The Frankses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Franks at 1906 East 38th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Anita Franks there as the householder, widow of N Le R. In 1940 the directory lists R K Franks at 3608 East 55th 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 Rudolph K Franks there as the householder, an assistant steward at Taconite Ltd, with Alfred R Franks, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists R Franks at 997 East 58th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Franks there as the householder, an electrician. In 1940 the directory lists C Franks at 175 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Charles Franks there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists Len Franks at 159 East Hastings Street, a painter. M Franks, in oil drums, is listed at 1100 Grant Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists M Franks at 5662 Holland Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Myer Franks there as the householder, a president at M Franks Ltd.

In 1940 the directory lists J J Franks at 2459 Rupert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John J Franks there as the householder, a fireman at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs Y Franks, in stoves, at 626 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists William C Franks at 2709 Venables Street, a warehouseman at BC Drugs.

In 1940 the directory lists W A Franks at 3922 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William A Franks there as the householder, a conductor at C P R, with Doug M Franks and Mildred J Franks. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Franks at 1596 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Eve M Franks there as the householder, widow of S.

In 1940 the directory lists D Franks at 1070 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David Franks there as the householder, a manager for Mrs Y Franks, with Yetta Franks, widow of Z. In 1940 the directory lists G W Franks at 3883 West 24th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gordon W Franks there as the householder, a shipper at Continental Fruit.

In 1940 the directory lists W H Franeks at 2655 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. E W Franks is listed at 3822 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Erne W Franks there as the householder, a sales manager for Ames Holden.

Today

175 East Broadway, 5662 Holland, 626 Seymour, 2709 Venables, 3922 West 11th, 1070 West 15th, 3883 West 24th and 3822 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1906 East 38th (2000), 1100 Grant (1955), 1596 West 14th (2000) and 2655 West 37th (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3608 East 55th, 997 East 58th and 2459 Rupert, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 159 East Hastings, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.