The Cranes

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists B Crane at 3424 Commercial Street, a dealer at Goblin Electric Cleaner. The 1940 name section lists Harvey E Crane at 650 Denman Street, a president at Crane's Shipyards. In 1940 the directory lists W Crane at 1936 East 19th 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 William Crane there as the householder, a laborer at BC Sugar, with Phyllis G Crane.

In 1940 the directory lists M Crane at 1091 East 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Michael Crane there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Clara E Crane and Edward M Crane. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jessie Crane at 151 East 27th Avenue, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital.

G H Crane is listed at 323 East 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George H Crane there as the householder, a carpenter. W H Crane is listed at 1836 East 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Crane there as the householder, a lather.

J Crane is listed at 757 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jack Crane there as the householder, a millworker. V W Crane is listed at 837 Helmcken Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Victor W Crane there as the householder, a watch repairer for F Hinchcliffe.

Miss H V Crane is listed at 2830 Hemlock Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hazel V Crane there as the householder, a solicitor for C Darling. L C Crane is listed at 975 Lillooet Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leslie C Crane there as the householder, a salesman at Mutual Family Health.

The 1940 name section lists George Crane at 1630 Robson Street. In 1940 the directory lists W G Crane at 4646 Slocan Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred G Crane there as the householder, a movie operator at the Columbia Theatre.

In 1940 the directory lists J E Crane at 2227 Wenonah Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John E Crane there as the householder, with Eric A Crane, proprietor of Heather Woodworks, and John H Crane. In 1940 the directory lists J W Crane at 3215 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James W Crane there as the householder, retired, with Gordon W Crane, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Crane at 2585 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Emily Crane there as the householder, widow of J, with Victoria Crane, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Charles Crane at 4603 West 5th Avenue, who worked for C N Institute.

H A Crane is listed at 1781 West 62nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry A Crane there as the householder. J H Crane is listed at 1040 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John H Crane there as the householder, a manager at the Ritz Apartment Hotel.

The 1940 name section lists Agnes L Crane at 1260 West King Edward Avenue, widow of J J.

Today

3424 Commercial, 1936 East 19th, 151 East 27th, 757 East Hastings, 2830 Hemlock, 2227 Wenonah, 4603 West 5th, 1781 West 62nd and 1260 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 1091 East 21st (2010), 975 Lillooet (1991), 3215 West 12th (1996), 2585 West 2nd (2017) and 1040 West Georgia (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 650 Denman, 323 East 2nd, 1836 East 3rd, 837 Helmcken, 1630 Robson and 4646 Slocan, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).