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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Galls

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Gall at eight addresses in 1940 in five 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 Galls at 2875 West 31st in 1940.

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Where the Galls lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    478 East 37th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • G Gall, a mason 1940

    Next door in 1940: W McInnes at 474 and J Fletcher at 482. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4994 Elgin Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Gall, an engineer 1940
  3. 3

    3989 Marguerite Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J S Gall, retired 1940
    • Pauline M S Gall 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr A M Agnew at 3937. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3584 Marshall Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Cecile Gall, a waitress at Willow Tea Pot 1940

    Next door in 1940: V Haggart at 3576. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3706 Nanaimo Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W F Gall, an auto mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Hanna at 3718. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2875 West 31st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • G A Gall, a salesman at H M Shingle 1940
    • Jeanne E Gall, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Margaret E Gall, an operator at Simmons 1940
    • Robert G Gall, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Burnett at 2865 and O E Ford at 2885. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1943 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A F Gall, a mechanic at Hammond's 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hodgson at 1941 and H G Smith at 1945. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2797 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Doug Gall, a benchman at the Anderson Furniture Factory 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Gourlay at 2787. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: an auto mechanic, a benchman, an engineer, a mason, a mechanic and a nurse, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Kitsilano (2), Arbutus Ridge, Riley Park 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 G Gall at 478 East 37th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists George Gall there as the householder, a mason. In 1940 the directory lists W Gall at 4994 Elgin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Gall there as the householder, an engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists J S Gall at 3989 Marguerite Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Gall there as the householder, retired, with Pauline M S Gall. The 1940 name section lists Cecile Gall at 3584 Marshall Street, a waitress at Willow Tea Pot.

W F Gall is listed at 3706 Nanaimo Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William F Gall there as the householder, an auto mechanic. G A Gall is listed at 2875 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Gall there as the householder, a salesman at H M Shingle, with Jeanne E Gall, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital, Margaret E Gall, an operator at Simmons, and Robert G Gall, a student at UBC.

A F Gall is listed at 1943 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex F Gall there as the householder, a mechanic at Hammond's. The 1940 name section lists Doug Gall at 2797 West Broadway, a benchman at the Anderson Furniture Factory.

Today

4994 Elgin, 3989 Marguerite and 3584 Marshall still have their buildings from before 1946; 478 East 37th (2014) and 3706 Nanaimo (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2875 West 31st, 1943 West Broadway and 2797 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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 G. Want a name removed? Tell us.