A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Changs
In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses
The directories print six people named Chang at three addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Changs at 147 Keefer in 1940.
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Where the Changs lived
- 1
653 East Pender Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs H D Chang 1940
Next door in 1940: P Bartyak at 647 and J Antich at 655. The block, door by door
- 2
147 Keefer Street
Downtown, 1940
- T Chang, an agent at Lion's Gate Service Station 1940
- Gan Chang, a student at UBC 1940
- Gordon Chang, a service station attendant 1940
- Yet Leong Chang, a president at Upper Hat Creck Co 1940
Next door in 1940: Yee Yuen at 143 and Lee Sing at 151. The block, door by door
- 3
209 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs L Chang, a barber 1940
Next door in 1940: O K Watchmaker at 207 and Florist Keefer at 215. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the six: an agent, a barber, a president and a service station attendant.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (2) and Downtown. 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 Mrs H D Chang at 653 East Pender 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 Mrs Hing Dien Chang there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists T Chang at 147 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Chang there as the householder, an agent at Lion's Gate Service Station, with Gan Chang, a student at UBC, Gordon Chang, a service station attendant, and Yet Leong Chang, a president at Upper Hat Creck Co.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Chang, a barber, at 209 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lily Chang there, a barber.
Today
653 East Pender still has its building from before 1946, dated 1905 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 147 Keefer and 209 Keefer, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Chang Mrs H D653 East Pender, p. 127
- Chang Mrs Hing Dien653 East Pender, p. 105
- Chang T147 Keefer, p. 93
- Chang Gan studt UBC147 Keefer, p. 105
- Chang Gordon serv sta atdt147 Keefer, p. 105
- Chang Thos agt Lion's Gate Serv Sta147 Keefer, p. 105
- Chang Yet Leong pres Upper Hat Creck Co147 Keefer, p. 105
- Chang Mrs L barber209 Keefer, p. 93
- Chang Mrs Lily barber209 Keefer, p. 105
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Changs
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Chang name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.