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A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Clarks

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Clark at seven addresses in 1940, all on West Broadway, with the close spelling Clarke. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Clarks at 3821 West Broadway in 1940. The directories print the name on 176 other streets too, all listed on the Clark name's own page.

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Where the Clarks lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    155 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Clark 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M H Walker at 163. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1617 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs Josephine Clark 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Boston at 1623. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1744 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Frank Clark, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Ross at 1734 and Mrs C M Bottineau at 1754. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1853 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs H G Clarke, widow of A 1940
    • Norma R Clarke, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Freeman at 1847 and Mrs E Fortin at 1863. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1863 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Clark 1940

    Next door in 1940: nokomis lodge at 1853 and E Heidl at 1871. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2807 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M A Clark, widow of J 1940
    • Mrs Rose M Clark, a saleswoman at Holt Fur 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Smith at 2813. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3821 West Broadway

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A E Clark, a telephone operator at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • Jean I Clark, a packer at Swifts 1940
    • Rose Clark 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Liersch at 3815 and C V Lightheart at 3827. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eleven: a bookkeeper, an on active service, a packer, a saleswoman and a telephone operator. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Fairview (2), Mount Pleasant and West Point Grey. 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 J Clark at 155 West Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Clark there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Josephine Clark at 1617 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Frank Clark at 1744 West Broadway, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H G Clarke at 1853 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Helen G Clarke there as the householder, widow of A, with Norma R Clarke, a bookkeeper. In 1940 the directory lists R Clark at 1863 West Broadway.

Mrs M A Clark is listed at 2807 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary A Clark there as the householder, widow of J, with Mrs Rose M Clark, a saleswoman at Holt Fur. A E Clark is listed at 3821 West Broadway 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 Albert E Clark there as the householder, proprietor of Point Grey Poultry Supplies, with Ann E Clark, a telephone operator at the Hudson's Bay Company, Jean I Clark, a packer at Swifts, and Rose Clark.

Today

3821 West Broadway still has its building from before 1946, dated 1941 by the City's record; 2807 West Broadway (1987) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 155 West Broadway, 1617 West Broadway, 1744 West Broadway, 1853 West Broadway and 1863 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.