A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Chechiks
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at two addresses
The directories print seven people named Chechik at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Chechiks at 923 Denman in 1940.
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Where the Chechiks lived
- 1
923 Denman Street
West End, 1940
- M M Chechik, a manager at Bay and York Theatres 1940
- Benjamin Chechik, an assistant manager at the Bay Theatre 1940
- Gertrude Chechik, an assistant for M M Chechik 1940
- Sara Chechik, a nurse 1940
- Vera Chechik, a cashier at the Bay Theatre 1940
Next door in 1940: Redclyffe's Choc Shop at 917 and Beauty Salon Hanna at 927. The block, door by door
- 2
3241 West 11th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- M Chechik 1940
- Allan Chechik, an artist 1940
Next door in 1940: J Miller at 3249. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: an artist, an assistant, an assistant manager, a cashier, a manager and a nurse. Two of them worked for Bay Theatre.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano 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
In 1940 the directory lists M M Chechik, a dentist, at 923 Denman 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 Mayer Chechik there as the householder, proprietor of the Bay Theatre, with M Wolfe Chechik, a manager at Bay and York Theatres, Benjamin Chechik, an assistant manager at the Bay Theatre, Gertrude Chechik, an assistant for M M Chechik, Sara Chechik, a nurse, and Vera Chechik, a cashier at the Bay Theatre. In 1940 the directory lists M Chechik at 3241 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Morris Chechik there as the householder, with Allan Chechik, an artist.
Today
923 Denman and 3241 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Chechik M M dentist923 Denman, p. 42
- *Chechik M923 Denman, p. 42
- Chechik Benj asst mgr Bay Thea923 Denman, p. 107
- Chechik Gertrude asst M M Chechik923 Denman, p. 107
- Chechik M Wolfe mgr Bay and York Theatres923 Denman, p. 107
- Chechik Mayer prop Bay Thea923 Denman, p. 107
- Chechik Sara nurse923 Denman, p. 107
- Chechik Vera cash Bay Thea923 Denman, p. 107
- Chechik M3241 West 11th, p. 204
- Chechik Allan artist3241 West 11th, p. 107
- Chechik Morris hide buyer3241 West 11th, p. 107
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.