The Conways

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Conway at 4097 Alice 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 Esther Conway there as the householder, widow of T, with Thomas Conway, a salesman at Crystal Dairy. The 1940 name section lists Eveline A Conway at 3542 Copley Street, widow of A N. The 1940 name section lists Peter Conway at 337 Dunsmuir Street, a telegraph operator.

The 1940 name section lists Nicholas P Conway at 1019 Dunsmuir Street, a vet surgeon. The 1940 name section lists William Conway at 28 East 26th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists S Conway at 1236 East 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Syd Conway there as the householder, a collector at E C & E.

In 1940 the directory lists M Conway at 3335 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Meshach Conway there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists D Conway at 1628 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Conway there as the householder, a lineman.

The 1940 name section lists William Conway at 923 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists George Conway at 612 Hamilton Street, a fitter at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists J Conway at 846 Helmcken Street. The 1940 name section lists Frank A Conway at 645 Main Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J J Conway at 4211 Pine Crescent; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Conway at 215 Princess Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists M Conway at 4930 Quebec Street. The 1940 name section lists Maurice Conway there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists A W Conway at 523 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Archibald W Conway there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Cecil D Conway at 1580 Trafalgar Street, a salesman at J D D Broom.

E J Conway is listed at 1795 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edmund J Conway there as the householder, a secretary at BC Hardwood Floor, with Barbara A Conway, a student, Margaret A Conway, a stenographer at Royal Trust, and Mary A Conway, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway. J Conway is listed at 4077 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Conway there as the householder, a chef.

The 1940 name section lists Sabrina J Conway at 847 West 20th Avenue, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists W J Conway at 1892 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Conway there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Deirdre M Conway at 4697 West 3rd Avenue, a maid for J J Grozelle.

J H Conway is listed at 5284 Windsor Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Harry Conway there as the householder, a carpenter, with Evelyn B Conway, who worked for the BC Telephone.

Today

4097 Alice, 3542 Copley, 4211 Pine Crescent, 215 Princess, 4077 West 14th, 847 West 20th, 1892 West 29th and 5284 Windsor still have their buildings from before 1946; 28 East 26th (2021), 1236 East 26th (1986), 1628 East Georgia (2006) and 4697 West 3rd (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 337 Dunsmuir, 1019 Dunsmuir, 3335 East 7th, 923 East Pender, 612 Hamilton, 846 Helmcken, 645 Main, 4930 Quebec, 523 Thurlow, 1580 Trafalgar and 1795 West 14th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).