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The Duggans

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 13 people named Duggan at 13 addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Dugan. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Duggans lived

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

    2290 Adanac Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M M Duggan 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L Boyd at 2282. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1720 East 6th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F Dugan, a helper at Empire Box 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Downie at 1718 and R B Marshall at 1722. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3615 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Eileen Dugan, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Williamson at 3635. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6145 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • L Duggan, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Mkt at 6143 and MacPhail Hdw at 6167. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    718 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W M Duggan, in tobacco 1940

    Next door in 1940: Birks H & Sons (BC) Ltd at 710 and scott's cafe at 722. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1281 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E J Duggan 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Emery at 1277. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2262 Mannering Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Duggan 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bunten at 2256 and P G Varley at 2270. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    932 Smithe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Duggan 1940

    Next door in 1940: Acme Auto Metal Wks at 930. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2737 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T Dugan, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: G McIntosh at 2735 and W B Ferguson at 2747. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3990 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W P Duggan 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F Crawford at 3984. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3928 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F W Duggan 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Waring at 3920 and R R Atkins at 3936. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3996 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • May Dugan, a domestic for M Beck 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Hallett at 3986. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2606 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J C Duggan 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Choate at 2626. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the 13: a domestic, a helper, an on active service and a stenographer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Dunbar-Southlands (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Sunset. 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 Mrs M M Duggan at 2290 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists F Dugan at 1720 East 6th Avenue, a helper at Empire Box. The 1940 name section lists Eileen Dugan at 3615 East Pender Street, a stenographer. L Duggan, a confectioner, is listed at 6145 Fraser Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists W M Duggan, in tobacco, at 718 Granville Street. E J Duggan is listed at 1281 Howe Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists J Duggan at 2262 Mannering 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). J Duggan is listed at 932 Smithe Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists T Dugan at 2737 Turner Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Dugan there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists W P Duggan at 3990 West 21st Avenue. F W Duggan is listed at 3928 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

The 1940 name section lists May Dugan at 3996 West 22nd Avenue, a domestic for M Beck. J C Duggan is listed at 2606 West 34th Avenue in 1940.

Today

1720 East 6th, 3615 East Pender, 6145 Fraser, 2262 Mannering, 3990 West 21st, 3928 West 22nd and 3996 West 22nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 2737 Turner (1959) and 2606 West 34th (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2290 Adanac, 718 Granville, 1281 Howe and 932 Smithe, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.