A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Chungs
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Chung at four addresses in 1940 in three 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 Chungs lived
- 1
443 Homer Street
Downtown, 1940
- Sing Chung, a laundry 1940
Next door in 1940: F Forkin at 445. The block, door by door
- 2
311 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Hing Fong Chung 1940
Next door in 1940: C F Lowe at 315. The block, door by door
- 3
191 West 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- B S Chung, of Shue Yuen Co 1940
Next door in 1940: J R Grimmer at 185 and I Webb at 195. The block, door by door
- 4
262 West 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- B S Chung 1940
Next door in 1940: A R Hambrook at 252 and C C Mittelsteadt at 276. The block, door by door
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Riley Park (2), Downtown 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 Sing Chung, a laundry, at 443 Homer Street. Hing Fong Chung is listed at 311 Keefer 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Hing Fong Chung there as the householder.
B S Chung is listed at 191 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Buck S Chung there as the householder, of Shue Yuen Co. B S Chung is listed at 262 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists B Sang Chung there as the householder.
Today
191 West 19th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1937 by the City's record; 262 West 19th (2020) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 443 Homer and 311 Keefer, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Chung Sing lndy443 Homer, p. 84
- *Chung Hing Fong311 Keefer, p. 93
- Chung Hing Fong311 Keefer, p. 110
- *Chung B S191 West 19th, p. 228
- Chung Buck S of Shue Yuen Co191 West 19th, p. 110
- *Chung B S262 West 19th, p. 228
- Chung B Sang262 West 19th, p. 110
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Chungs
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.