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The Caves

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Cave at ten addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Caves 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

    1320 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • H J Cave, an insurance manager at Administration & Trust 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Burd at 1300 and D C Robertson at 1324. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    975 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • J M Cave, a salesman at Canadian Surgical Supplies 1940

    Next door in 1940: R T Kinchler at 961 and Beauty Salon Silverdene at 981. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3128 East 24th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • T G Cave, a waiter 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Robinson at 3114 and G F Grange at 3140. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3236 East 44th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • B Cave, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Ferguson at 3226 and J Brown at 3242. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    404 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H J Cave, a notary public 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lance Litho Ltd at 406. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2651 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Doug G Cave, a gardener for Mrs G Molyneaux 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Chapman at 2633 and W R Hewitson at 2697. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2875 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R E Cave, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Anderson at 2869 and H McMillan at 2885. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    532 West 26th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • H L Cave, an electrician contractor 1940

    Next door in 1940: H H Weber at 520 and A S Cuming at 544. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1755 West 58th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • F C Cave 1940
    • B Monica Cave, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Helliwell at 1763. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1370 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frank R Cave 1940
    • Louise M Cave, a maid for H S Leckie 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Tomita at 1368 and K Fraser at 1374. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the twelve: a car repairer, a gardener, an insurance manager, a maid, a salesman and a stenographer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), West End (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Killarney, Kitsilano, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood and South Cambie. 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 H J Cave at 1320 Comox 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Herbert J Cave there as the householder, an insurance manager at Administration & Trust. In 1940 the directory lists J M Cave at 975 Denman Street. The 1940 name section lists J Maxey Cave there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Surgical Supplies.

In 1940 the directory lists T G Cave at 3128 East 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas G Cave there as the householder, a waiter. In 1940 the directory lists B Cave at 3236 East 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin Cave there as the householder, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists H J Cave, a notary public, at 404 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Doug G Cave at 2651 Point Grey Road, a gardener for Mrs G Molyneaux. In 1940 the directory lists R E Cave at 2875 Trinity Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert E Cave there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists H L Cave, an electrician contractor, at 532 West 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. F C Cave is listed at 1755 West 58th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists F Campbell Cave there as the householder, with B Monica Cave, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Frank R Cave at 1370 West Pender Street, with Louise M Cave, a maid for H S Leckie.

Today

2651 Point Grey Road and 532 West 26th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3236 East 44th (1994), 2875 Trinity (2016) and 1755 West 58th (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1320 Comox, 975 Denman, 3128 East 24th, 404 Hornby and 1370 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.