The Friesens

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Freda Friesen at 5583 Cypress Street, a maid for E V Chown. H Friesen is listed at 2265 East 50th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry D Friesen there as the householder, a millworker at BC Plywoods.

D B Friesen is listed at 166 East 51st Avenue in 1940; 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 David B Friesen there as the householder, a salesman, with Henry D Friesen, a driver at Campbells Storage, and John V Friesen, a driver. D E Friesen is listed at 6625 Fleming Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David E Friesen there as the householder, a carpenter.

J E Friesen is listed at 7273 Fraser Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James E Friesen there as the householder, a millworker at Canadian White Pine. The 1940 name section lists Helen Friesen at 2927 Grant Street, a waitress at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Friesen at 1339 Harwood Street, a car washer at Dueck-Nicoll Motors, with Eva Friesen.

J P Friesen is listed at 1245 Nanaimo Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Juliet Friesen at 4309 Osler Street, a maid for Mrs F Weiss. The 1940 name section lists Cornelius D Friesen at 2951 Parker Street, an agent for Empire Life.

In 1940 the directory lists H S Friesen at 4304 Perry Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry S Friesen there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Ernest Friesen, and Irvin J Friesen, a seaman at the Union Steamship Company. The 1940 name section lists Mary Friesen at 1689 West 29th Avenue, a maid at E E Carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Eileen M Friesen at 4682 West 6th Avenue, a maid for C W Leek.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs L Friesen at 1091 West 8th Avenue, an operator at Reid's Holiday Togs. A Friesen is listed at 1719 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred P Friesen there as the householder, a laborer, with Annie Friesen, widow of J M.

Today

5583 Cypress, 2265 East 50th, 7273 Fraser, 2951 Parker, 4304 Perry and 1719 Yew still have their buildings from before 1946; 166 East 51st (1979), 6625 Fleming (2016), 2927 Grant (1992), 4309 Osler (1992), 1689 West 29th (1990) and 4682 West 6th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1339 Harwood, 1245 Nanaimo and 1091 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).