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The Frys

In the city directories 1940 · 24 people at 16 addresses

The directories print 24 people named Fry at 16 addresses in 1940 in twelve 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: three Frys at 6853 Lancaster in 1940.

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Where the Frys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    3868 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H C Fry, an accountant at Hunter Henderson Paint 1940

    Next door in 1940: H B Itter at 3844 and K A Campbell at 3880. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    753 East 55th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs K Fry, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F LeHuray at 745. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1895 East Broadway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs M Fry, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940
    • Sid Fry, a carman helper at the CPR 1940
  4. 4

    1336 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Joseph Fry 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cecil Cafe at 1326 and Independent Motors at 1344. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1973 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs D Fry, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss S A Dewar at 1955. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6853 Lancaster Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • Mrs E F Fry, widow of T 1940
    • Grace D J Fry, a domestic 1940
    • Harold T J Fry, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L Chapin at 6819 and A H Ray at 6859. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    820 Lillooet Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Rev T W Fry, a pastor at the St Margaret's Reformed Episcopal Church 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Russell at 806 and G L Anttila at 828. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3631 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D H Fry, retired 1940
    • M Helen Fry, a telephone operator at the Vancouver Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R R Moffatt at 3613 and E Wells at 3641. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    784 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joseph Fry, a watchman at Pacific Coast Pipe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E I Johnston at 752. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1736 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G H Fry, retired 1940
    • Vera S Fry, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E McGregor at 1724 and R O Fletcher at 1746. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1591 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss B Fry 1940
    • Barbara Fry, a stenographer at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: gloucester court at 1575. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    745 West 26th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Alice Fry, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Hepburn at 741 and Mrs C B MacIntosh at 753. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3339 West 26th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R A Fry 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Docker at 3331 and Mrs E Logie at 3357. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1964 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R O Fry, a president & manager at Stonehouse Motors 1940
    • Blanche R Fry, a nurse 1940
    • Margery V Fry, a student nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: D MacLeod at 1950 and D Dale at 1978. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    335 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Thomas Fry, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: P McKinnon at 337. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    21 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Fry, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Carrick at 19. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 24: a stenographer (2), an accountant, a carman helper, a cook, a domestic and a laborer, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Fairview (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, South Cambie and Sunset. 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 H C Fry at 3868 Blenheim Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Hubert C Fry there as the householder, an accountant at Hunter Henderson Paint. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K Fry at 753 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 Katie Fry there as the householder, widow of C.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs M Fry at 1895 East Broadway, a saleswoman at Spencer's, with Sid Fry, a carman helper at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Fry at 1336 Granville Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs D Fry, rooms to let, at 1973 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Doris Fry there, who kept rooms to let.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E F Fry at 6853 Lancaster Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Emma F Fry there as the householder, widow of T, with Grace D J Fry, a domestic, and Harold T J Fry, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists Rev T W Fry at 820 Lillooet Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rev Tristram W Fry there as the householder, a pastor at the St Margaret's Reformed Episcopal Church.

In 1940 the directory lists D H Fry at 3631 Point Grey Road; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Derrick H Fry there as the householder, retired, with Doug H Fry, and M Helen Fry, a telephone operator at the Vancouver Sun. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Fry at 784 Thurlow Street, a watchman at Pacific Coast Pipe.

G H Fry is listed at 1736 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H Fry there as the householder, retired, with Vera S Fry, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver. Miss B Fry is listed at 1591 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Barbara Fry there as the householder, a stenographer at the Province.

The 1940 name section lists Alice Fry at 745 West 26th Avenue, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists R A Fry at 3339 West 26th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Reginald A Fry there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists R O Fry at 1964 West 33rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert O Fry there as the householder, a president & manager at Stonehouse Motors, with Blanche R Fry, a nurse, and Margery V Fry, a student nurse. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Fry at 335 West Broadway, retired. The 1940 name section lists George Fry at 21 West Cordova Street, a cook.

Today

820 Lillooet, 784 Thurlow, 1591 West 16th, 745 West 26th, 3339 West 26th and 1964 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 784 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3868 Blenheim (1987) and 753 East 55th (1967) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1895 East Broadway, 1336 Granville, 1973 Haro, 6853 Lancaster, 3631 Point Grey Road, 1736 West 12th, 335 West Broadway and 21 West Cordova, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 34 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.