The Drapers

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Bruce M Draper at 2020 Barclay Street, an assistant buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company. Mrs I C Draper is listed at 884 Bute Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Irene C Draper there as the householder, a stenographer at Export Sales, with Ross E Draper, a machinist operator.

J H Draper is listed at 2816 Charles Street 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 James H Draper there as the householder, a dairyman at Crystal Dairy. F L Draper is listed at 601 Denman Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank L Draper there as the householder.

C J Draper is listed at 3544 Marshall Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles J Draper there as the householder. Mrs E R Draper is listed at 1337 Napier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ellen R Draper there as the householder, widow of T B, with Charles Draper.

Miss H Draper is listed at 956 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hester Draper there as the householder. H G Draper is listed at 8865 Osler Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hubert G Draper there as the householder, a driver at Pacific Meat.

G Draper is listed at 1990 Sasamat Place in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists G C Draper at 7206 Stirling Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George C Draper there as the householder, a fitter at Tyee Machinery, with Margaret C Draper, Martha Draper, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry, and Mary H Draper, an operator at Family Service Laundry.

In 1940 the directory lists A Draper at 2725 Ward Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Draper there as the householder, an electrician at the Burrard Dry Dock, with Andrew Draper Jr, a bookkeeper, and Martha Draper, a clerk. In 1940 the directory lists H L Draper at 4168 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert L Draper there as the householder, a teacher at the Sprott Shaw School.

The 1940 name section lists Charles E Draper at 1260 West 15th Avenue, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal, with Constance M Draper, Geoffrey P Draper, and Hester E Draper, a school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation. W H Draper is listed at 3356 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Draper there as the householder, a printer. The 1940 name section lists Charles R Draper at 1892 West 2nd Avenue, a mechanic at Bowell McDonald, with Edward Draper, a helper at Bowell McDonald.

In 1940 the directory lists R Draper at 3971 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Draper there as the householder, a supervisor at the BC Electric Railway, with B Merle Draper, Cath E Draper, a switch board operator at the BC Electric Railway, and Dorothy E Draper, a telephone operator at Great West Life. The 1940 name section lists Ellen Draper at 844 West Broadway, with Mabel Draper, a seamstress for Globe Outfitting.

Today

884 Bute, 1990 Sasamat Place, 4168 West 11th and 3971 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 884 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2816 Charles (1978), 3544 Marshall (1973), 8865 Osler (1966), 7206 Stirling (1970), 2725 Ward (2018) and 3356 West 22nd (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2020 Barclay, 601 Denman, 1337 Napier, 956 Nicola, 1260 West 15th, 1892 West 2nd and 844 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).