The Drysdales

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists C H Drysdale at 2118 Adanac 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 Charles H Drysdale there as the householder, a warehouseman at Imperial Oil. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Drysdale at 717 Cambie Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary A Drysdale there as the householder, widow of G.

In 1940 the directory lists J Drysdale at 5830 Cartier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Drysdale there as the householder, an accountant at Clark Fruit, with Ruth Drysdale, an elevator operator at Spencer's, and Mrs Winnifred Drysdale, proprietor of Willingdon Coffee Shop. The 1940 name section lists John Drysdale at 1436 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Drysdale at 1135 East 19th Avenue, an engineer.

The 1940 name section lists David I Drysdale at 1319 East 19th Avenue, a clerk at BC Plywoods. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Drysdale at 162 East 20th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists J Drysdale at 566 East 56th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Drysdale there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists H H Drysdale at 273 East 6th Avenue, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Carrie Drysdale at 1168 Haro Street, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Ian Drysdale at 3332 Inverness Street, a clerk.

J M Drysdale is listed at 4953 Prince Albert Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John M Drysdale there as the householder, a boilermaker at N Vancouver Ship Repairs, with Eveline M Drysdale, an operator at the Jantzen Knit Mills, May P Drysdale, and Ruth O Drysdale, an operator at the Jantzen Knit Mills. N N Drysdale is listed at 1875 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Norman M Drysdale there as the householder, an operator for E M White.

Miss L M Drysdale is listed at 1695 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Louisa M Drysdale there as the householder, a supervisor at Metro Health Vancouver City, with Louisa Drysdale, widow of A. R Drysdale is listed at 1176 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rudolph Drysdale there as the householder, a salesman.

P Q Drysdale is listed at 2819 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Philip Q Drysdale there as the householder, an attendant at Shell Oil. Mrs H M Drysdale is listed at 3321 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henrietta M Drysdale there as the householder, widow of J C, with Norma K Drysdale, a student at UBC.

Today

2118 Adanac, 1436 East 10th, 1135 East 19th, 1319 East 19th, 3332 Inverness, 4953 Prince Albert, 1695 West 11th and 1176 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5830 Cartier (2000), 566 East 56th (1991), 1875 Robson (1963), 2819 West 12th (2010) and 3321 West 7th (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 717 Cambie, 162 East 20th, 273 East 6th and 1168 Haro, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).