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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Gores

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Gore at ten addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Gores at 2024 Kitchener in 1940.

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Where the Gores lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • A S Gore, proprietor of Gore Blue Print 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4775 Connaught Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • L B Gore, a director at Young & Gore Tugboat 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Prior at 4725. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2235 East 12th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L C Gore, a cook at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bragg at 2241. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    666 East 59th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • F D Gore, a manager at A & C London Market 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Ritchie at 656. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    743 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Gore 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Muramatsu at 741. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5611 Holland Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • L C Gore, a director at Young & Gore Tugboat 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Blumberger at 5635. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1637 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs Marjorie A Gore 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Shaw at 1629 and Miss M Stratton at 1643. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2024 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W J Gore, retired 1940
    • Edward M Gore 1940
    • Nora E Gore, a stenographer at Manufacturers Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Heay at 2016 and W A Gow at 2030. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    204 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Joseph S Gore, who worked for the West Coast Woollen Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Briggs at 214. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2066 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Robert C Gore, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McLennan at 2056 and H V Beresford at 2096. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the twelve: a director (2), a clerk, a cook, a manager, a proprietor and a stenographer. Two of them worked for Young & Gore Tugboat.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy, 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 A S Gore at 777 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur S Gore there as the householder, proprietor of Gore Blue Print. In 1940 the directory lists L B Gore at 4775 Connaught Drive; 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 Lloyd B Gore there as the householder, a director at Young & Gore Tugboat.

In 1940 the directory lists L C Gore at 2235 East 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie C Gore there as the householder, a cook at the Union Steamship Company. In 1940 the directory lists F D Gore at 666 East 59th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank D Gore there as the householder, a manager at A & C London Market.

In 1940 the directory lists J Gore at 743 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists John Gore there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists L C Gore at 5611 Holland Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists L Clif Gore there as the householder, a director at Young & Gore Tugboat.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marjorie A Gore at 1637 Kitchener Street. W J Gore is listed at 2024 Kitchener Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Gore there as the householder, retired, with Edward M Gore, and Nora E Gore, a stenographer at Manufacturers Life. The 1940 name section lists Joseph S Gore at 204 West 11th Avenue, who worked for the West Coast Woollen Mills.

The 1940 name section lists Robert C Gore at 2066 West 13th Avenue, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

Today

777 Burrard, 4775 Connaught Drive, 2024 Kitchener and 2066 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2066 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5611 Holland (1989) and 1637 Kitchener (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2235 East 12th, 666 East 59th, 743 East Broadway and 204 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.