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The Gambles

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at nine addresses

The directories print 18 people named Gamble at nine addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Gambles at 274 East 26th in 1940.

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Where the Gambles 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

    2043 Collingwood Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M R Gamble, widow of G S 1940
    • Gordon H Gamble, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Moe at 2037. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    274 East 26th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T Gamble, a cement finisher 1940
    • Eleanor Gamble, a saleswoman 1940
    • Jack Gamble, an apprentice for F Deeley 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Watt at 266. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2586 East 45th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • E A Gamble, a waiter at the CNR 1940
    • Ernest O Gamble 1940
    • V J Gamble, a laborer at Mohawk Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: H P Wright at 2566. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1748 Napier Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J L Gamble, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Whittaker at 1742 and E L Berry at 1750. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2438 Quebec Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M Gamble, widow of W J 1940
    • Mrs Lillian Gamble, a cook 1940
    • Wilfred Gamble, a driver 1940
  6. 6

    3065 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J H Gamble, a decorator 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Greenberg at 3057 and F Mexter at 3073. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3307 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G K Gamble, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A MacIntosh at 3321. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3574 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T Gamble, proprietor of Red's Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lyttleton Bros at 3572 and B Bokhaut at 3578. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2560 Yale Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Gamble, a fireman at the CPR 1940
    • Mary Gamble, a stenographer at Commercial Tire 1940
    • Sheila A Gamble 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J H Bjerre at 2554 and D Jackson at 2564. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 18: an apprentice, a cement finisher, a cook, a decorator, a driver and an electrician, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Mrs M R Gamble at 2043 Collingwood 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 Mary R Gamble there as the householder, widow of G S, with Gordon H Gamble, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists T Gamble at 274 East 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Gamble there as the householder, a cement finisher, with Eleanor Gamble, a saleswoman, and Jack Gamble, an apprentice for F Deeley.

In 1940 the directory lists E A Gamble at 2586 East 45th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest A Gamble there as the householder, a waiter at the CNR, with Ernest O Gamble, and V J Gamble, a laborer at Mohawk Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists J L Gamble at 1748 Napier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John L Gamble there as the householder, an electrician.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Gamble at 2438 Quebec Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary Gamble there as the householder, widow of W J, with Mrs Lillian Gamble, a cook, and Wilfred Gamble, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists J H Gamble at 3065 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Gamble there as the householder, a decorator.

In 1940 the directory lists G K Gamble at 3307 West 37th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists G Ken Gamble there as the householder, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists T Gamble at 3574 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Trueman Gamble there as the householder, proprietor of Red's Barber Shop.

In 1940 the directory lists J Gamble at 2560 Yale Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Gamble there as the householder, a fireman at the CPR, with Jessie M Gamble, Mary Gamble, a stenographer at Commercial Tire, and Sheila A Gamble.

Today

2043 Collingwood, 274 East 26th, 1748 Napier, 3065 West 13th and 3307 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2586 East 45th (1982) and 2560 Yale (1959) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2438 Quebec and 3574 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 28 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.