The Gagnons

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists E U J Gagnon at 920 Bidwell 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 Edmond U J Gagnon there as the householder, proprietor of Stanley Court, with Bernard E Gagnon, a student, and Lionel J E Gagnon, a clerk at the Royal Bank. The 1940 name section lists Arthur O Gagnon at 1568 Charles Street, a warehouseman. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Gagnon at 2424 Columbia Street, who ran a repair shop.

The 1940 name section lists Jean M Gagnon at 486 East 12th Avenue, an internal auditor at the Merritt Gordon Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Gagnon at 452 East 38th Avenue, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists T L Gagnon at 50 East 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists T Louis Gagnon there as the householder, with Victoria Gagnon, a telephone operator at C N Telegraphs.

In 1940 the directory lists E Gagnon, a repairer shop, at 42 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists J Edmond Gagnon at 1731 Franklin Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists E W Gagnon at 8510 Fremlin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest W Gagnon there as the householder, an electrician at Jarvis-Firth.

In 1940 the directory lists R J Gagnon at 1236 Odlum Drive. The 1940 name section lists Rene J Gagnon there as the householder, proprietor of the Abbotsford Garage & Service Station, with Jean B Gagnon, John Gagnon, who worked for Wall St Shingle, and Mrs Marie L Gagnon. In 1940 the directory lists G Gagnon at 1404 Parker Street. The 1940 name section lists George Gagnon there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists Louise Gagnon at 1436 Pendrell Street, widow of E. J Gagnon is listed at 4106 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Gagnon there as the householder, retired, with Wilfred D Gagnon, a shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone.

A Gagnon is listed at 4567 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex Gagnon there as the householder, a carpenter.

Today

486 East 12th, 50 East 40th, 1404 Parker, 1436 Pendrell and 4567 West 16th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1436 Pendrell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1568 Charles (1989), 42 East Broadway (1974), 8510 Fremlin (2003) and 4106 West 15th (2009) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 920 Bidwell, 2424 Columbia, 452 East 38th, 1731 Franklin and 1236 Odlum Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).