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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Garvins

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Garvin at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Garvins 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

    925 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W J Garvin, a route manager at Garvin Ice & Fuel 1940
    • Eileen Garvin 1940
  2. 2

    950 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S Garvin, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: P G Webster at 924 and A J Wilson at 966. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1075 Gilford Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss M E Garvin 1940
    • Martha E Garvin, a stenographer at Powell River Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Knox at 1025. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6242 Larch Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A H Garvin, a manager at Royal Agencies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Brown at 6202 and S Thompson at 6258. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2119 Scotia Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • R W Garvin, a foreman at Garvin Ice & Fuel 1940

    Next door in 1940: C McDonald at 2137. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2485 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss L M Garvin 1940
    • Laura M Garvin 1940

    Next door in 1940: E E Ross at 2475. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2820 West 28th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R W Garvin, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J M Dufton at 2812 and R S Fleming at 2832. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1875 Yew Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs I J Garvin 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Golden at 1831. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eleven: a foreman, a manager, a route manager, a school teacher and a stenographer. Two of them worked for Garvin Ice & Fuel.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Kitsilano (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant 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 W J Garvin at 925 East 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William J Garvin there as the householder, a route manager at Garvin Ice & Fuel, with Eileen Garvin. In 1940 the directory lists S Garvin at 950 East 19th 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 lists Sam Garvin there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss M E Garvin at 1075 Gilford Street. The 1940 name section lists Martha E Garvin there as the householder, a stenographer at Powell River Co. In 1940 the directory lists A H Garvin at 6242 Larch Street. The 1940 name section lists A Herbert Garvin there as the householder, a manager at Royal Agencies.

In 1940 the directory lists R W Garvin at 2119 Scotia Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert W Garvin there as the householder, a foreman at Garvin Ice & Fuel. In 1940 the directory lists Miss L M Garvin at 2485 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Laura M Garvin there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists R W Garvin at 2820 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists R William Garvin there as the householder, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I J Garvin at 1875 Yew Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ida J Garvin there as the householder.

Today

925 East 19th, 1075 Gilford, 6242 Larch and 2485 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2485 West 14th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 950 East 19th, 2119 Scotia, 2820 West 28th and 1875 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.