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The Clevelands

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Cleveland at 15 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.

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Where the Clevelands 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

    210 Abbott Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W K Cleveland, a fireman at Overseas Wood Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: First United Ch (Welfare Industries) at 214. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2122 Alberta Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • M Cleveland, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Murakami at 2112 and T Goode at 2128. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1545 Arbutus Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W J Cleveland, an installer at the Canadian (BC) Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S Fletcher at 1539. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1275 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Frederick Cleveland, a master mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss B Therrien at 1273. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    816 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Maud Cleveland, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Spencer at 804 and F Bryans at 818. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    314 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Chester Cleveland, a clerk at the Carlton Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Barnby at 312 and Ski & Sport Shop at 316. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    159 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William A Cleveland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Common Gold Cafe at 151 and Balmoral Hotel Cigar Stand at 161. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3737 Pine Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • E A Cleveland 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Eckman at 3789. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1348 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Cleveland (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Bethune at 1332 and la belle apts at 1368. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1160 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William F Cleveland 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Kerr at 1138 and McAllister Spring Co at 1162. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    726 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Harley B Cleveland, a sales manager at Canada Packers 1940
    • Mrs Margaret M Cleveland, a stenographer at Hamilton Bridge 1940

    Next door in 1940: Exclusive Ambulance Serv at 710 and T H Botterell at 734. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1416 West 39th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Dr D E H Cleveland, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Brake at 1406 and H A Fairbairn at 1428. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2307 West 41st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • H D Cleveland, a sales manager at Ruddy-Duker 1940

    Next door in 1940: A N Daykin at 2305 and J L Christie at 2319. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1548 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Jack Cleveland, a truck body builder 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Wells at 1594. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • D E H Cleveland, 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 ten of the 16: a sales manager (2), a clerk, a fireman, an installer, a laborer and a laundress, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5), West End (3), Fairview (2), Shaughnessy (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. 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 W K Cleveland at 210 Abbott Street, a fireman at Overseas Wood Products. M Cleveland is listed at 2122 Alberta Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Magne Cleveland there as the householder, a laborer.

W J Cleveland is listed at 1545 Arbutus Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Cleveland there as the householder, an installer at the Canadian (BC) Telephone. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Cleveland at 1275 Barclay Street, a master mariner. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Maud Cleveland at 816 Burrard Street, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry.

The 1940 name section lists Chester Cleveland at 314 Cambie Street, a clerk at the Carlton Hotel. The 1940 name section lists William A Cleveland at 159 East Hastings Street. E A Cleveland is listed at 3737 Pine Crescent 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 Cleveland (no first name printed) at 1348 Robson Street.

The 1940 name section lists William F Cleveland at 1160 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists Harley B Cleveland at 726 West 13th Avenue, a sales manager at Canada Packers, with Mrs Margaret M Cleveland, a stenographer at Hamilton Bridge. Dr D E H Cleveland is listed at 1416 West 39th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Don E H Cleveland there as the householder, a physician, with Don E M Cleveland, a student.

H D Cleveland is listed at 2307 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Howard D Cleveland there as the householder, a sales manager at Ruddy-Duker. The 1940 name section lists Jack Cleveland at 1548 West 8th Avenue, a truck body builder. In 1940 the directory lists D E H Cleveland, a physician, at 925 West Georgia Street.

Today

210 Abbott, 2122 Alberta, 1545 Arbutus, 3737 Pine Crescent, 1348 Robson and 1416 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946, 210 Abbott and 2122 Alberta on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1275 Barclay, 816 Burrard, 314 Cambie, 1160 Seymour, 726 West 13th, 2307 West 41st, 1548 West 8th and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 159 East Hastings, 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.