A family name on East Georgia Street, Strathcona, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Carrs
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses
The directories print eight people named Carr at six addresses in 1940, all on East Georgia Street, with the close spelling Car. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 48 other streets too, all listed on the Carr name's own page.
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Where the Carrs lived
- 1
1217 East Georgia Street
Strathcona, 1940
- I Car, a fisherman 1940
- Mario Car, a fisherman 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Howe at 1201 and D G Humphries at 1223. The block, door by door
- 2
1348 East Georgia Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J Carr, a fisherman 1940
Next door in 1940: T Leahy at 1346 and Mrs M McCreight at 1350. The block, door by door
- 3
1528 East Georgia Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- M Carr, a fisherman 1940
Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 1534. The block, door by door
- 4
1823 East Georgia Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J Car, a fisherman 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Etheridge at 1819 and C McKenzie at 1831. The block, door by door
- 5
2646 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A B Carr, a branch manager at Wosk Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: H Hubbard at 2640 and J Robitaille at 2654. The block, door by door
- 6
2666 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- G H Carr, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940
- John H Carr, a laborer at the Alberta Wheat Pool 1940
Next door in 1940: G S Bush at 2660 and Mrs B Davidson at 2672. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all eight: a fisherman (5), a laborer (2) and a branch manager.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2) and Strathcona. 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 I Car at 1217 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ivan Car there as the householder, a fisherman, with Mario Car, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists J Carr at 1348 East Georgia Street; 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 Jack Carr there as the householder, a fisherman.
In 1940 the directory lists M Carr at 1528 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Marco Carr there as the householder, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists J Car at 1823 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jakov Car there as the householder, a fisherman.
In 1940 the directory lists A B Carr at 2646 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Aaron B Carr there as the householder, a branch manager at Wosk Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists G H Carr at 2666 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Goldwin H Carr there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine, with John H Carr, a laborer at the Alberta Wheat Pool.
Today
2646 East Georgia and 2666 East Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946; 1217 East Georgia (1972), 1348 East Georgia (1983) and 1823 East Georgia (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1528 East Georgia, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Car I1217 East Georgia, p. 55
- Car Ivan fshrmn1217 East Georgia, p. 96
- Car Mario fshrmn1217 East Georgia, p. 96
- *Carr J1348 East Georgia, p. 55
- Carr Jack fshrmn1348 East Georgia, p. 98
- Carr M1528 East Georgia, p. 55
- Carr Marco fshrmn1528 East Georgia, p. 98
- *Car J1823 East Georgia, p. 56
- Car Jakov fshrmn1823 East Georgia, p. 96
- Carr A B2646 East Georgia, p. 56
- Carr Aaron B br mgr Wosk Ltd2646 East Georgia, p. 98
- Carr G H2666 East Georgia, p. 56
- Carr Goldwin H lab Can White Pine2666 East Georgia, p. 98
- Carr John H lab Alberta Wheat Pool2666 East Georgia, p. 98
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Carrs
Every directory, as one book
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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.