The Fitches

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Anne Fitch at 821 Bute Street, a cook for La Fonda. The 1940 name section lists Martha Fitch at 894 Bute Street. In 1940 the directory lists W Fitch at 990 Bute Street. The 1940 name section lists William Fitch there as the householder, a secretary at Pacific Power & Water.

The 1940 name section lists Gertrude M Fitch at 1772 Comox Street. R E Fitch is listed at 2386 Cornwall Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ralph E Fitch there as the householder, an accountant, with Agnes S Fitch. The 1940 name section lists C D Fitch at 2011 Creelman Avenue, a warehouseman for Kelly Douglas.

In 1940 the directory lists C J Fitch at 6943 Culloden Street; 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 J Fitch there as the householder, retired, with Charles Fitch, a pricer. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Fitch at 1142 Davie Street, a postman.

F Fitch is listed at 707 East 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Fitch there as the householder, a foreman at Chess Bros. H L Fitch is listed at 600 East 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry L Fitch there as the householder, who worked for Canadian Fishing.

Mrs P Fitch is listed at 565 East 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Polly Fitch there as the householder, widow of G W. W E Fitch is listed at 2258 East 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E Fitch there as the householder, a laborer.

T J Fitch is listed at 517 East 58th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Fitch there as the householder, retired. Mrs P Fitch is listed at 2144 East Pender Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Patricia Fitch there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Miss M Fitch at 1005 Jervis Street, a teacher at the Crofton House School. In 1940 the directory lists J D Fitch at 2516 McGill Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John D Fitch there as the householder, a lineman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists G Fitch at 1987 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Fitch there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Mae Fitch at 146 West 19th Avenue, widow of H D. The 1940 name section lists Charlotte E Fitch at 2807 West 36th Avenue, widow of C.

In 1940 the directory lists E H Fitch at 869 West 63rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward H Fitch there as the householder, a cabinetmaker. In 1940 the directory lists H B Fitch at 5803 Yew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hanley B Fitch there as the householder, a school principal, with Frederick T Fitch, an assistant at UBC, Freeman Fitch, a student at UBC, and Jean E Fitch, a student at UBC.

Today

990 Bute, 2011 Creelman, 707 East 11th, 2516 McGill and 146 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946, 146 West 19th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1772 Comox (1963), 2386 Cornwall (2006), 6943 Culloden (1960), 600 East 14th (1998), 565 East 21st (1982), 2258 East 37th (1979), 517 East 58th (2007), 1005 Jervis (1974), 2807 West 36th (1996) and 869 West 63rd (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 821 Bute, 894 Bute, 1142 Davie, 2144 East Pender, 1987 West 13th and 5803 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).