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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Goods

In the city directories 1940 · 22 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 22 people named Good at 15 addresses in 1940 in nine 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: five Goods at 2081 East 27th in 1940.

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Where the Goods 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

    1213 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss R B Good 1940
    • Rosamond B Good, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: selkirk (the) at 1225. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2081 East 27th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L H Good, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Arthur B Good, a photographer finisher 1940
    • Bruce H Good, a boat builder at the Vancouver Shipyards 1940
    • Jean F Good, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
    • Margaret E Good 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Wilson at 2073 and W Rendall at 2093. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    666 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E M Good, a laborer at Anderson Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Wekene at 658. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1070 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • M Good 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Mansfield at 1066. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    809 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Good 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A D Binns at 807 and A D Ramsay at 831. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2570 Hemlock Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • W E Good, a salesman at the Champion Savings Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: Beauty Salon French at 2530. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1644 Nanton Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Jean Good, a maid for G B Burpee 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Linforth at 1632 and Mrs W A Radcliffe at 1656. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2205 Napier Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C Good, a salesman at Burns & Co 1940
    • Marguerite H Good, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Goldfinch at 2211. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1212 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joan Good, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: F T Carveth at 1216. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    123 Powell Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W H Good 1940
    • William G Good 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Junk at 135. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    5253 Taunton Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs Jean Good, a cleaner at the Marine Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Cosstick at 5245 and Mrs E Knudson at 5273. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2029 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • L E Good, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Cobban at 2025 and E R Le Moine at 2033. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2183 West 47th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • R C Good, a master mariner at Pacific Coyle Navigation 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Harris at 2177 and Mrs M H Peterson at 2189. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3779 West Broadway

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • David A Good 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Pashos at 3791. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    309 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Edward Good, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Graham at 307 and W Griffiths at 311. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 15 of the 22: a clerk (4), a salesman (2), a boat builder, a cleaner, an employee and a laborer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), West End (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy and West Point Grey. 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 Miss R B Good at 1213 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Rosamond B Good there as the householder, a clerk. In 1940 the directory lists L H Good at 2081 East 27th 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 Lancelot H Good there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver, with Arthur B Good, a photographer finisher, Bruce H Good, a boat builder at the Vancouver Shipyards, Jean F Good, who worked for the BC Telephone, and Margaret E Good.

The 1940 name section lists E M Good at 666 Hamilton Street, a laborer at Anderson Bros. M Good is listed at 1070 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Good at 809 Helmcken Street.

W E Good is listed at 2570 Hemlock Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred E Good there as the householder, a salesman at the Champion Savings Corporation. The 1940 name section lists Jean Good at 1644 Nanton Avenue, a maid for G B Burpee.

In 1940 the directory lists C Good at 2205 Napier Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles Good there as the householder, a salesman at Burns & Co, with Marguerite H Good, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Joan Good at 1212 Pendrell Street, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists W H Good at 123 Powell Street, with William G Good.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jean Good at 5253 Taunton Street, a cleaner at the Marine Building. L E Good is listed at 2029 Venables Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence E Good there as the householder, a longshoreman.

R C Good is listed at 2183 West 47th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Reginald C Good there as the householder, a master mariner at Pacific Coyle Navigation. The 1940 name section lists David A Good at 3779 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Edward Good at 309 West Georgia Street, a clerk.

Today

2570 Hemlock, 1644 Nanton, 5253 Taunton, 2029 Venables, 2183 West 47th and 3779 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946; 2081 East 27th (1972) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1213 Barclay, 666 Hamilton, 1070 Haro, 809 Helmcken, 2205 Napier, 1212 Pendrell, 123 Powell and 309 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Goods

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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.