The Dowlings

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Dowling at 3629 Cambridge Street; 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 Annie Dowling there as the householder, widow of R. In 1940 the directory lists E J Dowling at 1320 East 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward J Dowling there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with Edward Dowling, a millworker at BC Plywoods, John J Dowling, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, and Patrick J Dowling, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists S M Dowling at 1961 East 51st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Steph M Dowling there as the householder, a baker. In 1940 the directory lists G C Dowling at 1784 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George C Dowling there as the householder, proprietor of Moonlight Roller Rink, with Ralph C Dowling, proprietor of Regal Paint.

In 1940 the directory lists F W Dowling at 5912 Olympic Street. The 1940 name section lists Francis W Dowling there as the householder, retired, with Doris Dowling. In 1940 the directory lists S Dowling at 2534 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan Dowling there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists J Dowling at 3682 Turner Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Dowling there as the householder, retired, with John Dowling, a clerk at the BC Government. In 1940 the directory lists T E Dowling at 2346 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas E Dowling there as the householder, of Dowling & Sons, with G Richard Dowling, of Dowling & Sons, and Thomas B Dowling, of Dowling & Sons.

In 1940 the directory lists S C Dowling at 615 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Syd C Dowling there as the householder, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. In 1940 the directory lists R H Dowling at 2584 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Randolph H Dowling there as the householder, a fire captain at the City of Vancouver.

Today

1320 East 35th, 1784 East 7th, 3682 Turner and 2346 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3629 Cambridge (1992), 1961 East 51st (1989) and 2534 Parker (2019) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5912 Olympic, 615 West 13th and 2584 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).