A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Freezes
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at five addresses
The directories print ten people named Freeze at five addresses in 1940 in four 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 Freezes at 1012 Haro in 1940.
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Where the Freezes lived
- 1
43 East 13th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- M F Freeze, a printer 1940
- Ernest Freeze, a receiver at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Anderson at 35. The block, door by door
- 2
1075 Gilford Street
West End, 1940
- S G Freeze, a clerk at Pemberton Realty 1940
- David F Freeze, a clerk at Standard Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: E J Knox at 1025. The block, door by door
- 3
1012 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- W A Freeze, in drugs 1940
- Lois L Freeze, a physician instructor 1940
- Phyllis H Freeze 1940
- Robert N Freeze, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: M Hapichuk at 1010. The block, door by door
- 4
1758 West 40th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Dr D D Freeze, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: Hon J N Ellis at 1742 and G W Norgan at 1776. The block, door by door
- 5
925 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- D D Freeze, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a clerk (2), a drugs, a physician, a physician instructor, a printer and a receiver, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown, 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 M F Freeze at 43 East 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Marinus F Freeze there as the householder, with M Frank Freeze, a printer, and Ernest Freeze, a receiver at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists S G Freeze at 1075 Gilford Street. The 1940 name section lists Stan G Freeze there as the householder, a clerk at Pemberton Realty, with David F Freeze, a clerk at Standard Oil.
In 1940 the directory lists W A Freeze at 1012 Haro 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 Walter A Freeze there as the householder, in drugs, with Lois L Freeze, a physician instructor, Phyllis H Freeze, and Robert N Freeze, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists Dr D D Freeze at 1758 West 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David D Freeze there as the householder, a physician.
In 1940 the directory lists D D Freeze, a physician, at 925 West Georgia Street.
Today
1075 Gilford and 1758 West 40th still have their buildings from before 1946; 43 East 13th (2003) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1012 Haro and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Freeze M F43 East 13th, p. 210
- Freeze Ernest receiver Woodwards43 East 13th, p. 210
- Freeze M Frank prntr Mc Mc & Prior43 East 13th, p. 210
- Freeze Marinus F43 East 13th, p. 210
- Freeze S G1075 Gilford, p. 59
- Freeze David F clk Standard Oil1075 Gilford, p. 210
- Freeze Stan G clk Pemberton Realty1075 Gilford, p. 210
- *Freeze W A1012 Haro, p. 71
- Freeze Lois L phys instr1012 Haro, p. 210
- Freeze Phyllis H1012 Haro, p. 210
- Freeze Robt N slsmn1012 Haro, p. 210
- Freeze Walter A drugs1012 Haro, p. 210
- *Freeze Dr D D1758 West 40th, p. 256
- Freeze David D phys 526, 925 W Georgia1758 West 40th, p. 210
- Freeze D D phys925 West Georgia, p. 57
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Freezes
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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.