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The Drydens

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Dryden at seven addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Drydens at 6520 Laburnum in 1940.

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Where the Drydens lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1872 East Hastings Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W Dryden Jr, of East End Auto Supplies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Kelly at 1850 and East End Auto Supp at 1896. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    926 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sam Dryden, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Cowie at 922 and A Allan at 930. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6520 Laburnum Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • L M Dryden, a salesman at Clarke & Stuart 1940
    • Marion B Dryden, a clerk at Imperial Oil 1940
    • Robert J Dryden, a salesman at Reed Phipps & Davies 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Love at 6508 and B Bishop at 6532. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1895 Powell Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W Dryden, of East End Auto Supplies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hamilton Eats at 1889 and Can Bk of Com at 1897. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1083 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • John L Dryden 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Jackson at 1079 and Mrs A Gray at 1089. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3811 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs J Dryden, widow of J 1940
    • Angus Dryden, a lessee at Shell Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Moul at 3817. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3035 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G W Dryden, a credit manager at Crane 1940
    • M Elaine Dryden, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Acton at 3025 and A T Bunbury at 3045. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eleven: a salesman (2), a clerk, a credit manager and a lessee. Two of them worked for East End Auto Supplies. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Downtown, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, West End and West Point Grey. 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 W Dryden Jr at 1872 East Hastings 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 William Dryden Jr there as the householder, of East End Auto Supplies. The 1940 name section lists Sam Dryden at 926 Hornby Street, retired.

L M Dryden is listed at 6520 Laburnum Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ludovic M Dryden there as the householder, a salesman at Clarke & Stuart, with Marion B Dryden, a clerk at Imperial Oil, and Robert J Dryden, a salesman at Reed Phipps & Davies. W Dryden is listed at 1895 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Dryden there as the householder, of East End Auto Supplies.

The 1940 name section lists John L Dryden at 1083 Thurlow Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Dryden at 3811 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie Dryden there as the householder, widow of J, with Angus Dryden, a lessee at Shell Oil.

In 1940 the directory lists G W Dryden at 3035 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Guy W Dryden there as the householder, a credit manager at Crane, with M Elaine Dryden, a student.

Today

1895 Powell, 3811 West 12th and 3035 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 6520 Laburnum (2014) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1872 East Hastings, 926 Hornby and 1083 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.