people: L S Carr, P J Carr, Clara B Carr and one more
    1940
  3. 3
    West Pender StreetFour addresses in Downtown; five people: H M Carr, George W Carr, Luella M Carr and two more
    1940
  4. 4
    East Pender StreetThree addresses in Strathcona and Grandview-Woodland; five people: A Carr, I S Carr, J Car and two more
    1940
  5. 5
    Cambie StreetTwo addresses in Downtown; two people: George Carr and Robert Carr
    1940
  6. 6
    East 14th AvenueTwo addresses in Mount Pleasant; three people: G Carr, John Carr and Vera G Carr
    1940
  7. 7
    East King Edward AvenueTwo addresses in Riley Park; two people: M Carr and Rachel Carr
    1940
  8. 8
    Glen DriveTwo addresses in Strathcona; two people: J Carr and S Car
    1940
  9. 9
    Kaslo StreetTwo addresses in Hastings-Sunrise; two people: M Car and W Carr
    1940
  10. 10
    Pandora StreetTwo addresses in Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise; two people: I Car and T Car
    1940
  11. 11
    Union StreetTwo addresses in Strathcona; two people: S Carr and T Car
    1940
  12. 12
    West 10th AvenueTwo addresses in Fairview; three people: Mrs E M Carr, W Carr and V Helen Carr
    1940

37 more streets, by name: Alberni Street (1), Broughton Street (1), Cambridge Street (1), East 12th Avenue (1), East 13th Avenue (1), East 21st Avenue (1), East 22nd Avenue (1), East 2nd Avenue (1), East 33rd Avenue (1), East 3rd Avenue (1), East 8th Avenue (1), East Broadway (1), East Cordova Street (1), Franklin Street (1), Helmcken Street (1), Kitchener Street (1), Ontario Street (1), Osler Street (1), Puget Drive (1), Richards Street (1), Robson Street (1), Slocan Street (1), Triumph Street (1), Vine Street (1), West 15th Avenue (1), West 16th Avenue (1), West 21st Avenue (1), West 22nd Avenue (1), West 29th Avenue (1), West 41st Avenue (1), West 42nd Avenue (1), West 44th Avenue (1), West 49th Avenue (1), West 6th Avenue (1), West 9th Avenue (1), West Georgia Street (1), Woodland Drive (1).

Today

By the City's record, of the 70 addresses, 28 still have their buildings from before 1946, 15 have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 27; each street's page names them.

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under C. Want a name removed? Tell us.