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The Gardens

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at ten addresses

The directories print 16 people named Garden at ten 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 Gardens at 4530 Dumfries in 1940.

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Where the Gardens 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

    4530 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Garden, a carpenter at BC Marine 1940
    • Margaret N Garden, a music teacher 1940
    • William Garden 1940

    Next door in 1940: E E Jones at 4502 and A McIntosh at 4546. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    484 East 55th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • P M Garden, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Rice at 476 and C W Cross at 492. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3299 Fleming Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Charles Garden, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N P Wriglesworth at 3283. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1155 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • J H Garden, of Garden & Mowat 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R Peter at 1153 and Mrs M Harris at 1159. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4601 Main Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J W Garden, a machinist helper at the Ideal Iron Works 1940
    • W Garden, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Concord Furn Store at 4605. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4612 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W Garden, a confectioner 1940
    • Ella M Garden, a stenographer at Vancouver Parts 1940
    • Hugh H Garden 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Rogers at 4632. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1016 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R Garden 1940
    • Charles Garden, a shipper at Eastman Photographer Materials 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Johnson at 1024. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    837 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A Garden, a salesman at Eastman Photographer Materials 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Rome at 833 and M B Saunders at 853. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    541 West 64th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • D G Garden, a loader at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Russell at 549. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    510 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Garden, in log brokers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Can Bk of Commerce at 508 and Ziegler's Coffee Shop at 512. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 16: a carpenter, a confectioner, a laborer, a loader, a log brokers and a machinist helper, among others. Two of them worked for Eastman Photographer Materials.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Riley Park (2), Fairview, Marpole, Sunset and West End. 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 J Garden at 4530 Dumfries 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 John Garden there as the householder, a carpenter at BC Marine, with Margaret N Garden, a music teacher, and William Garden. In 1940 the directory lists P M Garden at 484 East 55th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percival M Garden there as the householder, a laborer, with Pearl M Garden, a domestic.

The 1940 name section lists Charles Garden at 3299 Fleming Street, retired. J H Garden is listed at 1155 Haro Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Garden there as the householder, of Garden & Mowat.

W Garden, a confectioner, is listed at 4601 Main Street in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is J W Garden. The 1940 name section lists John W Garden there as the householder, a machinist helper at the Ideal Iron Works.

In 1940 the directory lists W Garden at 4612 Quebec Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Garden there as the householder, a confectioner, with Ella M Garden, a stenographer at Vancouver Parts, and Hugh H Garden. In 1940 the directory lists R Garden at 1016 Richards Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert Garden there as the householder, with Charles Garden, a shipper at Eastman Photographer Materials.

In 1940 the directory lists A Garden at 837 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex Garden there as the householder, a salesman at Eastman Photographer Materials. In 1940 the directory lists D G Garden at 541 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Doug G Garden there as the householder, a loader at the Eburne Saw Mills.

The 1940 name section lists Garden at 510 West Hastings Street, in log brokers.

Today

3299 Fleming, 4601 Main, 4612 Quebec and 510 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 4530 Dumfries (1997), 484 East 55th (2021), 1155 Haro (1968), 1016 Richards (2003) and 541 West 64th (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 837 West 16th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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.