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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Eastmans

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 17 people named Eastman at 13 addresses in 1940 in eleven 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 Eastmans at 1156 Connaught Drive in 1940.

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Where the Eastmans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    220 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Don Eastman, a mate at Chemainus Towing 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Machida at 230. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1156 Connaught Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • H F Eastman 1940
    • Adrienne Eastman, a stenographer 1940
    • Mrs Lucie Eastman, proprietor of Cresta Blanca 1940

    Next door in 1940: H L Begg at 1108 and G W Seymour at 1168. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    802 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • R Eastman, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Heppelwhite at 806. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1314 East 24th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E Eastman, widow of H J 1940

    Next door in 1940: S C Enefer at 1310 and W Boyd at 1326. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3467 East 26th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J Eastman, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Asserlind at 3461 and T L Strachan at 3487. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    41 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Eastmann, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hub Ltd at 45. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    6404 Main Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • W Eastman, a confectioner 1940
    • Hubert A Eastman 1940
  8. 8

    2655 Parker Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A Eastman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M McDonald at 2645 and W A Cook at 2661. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    988 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Walter Eastman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Spehar at 998. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2030 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs A Eastman, widow of C P 1940

    Next door in 1940: roslyn court at 2020 and vine court at 2050. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4478 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W C Eastman, a sewing machinist repairer 1940
    • Charlotte E Eastman, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: D R Watson at 4472 and H Green at 4484. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1408 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Kate I Eastman, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Potts at 1400 and West End Tire Serv at 1464. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3460 Yukon Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T Eastman, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Morgan at 3480. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 17: a school teacher (2), a confectioner, an engineer, a mate, a motorman and a painter, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, Strathcona, Sunset 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Don Eastman at 220 Alexander Street, a mate at Chemainus Towing. H F Eastman is listed at 1156 Connaught Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hayward F Eastman there as the householder, with Adrienne Eastman, a stenographer, and Mrs Lucie Eastman, proprietor of Cresta Blanca.

R Eastman is listed at 802 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Reginald Eastman there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. Mrs E Eastman is listed at 1314 East 24th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Eastman there as the householder, widow of H J.

J Eastman is listed at 3467 East 26th 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 Eastman there as the householder, a painter. The 1940 name section lists George Eastmann at 41 East Hastings Street, an engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists W Eastman, a confectioner, at 6404 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists William Eastman there as the householder, a confectioner, with Hubert A Eastman. In 1940 the directory lists A Eastman at 2655 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Eastman there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Walter Eastman at 988 Richards Street. Mrs A Eastman is listed at 2030 Vine Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Eastman there as the householder, widow of C P.

W C Eastman, a sewing machinist repairer, is listed at 4478 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William C Eastman there as the householder, a sewing machinist repairer, with Charlotte E Eastman, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Kate I Eastman at 1408 West Georgia Street, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists T Eastman at 3460 Yukon Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thompson Eastman there as the householder, retired.

Today

220 Alexander, 802 East 15th, 1314 East 24th, 3467 East 26th, 2655 Parker, 2030 Vine, 4478 West 11th and 3460 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946; 1156 Connaught Drive (1994), 41 East Hastings (2017) and 988 Richards (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6404 Main and 1408 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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 E. Want a name removed? Tell us.