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The Christophersons

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 17 people named Christopherson at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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: six Christophersons at 65 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the Christophersons 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

    976 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Christopherson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M O'Ray at 970 and Mrs E Dutson at 980. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3037 Charles Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • I H Christopherson, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Dobbins at 3031. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    650 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Dorie Christopherson, a shipper at A Ramsay & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev H J C Browne at 644 and W Neill at 654. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1852 East 39th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D Christopherson 1940
    • Haldor Christopherson, a salesman at Mayda Pie Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: B H L Thorsteinsson at 1808 and Mrs J S Blake at 1876. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    327 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Charles Christopherson 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 321 and Fraser Growers United at 329. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3485 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J E Christopherson, an engineer at M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Halliday at 3481 and J D Murphy at 3495. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1209 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs A Christopherson, widow of W C 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    65 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Caroline Christopherson 1940
    • Don Christopherson, a salesman 1940
    • Evelyn S Christopherson, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
    • John S Christopherson, a baker at Mayda Pie Shop 1940
    • Kathleen B Christopherson 1940
    • Mrs Vala Christopherson, of Mayda Pie Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Towle at 55 and R J Burns at 81. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    231 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Elmer F Christopherson, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Searle at 221. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2246 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C K Christopherson, a mechanic at Rotary Auto Machinery 1940

    Next door in 1940: D P McInnes at 2236 and Mrs A A Dow at 2256. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E Christopherson, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 17: a salesman (2), a baker, a driver, an employee, an engineer and a mechanic, among others. Two of them worked for Mayda Pie Shop. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Downtown (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Strathcona 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Christopherson at 976 Burrard Street. I H Christopherson is listed at 3037 Charles Street in 1940; 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 Ivar H Christopherson there as the householder, a driver. The 1940 name section lists Dorie Christopherson at 650 East 12th Avenue, a shipper at A Ramsay & Son.

In 1940 the directory lists D Christopherson at 1852 East 39th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Haldor Christopherson there as the householder, a salesman at Mayda Pie Shop. The 1940 name section lists Charles Christopherson at 327 East Georgia Street.

J E Christopherson is listed at 3485 East Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph E Christopherson there as the householder, an engineer at M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing. Mrs A Christopherson is listed at 1209 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Anna Christopherson there as the householder, widow of W C.

The 1940 name section lists Caroline Christopherson at 65 West 10th Avenue, with Don Christopherson, a salesman, Evelyn S Christopherson, who worked for the BC Telephone, John S Christopherson, a baker at Mayda Pie Shop, Kathleen B Christopherson, and Mrs Vala Christopherson, of Mayda Pie Shop. The 1940 name section lists Elmer F Christopherson at 231 West 11th Avenue, a physician. C K Christopherson is listed at 2246 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Chester K Christopherson there as the householder, a mechanic at Rotary Auto Machinery.

E Christopherson, a physician, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940.

Today

3037 Charles, 650 East 12th, 3485 East Georgia and 1209 Thurlow still have their buildings from before 1946, 1209 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1852 East 39th (1999) and 2246 West 15th (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 976 Burrard, 327 East Georgia, 65 West 10th and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 231 West 11th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.