A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Flacks
In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at twelve addresses
The directories print 15 people named Flack at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Flacks at 767 East 58th in 1940.
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Where the Flacks lived
- 1
645 East 45th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- Mrs J Flack, widow of H 1940
- Sylvia G Flack, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: E W Halsey at 635 and D MacKinnon at 655. The block, door by door
- 2
2208 East 46th Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- R J S Flack 1940
Next door in 1940: T M Spence at 2202 and F F Peters at 2212. The block, door by door
- 3
767 East 58th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- J W Flack, a laborer 1940
- Alex J Flack, a millworker 1940
- George W Flack, a meat cutter for J D Cornett 1940
Next door in 1940: J Davies at 735 and J F Wood at 779. The block, door by door
- 4
152 East 8th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs N Flack, widow of W C 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Rice at 140 and Mrs J Smythe at 154. The block, door by door
- 5
403 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- George W Flack, a caretaker at the Salvation Army 1940
Next door in 1940: collins u drive ltd at 417. The block, door by door
- 6
3314 Napier Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Leslie M Flack, a stripper for J W Boyd 1940
Next door in 1940: E E Coukell at 3318. The block, door by door
- 7
4976 Pine Crescent
Shaughnessy, 1940
- C M Flack 1940
Next door in 1940: R F Bovey at 4958 and F W Kernaghan at 4992. The block, door by door
- 8
2576 Wall Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- D J Flack, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: T Onami at 2568. The block, door by door
- 9
3357 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- C W Flack, a salesman at the Vancouver Mortgage Corporation 1940
Next door in 1940: R C Sims at 3309. The block, door by door
- 10
1535 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- M Eleanor Flack, a stenographer at Flack Investment 1940
Next door in 1940: adelaide court at 1545. The block, door by door
- 11
1555 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs I K Flack, widow of S 1940
Next door in 1940: adelaide court at 1545 and cavendish (the) at 1565. The block, door by door
- 12
475 West 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- D W Flack, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: A F Van Sanford at 469 and R B Dellert at 481. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the 15: a laborer (2), a caretaker, a meat cutter, a millworker, a salesman and a saleswoman, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Sunset (2), Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, Strathcona and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Mrs J Flack at 645 East 45th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Jane Flack there as the householder, widow of H, with Sylvia G Flack, a saleswoman at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists R J S Flack at 2208 East 46th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert J S Flack there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists J W Flack at 767 East 58th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J William Flack there as the householder, a laborer, with Alex J Flack, a millworker, and George W Flack, a meat cutter for J D Cornett. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N Flack at 152 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Nellie Flack there as the householder, widow of W C.
The 1940 name section lists George W Flack at 403 East Hastings Street, a caretaker at the Salvation Army. The 1940 name section lists Leslie M Flack at 3314 Napier Street, a stripper for J W Boyd. In 1940 the directory lists C M Flack at 4976 Pine Crescent; the 1940 line is marked * too.
D J Flack is listed at 2576 Wall Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David J Flack there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver. C W Flack is listed at 3357 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cyril W Flack there as the householder, a salesman at the Vancouver Mortgage Corporation.
The 1940 name section lists M Eleanor Flack at 1535 West 14th Avenue, a stenographer at Flack Investment. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I K Flack at 1555 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ida K Flack there as the householder, widow of S.
In 1940 the directory lists D W Flack at 475 West 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David W Flack there as the householder, retired.
Today
403 East Hastings, 3314 Napier, 3357 West 13th, 1535 West 14th, 1555 West 14th and 475 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1535 West 14th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 645 East 45th (1965), 2208 East 46th (1988), 767 East 58th (2003) and 2576 Wall (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 152 East 8th and 4976 Pine Crescent, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Flack Mrs J645 East 45th, p. 261
- Flack Jane wid H645 East 45th, p. 199
- Flack Sylvia G slswm Woodwards645 East 45th, p. 199
- Flack R J S2208 East 46th, p. 262
- Flack Robt J S2208 East 46th, p. 199
- *Flack J W767 East 58th, p. 269
- Flack Alex J mlwkr767 East 58th, p. 199
- Flack Geo W meat ctr J D Cornett767 East 58th, p. 199
- Flack J Wm lab767 East 58th, p. 199
- Flack Mrs N152 East 8th, p. 193
- Flack Nellie wid W C lndrs Van Genl Hosp152 East 8th, p. 199
- Flack Geo W caretkr Salv Army403 East Hastings, p. 199
- Flack Leslie M stripper J W Boyd3314 Napier, p. 199
- *Flack C M4976 Pine Crescent, p. 133
- *Flack D J2576 Wall, p. 164
- Flack David J lab Van City2576 Wall, p. 199
- Flack C W3357 West 13th, p. 213
- Flack Cyril W slsmn Van Mortgage Corpn3357 West 13th, p. 199
- Flack M Eleanor sten Flack Invest1535 West 14th, p. 199
- Flack Mrs I K1555 West 14th, p. 216
- Flack Ida K wid S1555 West 14th, p. 199
- Flack D W475 West 19th, p. 228
- Flack David W retired475 West 19th, p. 199
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 F. Want a name removed? Tell us.