The Ewings

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists J Ewing at 205 Abbott Street, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists Morris Ewing at 1042 Beach Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Ewing at 8120 Cartier Street, a clerk.

J Ewing is listed at 5418 Cecil Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Ewing there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Ewing (no first name printed) at 1230 Comox Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Ewing at 401 East 12th Avenue, a fireman at the Sanitary Dry Cleaning & Dye Works.

Mrs H B Ewing is listed at 736 East 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hazel B Ewing there as the householder, widow of A, with Hazel F Ewing, a seamstress at the Sanitary Dry Cleaning & Dye Works, and Olive V Ewing. J A Ewing is listed at 852 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James A Ewing there as the householder, a clerk at Woodward's.

J M Ewing is listed at 2970 Oak Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John M Ewing there as the householder, a teacher at the Provincial Normal School, with John W D Ewing, a clerk at Shell Oil. R C Ewing is listed at 2724 Oxford Street 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 Robert C Ewing there as the householder, with Irene G Ewing, a saleswoman at Spencer's, James R Ewing, and Keith Ewing, a meat cutter at Safeway.

The 1940 name section lists Robert Ewing at 3048 Spruce Street, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists J R Ewing at 2675 Trafalgar Street. The 1940 name section lists John R Ewing there as the householder, who worked for Home Oil.

In 1940 the directory lists W W Ewing at 1540 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Wilbur W Ewing there as the householder, an electrician at the Graham Electric. In 1940 the directory lists J W Ewing at 3511 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Ewing there as the householder, an accountant at R Bell.

In 1940 the directory lists S H Ewing at 3705 West 24th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Stan H Ewing there as the householder, a manager at the Canadian Bank of Commerce, with Elma Ewing, a stenographer at C B of C, and Nora Ewing, a student. In 1940 the directory lists Dr W T Ewing at 2285 West 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William T Ewing there as the householder, a physician, with Margaret Ewing, a student at UBC.

In 1940 the directory lists W T Ewing, a physician, at 925 West Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists E A Ewing at 1037 Woodland Drive, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

852 Nicola, 2970 Oak, 2724 Oxford and 2675 Trafalgar still have their buildings from before 1946, 2724 Oxford on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 8120 Cartier (1993), 5418 Cecil (1994), 1230 Comox (1984), 736 East 14th (2003), 3511 West 15th (2010) and 3705 West 24th (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 205 Abbott, 1042 Beach, 401 East 12th, 3048 Spruce, 1540 West 15th, 2285 West 41st, 925 West Georgia and 1037 Woodland Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).