A family name on West 48th Avenue, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Dunbar-Southlands
The Fosters
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Foster at two addresses in 1940, all on West 48th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 104 other streets too, all listed on the Foster name's own page.
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Where the Fosters lived
- 1
2177 West 48th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- R E Foster, an assistant manager for Metro Life 1940
Next door in 1940: I H Mostyn at 2161 and R A Gorman at 2181. The block, door by door
- 2
2196 West 48th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- G Foster, an officer at Canadian National Steamships 1940
Next door in 1940: J Hudson at 2190. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all two: an assistant manager and an officer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale (2). 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 R E Foster at 2177 West 48th 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 Robert E Foster there as the householder, an assistant manager for Metro Life. In 1940 the directory lists G Foster at 2196 West 48th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Foster there as the householder, an officer at Canadian National Steamships.
Today
2177 West 48th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 2196 West 48th (2001) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Foster R E2177 West 48th, p. 264
- Foster Robt E asst mgr Metro Life2177 West 48th, p. 205
- *Foster G2196 West 48th, p. 264
- Foster Geo offcr CNSS2196 West 48th, p. 205
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Fosters
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Foster name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.