The Colemans

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary E Colman at 2334 Balaclava Street, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists John A Coleman at 1410 Bute Street, an accountant, with Sue Coleman, a student. In 1940 the directory lists W Coleman at 7964 Cartier 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 William Coleman there as the householder, an estimator at Crone Storage.

The 1940 name section lists Mary E Coleman at 543 East 17th Avenue, widow of W. W E Coleman is listed at 2103 East 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred E Coleman there as the householder, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau.

H L Coleman is listed at 2134 East 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hubert L Coleman there as the householder, a grader at Canadian White Pine. W C Coleman is listed at 2203 East 60th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William C Coleman there as the householder, a farmer.

A Colman is listed at 458 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Colman there as the householder, retired, with Dolly Colman, a waitress at Green Orchard Lunch, and Percy Colman. R E Coleman is listed at 3894 Glengyle Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert E Coleman there as the householder, a millworker at Canadian White Pine, with William A Coleman, a student at UBC.

W Coleman is listed at 1045 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Coleman there as the householder, who worked for the Irish Canadian Club. The 1940 name section lists Miss F E Coleman at 1168 Haro Street, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Coleman at 1718 Haro Street.

Coleman (no first name printed) is listed at 540 Helmcken Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists E E Coleman at 3545 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Everett E Coleman there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists C Coleman at 41 Nanaimo Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles Coleman there as the householder, a shipper at the Beach Foundry. In 1940 the directory lists J A Coleman at 4569 Osler Street. The 1940 name section lists James A Coleman there as the householder, a reporter at the Province.

In 1940 the directory lists Coleman at 1183 Pacific Street. The 1940 name section lists Coleman there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists R Coleman at 752 Richards Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert Coleman there as the householder, a meat cutter.

The 1940 name section lists Charles E S Coleman at 1010 Salsbury Drive as the householder, a collector, with Alice C Coleman, and Ellen C Coleman, a saleswoman for J McIntyre. H Coleman is listed at 1200 Vernon Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists J Colman at 527 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Coleman at 184 West 12th Avenue, an engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M C Coleman at 426 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret C Coleman there as the householder, with Robert A Coleman, a plumber. The 1940 name section lists Violet L Coleman at 4550 West 14th Avenue, a housekeeper for F J Pearce.

J Coleman is listed at 2146 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jesse Coleman there as the householder, with Elizabeth Coleman and William Coleman. H T Coleman is listed at 3527 West 22nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists H Travers Coleman there as the householder, a press representative at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas E Coleman at 3569 West 28th Avenue, of Coleman's Service. In 1940 the directory lists H T J Coleman at 2834 West 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert T J Coleman there as the householder, a professor at UBC, with Alice M Coleman, a librarian.

In 1940 the directory lists F W Coleman at 2024 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Coleman there as the householder, a bookkeeper at Ray's Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists H L Coleman at 4555 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert L Coleman there as the householder, a yard foreman at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss M J S Colman at 4312 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mary J S Colman there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists A McK Coleman at 2847 Windsor Street. The 1940 name section lists Allan McK Coleman there as the householder, a barber at Ontario Barber Shop.

Today

2334 Balaclava, 3894 Glengyle, 540 Helmcken, 3545 Inverness, 1010 Salsbury Drive, 184 West 12th, 426 West 12th, 4550 West 14th, 2146 West 1st, 3569 West 28th, 4555 West 7th and 2847 Windsor still have their buildings from before 1946, 2334 Balaclava, 540 Helmcken and 426 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1410 Bute (1993), 543 East 17th (1993), 1045 Haro (1980), 4569 Osler (2009), 3527 West 22nd (1968) and 4312 West 8th (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 7964 Cartier, 2103 East 57th, 2134 East 57th, 2203 East 60th, 458 East Hastings, 1168 Haro, 1718 Haro, 41 Nanaimo, 1183 Pacific, 752 Richards, 1200 Vernon Drive, 527 West 10th, 2834 West 41st and 2024 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).