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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Funks

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Funk at eight addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Funks at 1655 West 66th in 1940.

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Where the Funks lived

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

    5925 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Helen Funk, a maid for H A Gould 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Hicks at 5937. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1611 Drummond Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Elizabeth Funk, a maid for K G Nairn 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Thompson at 1683. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6445 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • D W Funk, proprietor of Avenue Jewellers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Smith at 6435 and Gertie's Coffee Shop at 6447. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    718 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E H Funk, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Birks H & Sons (BC) Ltd at 710 and scott's cafe at 722. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4861 Marguerite Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Agnes Funk, a maid for G A Lees 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A E Steeves at 4849. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    904 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Dr E H Funk 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Butler at 914. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2979 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • D H Funk, a manager at the Mackenzie Heights Service Station 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Cranfield at 2971 and E H Hougham at 2987. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1655 West 66th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • H D Funk, a salesman 1940
    • Edna H Funk, a helper at Pacific Meat 1940
    • Gertrude M Funk, a maid for J E Black 1940

    Next door in 1940: N H Stickland at 1633. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a maid (4), a helper, a manager, a proprietor and a salesman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Shaughnessy, Sunset and West Point Grey. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Helen Funk at 5925 Angus Drive, a maid for H A Gould. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Funk at 1611 Drummond Drive, a maid for K G Nairn. In 1940 the directory lists D W Funk at 6445 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists Dietrich W Funk there as the householder, proprietor of Avenue Jewellers.

In 1940 the directory lists E H Funk, a physician, at 718 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Funk at 4861 Marguerite Street, a maid for G A Lees. In 1940 the directory lists Dr E H Funk at 904 West 16th 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).

D H Funk is listed at 2979 West 38th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists David H Funk there as the householder, a manager at the Mackenzie Heights Service Station. H D Funk is listed at 1655 West 66th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry D Funk there as the householder, a salesman, with Edna H Funk, a helper at Pacific Meat, and Gertrude M Funk, a maid for J E Black.

Today

1611 Drummond Drive still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 6445 Fraser (1973) and 1655 West 66th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5925 Angus Drive, 718 Granville, 4861 Marguerite, 904 West 16th and 2979 West 38th, 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Funks

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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.