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The Dillons

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 13 people named Dillon at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Dillons 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

    990 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • H E Dillon, a clerk at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: norwood (the) at 958. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1024 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Henry J Dillon 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Goodyear at 1014 and J Roberts at 1036. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3640 Carolina Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • R Dillon, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E T Appleton at 3632. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1326 East 36th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Annie Dillon, widow of T N 1940
    • John A Dillon, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Reed at 1348. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1608 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Frank Dillon, retired 1940
  6. 6

    3835 Fraser Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • James Dillon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss B A Robinson at 3833 and Alex's Gar at 3895. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2022 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • J J Dillon, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sun Wing Fur Co at 2020. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1235 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Michael Dillon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Skinner-Atkins at 1233 and W R Hay at 1243. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    960 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • Bertha Dillon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Annex Rosemont at 948. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    928 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Dan Dillon, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Machinery Cascade at 912 and Tacoma Junk Co at 936. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2635 Pandora Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Dillon 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Calloway at 2621 and W P Jackson at 2641. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    784 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • C W Dillon, a yardman at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E I Johnston at 752. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the 13: a clerk, an engineer, a laborer and a yardman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Riley Park 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 H E Dillon at 990 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harold E Dillon there as the householder, a clerk at Begg Motor. The 1940 name section lists Henry J Dillon at 1024 Cardero Street.

R Dillon is listed at 3640 Carolina Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert Dillon there as the householder, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists Annie Dillon at 1326 East 36th Avenue as the householder, widow of T N, with John A Dillon, a laborer at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Frank Dillon at 1608 Franklin Street, retired.

The 1940 name section lists James Dillon at 3835 Fraser Street. In 1940 the directory lists J J Dillon, rooms to let, at 2022 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists John J Dillon there, who kept rooms to let. The 1940 name section lists Michael Dillon at 1235 Hornby Street.

The 1940 name section lists Bertha Dillon at 960 Jervis Street. The 1940 name section lists Dan Dillon at 928 Main Street, retired. J Dillon is listed at 2635 Pandora Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Dillon there as the householder.

C W Dillon is listed at 784 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Dillon there as the householder, a yardman at the CNR.

Today

990 Bute, 1024 Cardero, 3640 Carolina, 928 Main, 2635 Pandora and 784 Thurlow still have their buildings from before 1946, 784 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1326 East 36th (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1608 Franklin, 3835 Fraser, 2022 Granville, 1235 Hornby and 960 Jervis, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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 D. Want a name removed? Tell us.