A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Clines
In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at seven addresses
The directories print 13 people named Cline at seven addresses in 1940 in six 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: four Clines at 1536 Graveley in 1940.
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Where the Clines lived
- 1
5718 Alma Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- W Cline, a manufacturers agent 1940
- Flora Cline, a saleswoman at Birks 1940
Next door in 1940: E L Pottinger at 5708 and A H Johnson at 5736. The block, door by door
- 2
1536 Graveley Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- F Cline, a watchman at Vancouver Supplies 1940
- Betty Cline 1940
- Howard Cline, a conductor at the CPR 1940
- Kathleen Cline, a waitress 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Bulger at 1530 and E H Ross at 1540. The block, door by door
- 3
1140 Hamilton Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Cline, a manufacturers agent 1940
Next door in 1940: Grinnell Co at 1132 and leonard whse at 1150. The block, door by door
- 4
1757 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Phyllis M Cline, a typist 1940
Next door in 1940: R Watson at 1749 and Miss M M Rennie at 1763. The block, door by door
- 5
2375 West 35th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- W E Cline, retired 1940
- Edward M Cline, a clerk at the CPR 1940
- Richard E Cline, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: C G Booth at 2351 and H W Rempel at 2399. The block, door by door
- 6
1929 West 44th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- H McK Cline, a dentist 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Dawson at 1921 and P A Styan at 1937. The block, door by door
- 7
925 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- H McK Cline, a dentist 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 13: a conductor (2), a clerk, a dentist, a manufacturers agent, a saleswoman and a typist, among others. Two of them worked for CPR.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale 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 W Cline at 5718 Alma Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Walter Cline there as the householder, a manufacturers agent, with Flora Cline, a saleswoman at Birks. In 1940 the directory lists F Cline at 1536 Graveley 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 lists Frank Cline there as the householder, a watchman at Vancouver Supplies, with Betty Cline, Howard Cline, a conductor at the CPR, and Kathleen Cline, a waitress.
In 1940 the directory lists W Cline, a manufacturers agent, at 1140 Hamilton Street. The 1940 name section lists Phyllis M Cline at 1757 Nelson Street, a typist. In 1940 the directory lists W E Cline at 2375 West 35th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists W Edward Cline there as the householder, retired, with Edward M Cline, a clerk at the CPR, and Richard E Cline, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.
In 1940 the directory lists H McK Cline at 1929 West 44th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold McK Cline there as the householder, a dentist. In 1940 the directory lists H McK Cline, a dentist, at 925 West Georgia Street.
Today
5718 Alma, 1140 Hamilton, 2375 West 35th and 1929 West 44th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1536 Graveley, 1757 Nelson and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cline W5718 Alma, p. 4
- Cline Flora slswm Birks5718 Alma, p. 116
- Cline Walter mfrs agt 1140 Hamilton5718 Alma, p. 116
- *Cline F1536 Graveley, p. 69
- Cline Betty1536 Graveley, p. 116
- Cline Frank wtchmn Van Supp1536 Graveley, p. 116
- Cline Howard cond CPR1536 Graveley, p. 116
- Cline Kathleen waitress1536 Graveley, p. 116
- Cline W mfrs agt1140 Hamilton, p. 71
- Cline Phyllis M typist CP Com1757 Nelson, p. 116
- Cline W E2375 West 35th, p. 251
- Cline Edw M clk CPR2375 West 35th, p. 116
- Cline Richd E cond BCER2375 West 35th, p. 116
- Cline W Edw retired2375 West 35th, p. 116
- Cline H McK1929 West 44th, p. 261
- Cline Harold McK dentist 1428, 925 W Georgia1929 West 44th, p. 116
- Cline H McK dentist925 West Georgia, p. 58
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.