The Downies

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jean Downie at 1225 Barclay Street, a saleswoman at Canadian Wind Bakeries. The 1940 name section lists Joan M Downie at 1205 Beach Avenue, with Malcolm Downie, a steelworker, Richard Downie, a messenger at British Meat Packers, and Ross B Downie, a delivery. The 1940 name section lists James Downie at 780 Broughton Street.

J T Downie is listed at 1823 Creelman Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James F Downie there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone. J Downie is listed at 2253 East 35th 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 John Downie there as the householder, a stone cutter.

R Downie is listed at 2233 East 45th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Downie there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Robert C T Downie, a clerk at the Customs. The 1940 name section lists Kath Downie at 1090 East 50th Avenue, a saleswoman.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Downie at 1718 East 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Janet Downie there as the householder, widow of W J. The 1940 name section lists Agnes B Downie at 1069 East 8th Avenue, a telephone operator at the CN Institute.

W A Downie is listed at 1768 Kitchener Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William A Downie there, a plumber. D M Downie is listed at 2042 Kitchener Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel M Downie there as the householder, a plasterer.

The 1940 name section lists Downie (no first name printed) at 676 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Downie at 4348 West 11th Avenue, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Downie at 3817 West 14th Avenue, a housekeeper for Mrs M I Rogers.

In 1940 the directory lists T Downie at 2792 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Downie there as the householder, a manager at Retail Credit Grantors. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret Downie at 940 West Pender Street.

Mrs J T Downie is listed at 1911 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jane T Downie there as the householder, widow of J, with James D Downie.

Today

1718 East 6th, 2042 Kitchener and 2792 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1225 Barclay (1989), 2233 East 45th (1993), 1090 East 50th (1974), 1768 Kitchener (1990), 4348 West 11th (2010) and 3817 West 14th (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1205 Beach, 780 Broughton, 1823 Creelman, 2253 East 35th, 1069 East 8th, 676 Thurlow, 940 West Pender and 1911 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).