The Downeses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists J Downs at 1601 Comox Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Downs there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists L C Downes at 2034 East 26th 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 Louis C Downes there as the householder, a shipper at the Hudson's Bay Company.

In 1940 the directory lists T O Downs at 56 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists T Orison Downs there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists John Downs at 1390 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward Downes at 1066 Harwood Street as the householder, an engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists A G Downes at 1020 Nicola Street. The 1940 name section lists A George Downes there as the householder, a salesman at the News Herald. In 1940 the directory lists F P Downes at 4550 Osler Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank P Downes there as the householder, a salesman at Burns & Co, with Marion P Downes, a pro skater & pianist.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss E M Downes at 1145 Semlin Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Evelyn M Downes there as the householder, with Alfred E Downes, a fisherman, John B Downes, a logger, and Robert G Downes, a board marker at Fraser Stock & Bond. In 1940 the directory lists A Downes at 2405 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Downes there as the householder, an agent at the Downes Super Service.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss E Downs at 1776 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ethel J Downs there as the householder, a cashier for Mutual Life. In 1940 the directory lists P M Downes at 1565 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Peter M Downes there as the householder, a manager for Cockfield Brown.

In 1940 the directory lists H Downs at 951 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Downs there as the householder, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. In 1940 the directory lists T G Downes at 3663 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Trevor G Downes there as the householder, a cashier at Sun Life.

In 1940 the directory lists W A Downs at 4770 West 2nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William A Downs there as the householder, a manager for Remington Rand. The 1940 name section lists Minnie Downes at 1190 West 33rd Avenue, a maid for G D Wilson.

J E Downs is listed at 4049 West 34th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James E Downs there as the householder, an assistant accountant at Credit Foncier F-C. J F Downs is listed at 4665 West 3rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Frederick Downs there as the householder, of Ladner Carmichael & Downs.

Today

1601 Comox, 4550 Osler, 1145 Semlin Drive, 1776 West 11th, 1565 West 14th, 951 West 20th, 4770 West 2nd and 4665 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1601 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2034 East 26th (1968), 2405 West 10th (1999), 3663 West 21st (1993) and 4049 West 34th (2019) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 56 East 8th, 1390 Granville, 1020 Nicola and 1190 West 33rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1066 Harwood, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.