The Crosbys

The story, address by address

In May 1930 T H Crosby took out the permit to build a house at 5358 Angus Drive. In 1940 the directory lists T H Crosby at 5358 Angus Drive; 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 T Harold Crosby there as the householder, a district manager at Canadian Westinghouse, with Helen L Crosby, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality, and Robert T Crosby, a student at UBC.

In September 1929 Leslie A Crosby took out the permit to build a house at 5752 Argyle Street. In 1940 the directory lists L A Crosby at 5752 Argyle Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie A Crosby there as the householder, a floorman at the Province.

In 1940 the directory lists J E S Crosby at 327 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists J Edwin S Crosby there as the householder, a helper at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists W R Crosby at 331 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William R Crosby there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Crosby at 1244 East 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert A Crosby there as the householder, proprietor of Crosby Printing Co, with Thelma M Crosby, an operator at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists M G Crosby at 210 East 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Michael G Crosby there as the householder, a mechanic.

In 1940 the directory lists A Crosby at 236 East 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Aaron Crosby there as the householder, a laborer at Alberta Lumber. The 1940 name section lists Annie Crosby at 1875 East 50th Avenue, widow of T A. The 1940 name section lists Crosby (no first name printed) at 2022 Granville Street.

The 1940 name section lists Mildred A Crosby at 1104 Haro Street, an operator at C N Telegraphs. The 1940 name section lists B Crosby at 862 Homer Street, an accountant. In 1940 the directory lists C S Crosby at 4345 Jericho Circle; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists F Ola Crosby at 2110 Macdonald Street, an accountant at Merchants Towel & Linen, with W Francis Crosby, a helper at Hume & Rumble.

In 1940 the directory lists E F Crosby at 4454 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Edward F Crosby there as the householder, proprietor of the Crosby Electric Co. In 1940 the directory lists E W Crossby at 3964 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ernest W Crossby there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists R T Crosby at 3940 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard T Crosby there as the householder, a branch manager at the Bank of Montreal. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I P Crosby at 1529 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isabel P Crosby there as the householder, widow of R, with Kathleen M Crosby, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library, and Robert G Crosby, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss G E Crosby at 2426 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Grace E Crosby there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs D J Crosby at 1179 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Della J Crosby there as the householder, with Doug M Crosby, a salesman at Cunningham Drug, and R Lloyd Crosby, a druggist at Cunningham Drug.

The 1940 name section lists Claude T Crosby at 4082 West 8th Avenue, a druggist at Reliable Drug. The 1940 name section lists Crosby (no first name printed) at 165 West Pender Street.

Today

5358 Angus Drive, 5752 Argyle, 236 East 38th, 1104 Haro, 4345 Jericho Circle, 2110 Macdonald, 4454 West 10th, 3940 West 20th, 1529 West 33rd, 4082 West 8th and 165 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 2110 Macdonald and 1529 West 33rd on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1244 East 17th (1985), 1875 East 50th (1996) and 3964 West 11th (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 327 East 11th, 331 East 11th, 210 East 18th, 2022 Granville, 862 Homer, 2426 West 3rd and 1179 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).