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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Grahams

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at five addresses

The directories print nine people named Graham at five addresses in 1940, all on West 12th Avenue, with the close spelling Grahame. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 116 other streets too, all listed on the Graham name's own page.

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Where the Grahams 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

    153 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W A Graham, a building contractor 1940
    • Frank Graham, a plastering contractor 1940

    Next door in 1940: K E Mackenzie at 151 and 5 listings at 155. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    245 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • F G Graham, a movie operator at the Rex Theatre 1940
    • Annie Graham, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Anderson at 235 and O W McWilliams at 295. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1472 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Graham, a warehouseman 1940
    • George sander Graham 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Shubb at 1470 and Barber Arts at 1482. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1568 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E A Graham, widow of D A 1940

    Next door in 1940: casablanca apts at 1556. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1575 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss M J Graham 1940
    • Mary J Graham, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McLean at 1569 and Mrs F M Blaney at 1587. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the nine: a building contractor, a movie operator, a plastering contractor, a school teacher and a warehouseman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3) and Mount Pleasant (2). 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 A Graham, a building contractor, at 153 West 12th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Wilfred A Graham there, a building contractor, with Frank Graham, a plastering contractor. In 1940 the directory lists F G Graham at 245 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Graham there as the householder, a movie operator at the Rex Theatre, with Annie Graham, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists J Graham at 1472 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Graham there as the householder, a warehouseman, with George sander Graham. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E A Graham at 1568 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth A Graham there as the householder, widow of D A.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss M J Graham at 1575 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mary J Graham there as the householder, a school teacher.

Today

153 West 12th (1982), 245 West 12th (1979), 1568 West 12th (1981) and 1575 West 12th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1472 West 12th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.