The Coles

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Enid Cole at 1129 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Herbert A Cole at 1718 Barclay Street. In 1940 the directory lists J Cole at 2275 Bayswater Street. The 1940 name section lists James Cole there as the householder, an inspector at the US Customs.

In 1940 the directory lists A C Cole at 5762 Beatrice 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 Arthur C Cole there as the householder, in dry goods. In 1940 the directory lists R F Cole at 6338 Chester Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph F Cole there as the householder, a superintendent at Evans Products.

In 1940 the directory lists J D Cole at 7276 Collingwood Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John D Cole there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Evelyn M Cole at 1041 Comox Street, a nurse for M J Walley.

H S Cole is listed at 1013 Dunsmuir Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold S Cole there as the householder, a chauffeur. The 1940 name section lists Allen Cole at 1111 Dunsmuir Street, an electrician, with Lillian Cole, a waitress at Club Cafe. The 1940 name section lists Edna Cole at 346 East 13th Avenue, widow of W W.

R D Cole is listed at 1140 East 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Russell D Cole there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. W Cole is listed at 2919 East 29th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Cole there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with William R Cole, a clerk at Brown Bros, D Mel Cole, a meat cutter, and S Luella Cole.

E Cole is listed at 552 East 45th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Cole there as the householder, retired. J Cole is listed at 1757 East 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Cole there as the householder, a carpenter, with Cassel B Cole, a laborer.

D J L Cole is listed at 909 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists D J Levi Cole there as the householder, a meat cutter at Hedlund's. The 1940 name section lists James R Cole at 1032 East Hastings Street, a porter at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists William B Coole at 2709 East Pender Street, a salesman.

F M Cole is listed at 3660 Eton Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Francis M Cole there as the householder, a longshoreman. A E Cole, in dry goods, is listed at 6169 Fraser Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists A H Cole, a massage, at 828 Granville Street.

T J Cole is listed at 1424 Graveley Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Cole there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Henry Cole at 1066 Harwood Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Cole at 1371 Harwood Street, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Harry Cole at 672 Homer Street. The 1940 name section lists Jean Cole at 790 Howe Street, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. P M Cole is listed at 1405 Kamloops Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Peter M Cole there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.

Mrs E A Cole is listed at 369 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth A Cole there as the householder, widow of C, with Sue Cole, an operator at Canadian-Bemis Bag. W Cole is listed at 2526 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Cole there as the householder, a blacksmith.

The 1940 name section lists Cath Cole at 5583 Mackenzie Street, widow of H. In 1940 the directory lists F J Cole at 2509 Napier Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Cole there as the householder, with Frank Cole. The 1940 name section lists Mrs M Phyllis Cole at 1717 Nelson Street.

The 1940 name section lists Miss M E Cole at 1931 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Charlotte M Cole at 1405 Robson Street, proprietor of the Good Companion Library, with Dacre P Cole, a student. The 1940 name section lists Lester Cole at 908 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists George A Cole at 1534 Victoria Drive, a bricklayer.

A C Cole, in dry goods, is listed at 5763 Victoria Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists R E Cole at 3863 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Reynold E Cole there as the householder, who worked for Gordon & Belyea.

In 1940 the directory lists L N Cole at 2819 West 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Laurence N Cole there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with W Laurence Cole, a clerk at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists I May Cole at 3193 West 24th Avenue.

W W Cole is listed at 2989 West 39th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William W Cole there as the householder. S M Cole is listed at 1570 West 66th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sid M Cole there as the householder, a sawyer, with Frank Cole, a packer, and Margaret I Cole.

F J Cole is listed at 4640 West 9th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank J Cole there as the householder, a salesman at R & M Bearings. M D Cole is listed at 2902 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm D Cole there as the householder, a salesman, with Mrs Rosalie N Cole, proprietor of Alpine Dairy.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Emily Cole at 14 West Cordova Street. The 1940 name section lists Albert Cole at 66 West Cordova Street. R Cole is listed at 2910 Windsor Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Cole there as the householder, a janitor at the CNR.

Today

2275 Bayswater, 1041 Comox, 1140 East 24th, 2919 East 29th, 1757 East 5th, 2709 East Pender, 3660 Eton, 6169 Fraser, 1405 Kamloops, 5583 Mackenzie, 5763 Victoria Drive, 3863 West 10th, 3193 West 24th, 1570 West 66th, 4640 West 9th and 2910 Windsor still have their buildings from before 1946, 1041 Comox and 2919 East 29th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5762 Beatrice (1999), 6338 Chester (1985), 552 East 45th (2004), 1371 Harwood (1956), 2509 Napier (1998), 1931 Nelson (1965), 2819 West 24th (2014), 2902 West Broadway (1974) and 66 West Cordova (1955) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1129 Barclay, 1718 Barclay, 7276 Collingwood, 1013 Dunsmuir, 1111 Dunsmuir, 346 East 13th, 909 East 8th, 1032 East Hastings, 828 Granville, 1424 Graveley, 672 Homer, 790 Howe, 369 Kingsway, 2526 Kingsway, 1717 Nelson, 1405 Robson, 908 Thurlow, 1534 Victoria Drive, 2989 West 39th and 14 West Cordova, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1066 Harwood, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.