A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Dahls
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eleven addresses
The directories print eleven people named Dahl at eleven 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 Dahls lived
- 1
337 Dunsmuir Street
Downtown, 1940
- Carl O Dahl, a machinist operator at the Province 1940
Next door in 1940: Master Painters' Supp at 331. The block, door by door
- 2
1366 East 3rd Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs Janet Dahl, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: R D McGregor at 1360. The block, door by door
- 3
1947 East 41st Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- Einar Dahl, a fisherman 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs L Kirkwood at 1933 and Miss K E Jones at 1959. The block, door by door
- 4
160 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Hans Dahl, a fisherman 1940
Next door in 1940: Royal Thea Barber Shop at 146 and Regent Hotel Shoe Shine at 162. The block, door by door
- 5
- 6
2219 Grant Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J E Dahl, a master mariner at Car Barge Towing 1940
Next door in 1940: H S Le Messurier at 2211 and J D Christie at 2221. The block, door by door
- 7
853 Hamilton Street
Downtown, 1940
- Theo Dahl, a millworker 1940
Next door in 1940: I Anderson at 849 and Mrs A McGuire at 855. The block, door by door
- 8
810 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs M Dahl 1940
Next door in 1940: Canada Net & Twine at 808 and Powell Mach & Elec at 842. The block, door by door
- 9
1516 Powell Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A Dahl 1940
Next door in 1940: M Adachi at 1514. The block, door by door
- 10
1792 West 4th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- H Dahl, a grader at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940
Next door in 1940: A M Anderson at 1788 and Mrs M Bennett at 1796. The block, door by door
- 11
1235 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- S K Dahl, a manager at Iris Steam Baths 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs L Boyd at 1203 and C Matthison at 1245. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: a fisherman (2), an employee, a grader, a machinist operator, a manager and a master mariner, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (3), Grandview-Woodland (3), Fairview (2), Strathcona (2) and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Carl O Dahl at 337 Dunsmuir Street, a machinist operator at the Province. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Janet Dahl at 1366 East 3rd Avenue, who worked for the BC Telephone. The 1940 name section lists Einar Dahl at 1947 East 41st Avenue, a fisherman. The 1940 name section lists Hans Dahl at 160 East Hastings Street, a fisherman.
The 1940 name section lists A Dahl at 575 East Hastings Street. J E Dahl is listed at 2219 Grant Street 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 John E Dahl there as the householder, a master mariner at Car Barge Towing. The 1940 name section lists Theo Dahl at 853 Hamilton Street, a millworker.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Dahl at 810 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mabel Dahl there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists A Dahl at 1516 Powell Street.
H Dahl is listed at 1792 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold Dahl there as the householder, a grader at the Eburne Saw Mills. S K Dahl is listed at 1235 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sanford K Dahl there as the householder, a manager at Iris Steam Baths.
Today
160 East Hastings, 2219 Grant and 1516 Powell still have their buildings from before 1946, 1516 Powell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1235 West Broadway (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 337 Dunsmuir, 1366 East 3rd, 1947 East 41st, 575 East Hastings, 853 Hamilton, 810 Powell and 1792 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Dahl Carl O mach opr Province337 Dunsmuir, p. 145
- Dahl Mrs Janet emp BC Tel1366 East 3rd, p. 146
- Dahl Einar fshrmn1947 East 41st, p. 145
- Dahl Hans fshrmn160 East Hastings, p. 146
- Dahl A575 East Hastings, p. 145
- *Dahl J E2219 Grant, p. 61
- Dahl John E mstr mrnr Car Barge Towing2219 Grant, p. 146
- Dahl Theo mlwkr853 Hamilton, p. 146
- Dahl Mrs M810 Powell, p. 135
- Dahl Mrs Mabel810 Powell, p. 146
- Dahl A1516 Powell, p. 145
- Dahl H1792 West 4th, p. 181
- Dahl Harold grader Eburne Saw Mills1792 West 4th, p. 146
- Dahl S K1235 West Broadway, p. 17
- Dahl Sanford K mgr Iris Steam Baths1235 West Broadway, p. 146
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 D. Want a name removed? Tell us.