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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Condons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses

The directories print eight people named Condon at seven 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 Condons 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

    32 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs L G Condon, widow of R K 1940
    • Percy R Condon, a salesman at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: F V Miller at 30 and Mrs K McDonald at 36. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1417 East 21st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R T Condon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Vadis S Quo at 1411 and L H Jorgensen at 1425. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1236 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Condon (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: T L Leishman at 1232 and F G Steward at 1240. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2249 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A E Condon, a fire captain at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Mitchell at 2241 and E R Watkins at 2257. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2125 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Morris Condon 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Rosenbloom at 2135. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1691 West 41st Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mariam Condon, widow of E 1940
  7. 7

    3506 West 43rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J R Condon 1940

    Next door in 1940: G L Jackson at 3514. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the eight: a fire captain and a salesman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 Mrs L G Condon at 32 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lydia G Condon there, widow of R K, with Percy R Condon, a salesman at Associated Dairies. In 1940 the directory lists R T Condon at 1417 East 21st Avenue; 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 Condon (no first name printed) at 1236 Howe Street.

In 1940 the directory lists A E Condon at 2249 Venables Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ambrose E Condon there as the householder, a fire captain at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Morris Condon at 2125 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mariam Condon at 1691 West 41st Avenue, widow of E.

In 1940 the directory lists J R Condon at 3506 West 43rd Avenue.

Today

1417 East 21st, 2249 Venables, 1691 West 41st and 3506 West 43rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 2125 West 10th (1967) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 32 East 10th and 1236 Howe, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.