The Fields

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists H Field at 743 Beatty Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Henry Field there as the householder, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists C W Field at 81 East 19th 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 Charles W Field there as the householder, a diamond driller.

In 1940 the directory lists A B Field at 319 East 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur B Field there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries. The 1940 name section lists William Field at 357 East 47th Avenue, a bookkeeper.

C B Field is listed at 2065 East 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cyril B Field there as the householder, a driver at Owl Drug. J T Field is listed at 319 East 62nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John T Field there as the householder, a salesman.

C E Field is listed at 719 East 63rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Claude E Field there as the householder, retired, with Guy E M Field. N M Field is listed at 2073 East 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Noah M Field there as the householder, a manager at N M Field Manufacturing.

G H Field is listed at 2576 Grant Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H Field there as the householder, who worked for Ford Motor. J W Field is listed at 2926 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James W Field there as the householder, a manager at Shaughnessy Heights French Cleaners.

W G Field, rooms to let, is listed at 923 Hornby Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists R Field at 6089 Hudson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Field there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists A M Field at 3906 Kaslo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur M Field there as the householder, a postman. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Field at 548 Keefer Street.

F W Field, a painter, is listed at 5983 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Field there, a painter. A J Field is listed at 2630 Napier Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur J Field there as the householder, an assistant manager at the Metropole Hotel.

The 1940 name section lists Gordon O Field at 215 Princess Avenue, a porter at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists N M Field, in manufacturing beauty supplies, at 582 Richards Street. H E Field is listed at 1368 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hector E Field there as the householder, a waiter at the Strand Hotel.

The 1940 name section lists Bessie B Field at 1875 Venables Street, widow of A W. In 1940 the directory lists M D Field at 2547 Venables Street. The 1940 name section lists Maurice D Field there as the householder, a waiter at the Metropole Hotel, with Edwin B Field, a pressman at Anderson Printing, and Wilfred A Field.

In 1940 the directory lists E S Field at 1845 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward S Field there as the householder, with Agnes G Field, and Jessie H Field, a stenographer at UBC. In 1940 the directory lists C T Field at 2871 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Chester T Field there as the householder, a shop foreman at Dueck-Nicoll Motors.

In 1940 the directory lists A Field at 1936 West 1st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Field there as the householder, proprietor of Dreadnought Waterproofing, with Don Field, a craneman. The 1940 name section lists Lucy Field at 3947 West 24th Avenue, widow of G.

Mrs G M Field is listed at 3521 West 28th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gertrude M Field there as the householder, widow of J, with Gordon M Field, an apprentice at the CPR, and Howard S W Field, a clerk. H S Field is listed at 2046 West 46th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Horace S Field there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR, with Sid F Field.

K T Field is listed at 2353 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ken T Field there as the householder, a teletype operator at the Canadian Press. L J Field is listed at 2945 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lewis J Field there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists F J Field at 105 West King Edward Avenue, a school teacher.

Today

81 East 19th, 319 East 62nd, 2073 East 7th, 2576 Grant, 2630 Napier, 215 Princess, 2871 West 14th, 3947 West 24th, 2945 West 8th and 105 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 319 East 44th (1964), 357 East 47th (1976), 2065 East 5th (1995), 719 East 63rd (2021), 6089 Hudson (1993), 548 Keefer (1976), 2547 Venables (1989), 3521 West 28th (1993), 2046 West 46th (1993) and 2353 West 7th (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 743 Beatty, 2926 Granville, 923 Hornby, 3906 Kaslo, 5983 Main, 582 Richards, 1368 Robson, 1875 Venables, 1845 West 12th and 1936 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).