The Dickies

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Susan Dickie at 5651 Balsam Street, a telephone operator. A H Dickie is listed at 324 East 15th 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 Arthur H Dickie there as the householder, a bricklayer.

R Dickie is listed at 3215 East 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robertson Dickie there as the householder, a waiter. J R Dickie is listed at 3233 East 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James R Dickie there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists Ella Dickie at 750 East Broadway, an ironer at Nelson's Laundries. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Dickie at 1125 Granville Street, a driver at Pacific Brewers. E A Dickie is listed at 1646 Haro Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest A Dickie there as the householder, a barrister.

E A Dickie, a barrister, is listed at 475 Howe Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists C B Dickie at 3858 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Carmon B Dickie there as the householder, a shipper at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Miss C Dickie at 1005 Jervis Street, a teacher at the Crofton House School.

R D Dickie is listed at 1373 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert D Dickie there as the householder. A T Dickie is listed at 215 North Slocan Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred T Dickie there as the householder, a bricklayer, with James A C Dickie.

R Dickie is listed at 7506 Ontario Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Dickie there as the householder, of Rae & Dickie. T M Dickie is listed at 1320 Renfrew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas M Dickie there as the householder, a vulcanizer at Vancouver Motors.

The 1940 name section lists Hubert Dickie at 1112 Robson Street, a logger. In 1940 the directory lists R L Dickie at 4584 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert L Dickie there as the householder, a bus supervisor, with M Elvira Dickie, an usher at the Beacon Theatre.

In 1940 the directory lists G A Dickie at 3449 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Dickie there as the householder, proprietor of Chapman's Super Service, with Agnes M Dickie, a bookkeeper. The 1940 name section lists Robert Dickie at 3589 West 20th Avenue, a miner.

W Dickie is listed at 3572 West 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Dickie there as the householder, a branch manager at the Bank of Toronto. The 1940 name section lists Susie Dickie at 3162 West 2nd Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists G A Dickie at 2207 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Dickie there as the householder, a mechanic superintendent at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F A Dickie at 2743 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frances A Dickie there as the householder, widow of E, with Frances A O Dickie, a school teacher, Marjorie O Dickie, and Mildred O Dickie, a clerk at Vancouver Welfare Fed.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss J B Dickie at 4633 West 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Janet B Dickie there as the householder, with Alex Dickie, Edith A Dickie, a secretary-treasurer at Traer & Dickie, Helen M Dickie, a stenographer at the Bank of Montreal, and Margaret Dickie, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Helen A Dickie at 2224 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Dickie at 1455 West 7th Avenue, a sheet metal worker.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Dickie at 1945 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists James A Dickie there as the householder, a carpenter.

Today

750 East Broadway, 1125 Granville, 475 Howe, 3858 Inverness, 215 North Slocan, 4584 West 11th, 3589 West 20th, 3572 West 23rd, 2743 West 36th and 4633 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3215 East 6th (1985), 3233 East 6th (1977), 1005 Jervis (1974), 7506 Ontario (1974), 1112 Robson (1975), 3449 West 20th (1993), 3162 West 2nd (1996) and 2207 West 34th (2003) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5651 Balsam, 324 East 15th, 1646 Haro, 1373 Nicola, 1320 Renfrew, 2224 West 5th, 1455 West 7th and 1945 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).