The Gallaghers

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists M Gallagher at 1236 Bidwell Street. C Gallagher is listed at 1000 Commercial Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists W H Gallagher at 1935 Comox 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 lists William H Gallagher there as the householder, proprietor of W H Gallagher & Co, with Robert F Gallagher, a bookkeeper at W H Gallagher & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Gallagher at 7011 Cypress Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Gallagher there as the householder, a dentist. In 1940 the directory lists J Gallagher at 269 East 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Gallagher there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, with Agnes Gallagher, and Desmond J Gallagher, a helper at H Disston & Sons.

In 1940 the directory lists W W Gallagher at 1875 East 40th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Wallace W Gallagher there as the householder, a diamond driller. The 1940 name section lists Alex Gallagher at 1355 East Georgia Street, a longshoreman.

W M Gallagher, a dentist, is listed at 718 Granville Street in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is J W Gallagher, a dentist. The 1940 name section lists G D Gallagher at 1168 Haro Street, a salesman at T Eaton Co. The 1940 name section lists Gallagher at 1127 Hornby Street.

The 1940 name section lists M W Gallagher at 1168 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Allan J Gallagher at 1449 Robson Street, a mechanic at Begg Motor. W M Gallagher is listed at 33 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter M Gallagher there as the householder, a dentist.

The 1940 name section lists Francis Gallagher at 317 West 10th Avenue, retired. The 1940 name section lists Gallagher at 856 West 12th Avenue, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Kath Gallagher at 446 West 13th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists J Gallagher at 352 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Gallagher there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Gallagher at 3319 West 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Helen Gallagher there as the householder, with John Gallagher, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F F Gallaugher at 4645 West 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fanny F Gallaugher there as the householder, widow of H, with Arthur F Gallaugher, a secretary-treasurer at Western Chemical Industrial. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B I Gallagher at 716 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Bessie I Gallagher there as the householder, proprietor of Laurel Beauty Salon.

The 1940 name section lists G Rex Gallagher at 886 West Broadway, with John H Gallagher, and Ona I Gallagher, a checker at Vancouver Roller Bowl. The 1940 name section lists Howard Gallagher at 1283 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ann Gallagher at 2574 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Russell Gallagher at 239 West Georgia Street, a meat cutter at Safeway.

In 1940 the directory lists V R Gallagher, a barrister, at 1875 Yew Street. The 1940 name section lists Victor R Gallagher there as the householder, a barrister.

Today

7011 Cypress, 446 West 13th, 3319 West 28th and 2574 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946; 1236 Bidwell (1976) and 352 West 17th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1000 Commercial Drive, 1935 Comox, 269 East 14th, 1875 East 40th, 1355 East Georgia, 718 Granville, 1168 Haro, 1127 Hornby, 1168 Nelson, 1449 Robson, 33 West 10th, 317 West 10th, 856 West 12th, 4645 West 4th, 716 West Broadway, 886 West Broadway, 1283 West Broadway, 239 West Georgia and 1875 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).