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The Eldridges

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Eldridge at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Eldridges 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

    1555 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • William P Eldridge, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M P Peckham at 1549 and Rev W J Wakefield at 1575. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1431 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W P Eldridge, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: London Gro at 1417 and Le Gerry Barber Shop at 1433. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    426 East 20th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H L Eldridge, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A T Waters at 424 and C Stokes at 430. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1258 East 26th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Eldridge, in drugs 1940
    • Ken A Eldridge, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gibson at 1250 and F J Inglehart at 1266. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1175 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Kathleen Eldridge, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M K Milliken at 1165 and 11 listings at 1185. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    965 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H D Eldridge, a longshoreman 1940
    • Arthur H Eldridge, an upholsterer at Continental Upholstery 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Enson at 955 and H Oil Morris at 967. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1398 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Eldridge, in drugs 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr L O Griffin at 1396. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1517 Parker Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Eldridge, a deputy warden at the Oakalla Prison Farm 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Main at 1523. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1625 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Thelma Eldridge, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Guy at 1635. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1938 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H P Eldridge, a manager at Hardwood Chair 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Woods at 1936 and S J Winsby at 1946. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2892 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G S Eldridge, a manager at G S Eldridge & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: G S McGlashan at 2868. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a manager (2), a stenographer (2), a deputy warden, a drugs, a longshoreman and a motorman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Kerrisdale (2), Downtown, Fairview, Riley Park and West End. 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 William P Eldridge at 1555 Charles Street as the householder, a shoe repairer. W P Eldridge, a shoe repairer, is listed at 1431 Commercial Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists H L Eldridge at 426 East 20th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert L Eldridge there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists H Eldridge at 1258 East 26th 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). The 1940 name section lists Herbert Eldridge there as the householder, in drugs, with Ken A Eldridge, a student at UBC. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen Eldridge at 1175 Haro Street, a stenographer.

H D Eldridge is listed at 965 Homer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harvey D Eldridge there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Arthur H Eldridge, an upholsterer at Continental Upholstery. H Eldridge, in drugs, is listed at 1398 Kingsway in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists J Eldridge at 1517 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Eldridge there as the householder, a deputy warden at the Oakalla Prison Farm. The 1940 name section lists Thelma Eldridge at 1625 West 11th Avenue, a stenographer.

H P Eldridge is listed at 1938 West 43rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harold P Eldridge there as the householder, a manager at Hardwood Chair. G S Eldridge is listed at 2892 West 44th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gardner S Eldridge there as the householder, a manager at G S Eldridge & Co.

Today

426 East 20th, 1258 East 26th and 1938 West 43rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1555 Charles (1987), 1175 Haro (1967) and 2892 West 44th (1975) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1431 Commercial Drive, 965 Homer, 1398 Kingsway, 1517 Parker and 1625 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.