The Colliers

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists H V J Collier at 5437 Balsam 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Herbert V J Collier there as the householder, a salesman, with Arthur G Collier, a teacher at the St George's School. In 1940 the directory lists S G Collier at 4631 Blenheim Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan G Collier there as the householder, a secretary at Stonehouse Motors, with Ethel Collier, a stenographer at Cowan-Dodson, and Stan W Collier, an accountant at Lucas Motors.

The 1940 name section lists Collier (no first name printed) at 1160 Broughton Street. The 1940 name section lists W H Collier at 314 Cambie Street, a porter at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists W G Collier, rooms to let, at 1746 Comox Street; the 1940 line is marked * too.

E Collier is listed at 536 Drake Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Enos Collier there as the householder, a butcher. The 1940 name section lists Eliza A Collier at 917 East 11th Avenue, a widow.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Collier at 1833 East 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Arthur J Collier there as the householder, a machinist at American Can, with Olive M Collier. In 1940 the directory lists A G Collier at 1354 East 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A George Collier there as the householder, a machinist operator at American Can, with Doris V Collier.

In 1940 the directory lists S Collier at 2691 East 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sid Collier there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Jesse Collier at 117 East 4th Avenue, an engineer. W G Collier is listed at 611 East 7th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss C Collier at 1075 Gilford Street. The 1940 name section lists Connie Collier there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The 1940 name section lists C H Collier at 1336 Granville Street, a floorman at the Province. The 1940 name section lists Henry Collier at 530 Hornby Street, a cook at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists C E Collier, rooms to let, at 1649 Nelson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ron Collier there, a salesman at Kydd Bros. In 1940 the directory lists Miss I Collier at 1298 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Isabel Collier there as the householder, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

In 1940 the directory lists E Collier at 1256 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sam Collier there as the householder, a carpenter, with Stan Collier. In 1940 the directory lists W Collier at 3017 Windsor Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Collier there as the householder, with William Collier Jr, a machinist at Pacific Bolt, and K Collier, an apprentice at Pacific Bolt.

Today

4631 Blenheim, 1354 East 15th, 611 East 7th, 1075 Gilford, 1298 West 10th and 3017 Windsor still have their buildings from before 1946; 1160 Broughton (1969), 1833 East 13th (1988), 2691 East 46th (2016) and 530 Hornby (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5437 Balsam, 314 Cambie, 1746 Comox, 536 Drake, 917 East 11th, 117 East 4th, 1336 Granville, 1649 Nelson and 1256 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).