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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Eastwoods

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Eastwood at nine addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Eastwoods 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

    990 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • F W Eastwood, a salesman at BC Leather 1940
    • Allan Eastwood, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: norwood (the) at 958. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    342 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W Eastwood 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Awram at 336 and G W Ledingham at 348. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1245 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • Place W K E Sulley Eastwood, a manager 1940

    Next door in 1940: C D Hobbs at 1225 and Miss M L Alexander at 1285. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1117 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Evelyn Eastwood, a waitress at Woolworth's 1940

    Next door in 1940: G F Cunliffe at 1107 and Roller Rink Moonlight at 1129. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1302 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C Eastwood, a dental technician for W R Stokes 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Kodama at 1300 and Sign Pacific at 1306. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2811 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Eastwood, a driver at McGavin 1940

    Next door in 1940: F S Perdue at 2803 and B O Morrow at 2819. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2137 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G Eastwood, proprietor of Yorkshire Chimney Sweep 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E P Neilly at 2127 and R R Laity at 2143. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1450 West King Edward Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Lucretia Eastwood, widow of F 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr S Bonnell at 1430. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1193 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Henry Eastwood, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Meredith Motors (gar) at 1157. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a carpenter, a clerk, a dental technician, a driver, a manager apartments and a proprietor, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 F W Eastwood at 990 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Fred W Eastwood there as the householder, a salesman at BC Leather, with Allan Eastwood, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists W Eastwood at 342 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Eastwood there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Place W K E Sulley Eastwood at 1245 Harwood Street, a manager. The 1940 name section lists Evelyn Eastwood at 1117 Howe Street, a waitress at Woolworth's. In 1940 the directory lists C Eastwood at 1302 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Carl Eastwood there as the householder, a dental technician for W R Stokes.

In 1940 the directory lists J Eastwood at 2811 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Eastwood there as the householder, a driver at McGavin. In 1940 the directory lists G Eastwood at 2137 West 1st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Eastwood there as the householder, proprietor of Yorkshire Chimney Sweep.

The 1940 name section lists Lucretia Eastwood at 1450 West King Edward Avenue, widow of F. The 1940 name section lists Henry Eastwood at 1193 West Pender Street, a carpenter.

Today

990 Bute and 2811 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1245 Harwood (2018) and 2137 West 1st (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 342 East 8th, 1117 Howe, 1302 Howe, 1450 West King Edward and 1193 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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 E. Want a name removed? Tell us.