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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Freedmans

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at six addresses

The directories print ten people named Freedman at six addresses in 1940 in five 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: four Freedmans at 123 East 5th in 1940.

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Where the Freedmans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    3825 Arbutus Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • C Freedman, proprietor of Denman Dyers & Cleaners 1940
    • Harry C Freedman, a school teacher at N Vancouver City 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hamilton at 3807 and H C Hoffman at 3841. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    978 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Morris Freedman, a fur cutter at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: G C Hodge at 958 and W Johncox at 990. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1041 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joseph Freedman, a furrier 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Simmers at 1033 and Mrs R E Wray at 1047. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    123 East 5th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H L Freedman, proprietor of Chicago Furniture 1940
    • Celia Freedman, a stenographer 1940
    • Rachel Freedman, a saleswoman at Famous 1940
    • Rose Freedman, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Johnson at 115 and J H Johnson at 125. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1085 West 16th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A M Freedman, proprietor of Fashion Shoe Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Cartwright at 1083. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2083 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H Freedman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Cannon at 2081 and J Cobeldick at 2087. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: a proprietor (3), a saleswoman (2), a fur cutter, a furrier, a school teacher and a stenographer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 C Freedman at 3825 Arbutus 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles Freedman there as the householder, proprietor of Denman Dyers & Cleaners, with Harry C Freedman, a school teacher at N Vancouver City. The 1940 name section lists Morris Freedman at 978 Broughton Street, a fur cutter at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Freedman at 1041 Comox Street, a furrier.

In 1940 the directory lists H L Freedman at 123 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hyman L Freedman there as the householder, proprietor of Chicago Furniture, with Celia Freedman, a stenographer, Rachel Freedman, a saleswoman at Famous, and Rose Freedman, a saleswoman. In 1940 the directory lists A M Freedman at 1085 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists A Myer Freedman there as the householder, proprietor of Fashion Shoe Shoppe.

In 1940 the directory lists H Freedman at 2083 West 2nd Avenue.

Today

1041 Comox still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3825 Arbutus (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 978 Broughton, 123 East 5th, 1085 West 16th and 2083 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.