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The Curleys

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Curley at six addresses in 1940 in five 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 Curleys 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

    2322 Balaclava Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Curley, a porter at Vancouver Hotel Barber Shop 1940
    • Albert G Curley, a plater 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Consterdine at 2316 and G D Levy at 2328. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    569 East 31st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • M W Curley, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: H H Davenport at 563 and W E Neal at 583. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1552 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W A Curley, a bookkeeper 1940
  4. 4

    804 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • John J Curley, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Paris Bky at 800 and Paris Bky (whse) at 806. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3023 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Curley 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Hogarth at 3001 and H G Newby at 3067. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    7 West 20th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs A L Curley, widow of W P 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A E Westcott at 3 and J W Chalmers at 15. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: a bookkeeper, a logger, a miner, a plater and a porter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano and Strathcona. 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 J Curley at 2322 Balaclava Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Curley there as the householder, a porter at Vancouver Hotel Barber Shop, with Jean F Curley, and Albert G Curley, a plater. In 1940 the directory lists M W Curley at 569 East 31st 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 Michael W Curley there as the householder, a miner.

In 1940 the directory lists W A Curley at 1552 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Wallace A Curley there as the householder, a bookkeeper. The 1940 name section lists John J Curley at 804 Powell Street, a logger. J Curley is listed at 3023 Victoria Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A L Curley at 7 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ada L Curley there as the householder, widow of W P.

Today

2322 Balaclava and 3023 Victoria Drive still have their buildings from before 1946, 2322 Balaclava on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 569 East 31st (2017) and 7 West 20th (2021) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1552 East Pender and 804 Powell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Campers' cottages and tents among the trees at the foot of Balaclava Street, above the water
1910 Campers' cottages and tents among the trees at the foot of Balaclava Street, above the water. Not at the house at 2322 Balaclava: no archive photo of the 2300 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 7-91. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 12 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.