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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Granholms

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Granholm at five addresses in 1940 in five 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 Granholms 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

    1783 East 36th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • I J Granholm, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Smith at 1773 and T Dempster at 1789. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    874 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A Granholm, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Oreskovich at 866 and 5 listings at 876. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3453 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs Ella M Granholm, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Teskey at 3441 and J Chrystall at 3459. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    569 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Fred Granholm, who worked for Kelley Logging 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Blakeman at 567 and B C Printers Supply at 571. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    229 Templeton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C Granholm, a mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Pritchard at 225 and G H Gray at 231. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a logger (2), a cook and a mariner.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Strathcona. 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 I J Granholm at 1783 East 36th 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 Ivor J Granholm there as the householder, a logger. In 1940 the directory lists A Granholm at 874 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Granholm there as the householder, a logger.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ella M Granholm at 3453 Franklin Street, a cook. The 1940 name section lists Fred Granholm at 569 Hamilton Street, who worked for Kelley Logging. In 1940 the directory lists C Granholm at 229 Templeton Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Granholm there as the householder, a mariner.

Today

3453 Franklin and 229 Templeton Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 1783 East 36th (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 874 East Georgia and 569 Hamilton, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 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.