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The Costellos

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at nine addresses

The directories print 15 people named Costello at nine 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. The most under one roof: three Costellos at 4447 West 13th in 1940.

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Where the Costellos 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

    908 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Costello (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A L Simpson at 912. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2236 Graveley Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J J Costello, an utility man at the National Harbours Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Dalawrak at 2228 and C E Cowell at 2242. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4447 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs A Costello, widow of E R 1940
    • Mary L Costello, a stenographer 1940
    • William J Costello, a student 1940
  4. 4

    1926 West 17th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • D J Costello, a machinist operator at the Province 1940
    • Brooks J Costello, a clerk at Johnson & Higgins 1940
    • M Joan Costello, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Bell at 1950. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3954 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R W Costello, a teacher at the St George's School 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sanitarium St Georges at 3938. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3514 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Helen Costello, a teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E E Webb at 3522. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2993 West 35th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • V P Costello, a photographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: T E Watts at 2983 and D Sisson at 2997. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    143 West 49th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • Thomas J Costello, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Tomblin at 161. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1948 Whyte Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss A Costello 1940
    • Alice Costello 1940
    • Agnes Costello 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Lewis at 1924 and Mrs E Lusk at 1972. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 15: a teacher (2), a clerk, a machinist operator, a photographer, a stenographer and an utility man. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Oakridge, Shaughnessy, West End 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Costello (no first name printed) at 908 Broughton Street. J J Costello is listed at 2236 Graveley Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph J Costello there as the householder, an utility man at the National Harbours Board.

Mrs A Costello is listed at 4447 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Amy Costello there as the householder, widow of E R, with Mary L Costello, a stenographer, and William J Costello, a student. D J Costello is listed at 1926 West 17th Avenue in 1940; 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 Daniel J Costello there as the householder, a machinist operator at the Province, with Brooks J Costello, a clerk at Johnson & Higgins, and M Joan Costello, a student at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists R W Costello at 3954 West 29th Avenue, a teacher at the St George's School. The 1940 name section lists Helen Costello at 3514 West 34th Avenue, a teacher. V P Costello is listed at 2993 West 35th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Vincent P Costello there as the householder, a photographer.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Costello at 143 West 49th Avenue, retired. In 1940 the directory lists Miss A Costello at 1948 Whyte Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice Costello there as the householder, with Agnes Costello.

Today

1926 West 17th and 1948 Whyte still have their buildings from before 1946; 2236 Graveley (1992), 4447 West 13th (1987) and 2993 West 35th (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 908 Broughton, 3954 West 29th, 3514 West 34th and 143 West 49th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.