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The Copps

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at ten addresses

The directories print ten people named Copp at ten addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Copps lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    589 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S M Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: Day R S & Son Ltd at 567 and W C Beattie at 591. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1744 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J H Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Hart at 1738 and Mrs D E Martin at 1748. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1306 East 18th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E M Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gell at 1316. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1535 Nanton Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • C W Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: A O McBean at 1549. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1946 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs H E Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: B W Ball at 1936 and J J Gilmore at 1956. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1175 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C A Copp, a building contractor 1940

    Next door in 1940: N L Harvey at 1165 and J Chadwich at 1185. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1591 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M A Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: gloucester court at 1575. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3106 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • S H Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Fidler at 3116. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2863 West 38th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • A R Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Marsh at 2847 and Rev A F Munro at 2871. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4492 West 5th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs D Copp 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Tearoe at 4490. The block, door by door

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy and West Point Grey. 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 S M Copp at 589 Burrard Street. J H Copp is listed at 1744 Charles Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Copp at 1306 East 18th 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). C W Copp is listed at 1535 Nanton Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H E Copp at 1946 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. C A Copp, a building contractor, is listed at 1175 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Copp at 1591 West 16th Avenue. S H Copp is listed at 3106 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists A R Copp at 2863 West 38th Avenue. Mrs D Copp is listed at 4492 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Today

1744 Charles, 1306 East 18th, 1535 Nanton, 1591 West 16th, 3106 West 23rd and 2863 West 38th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4492 West 5th (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 589 Burrard, 1946 West 13th and 1175 West 16th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Shriners in striped robes marching in a parade on Burrard Street
1942 Shriners in striped robes marching in a parade on Burrard Street. Not at the house at 589 Burrard: no archive photo of the 500 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1184-1239. Public domain.

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.