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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Granvilles

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Granville at six addresses in 1940 in four 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 Granvilles 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

    841 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Lunch Granville 1940

    Next door in 1940: Jamieson Bros at 837 and Paradise Theatre at 851. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2611 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Arts Granville, in pictures and frames 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dexall's Shoe Store at 2609 and Superior Stores at 2617. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2705 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Fruit-Teria Granville, in fruit and produce 1940

    Next door in 1940: Safeway Stores at 2707. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    715 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Granville, of Granville Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Badette Barbara at 711 and Star Loan Co at 719. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    621 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • W Granville, a finisher at Granville Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Elliott at 613 and W J Mills at 629. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1995 West 42nd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • E Granville, of Granville Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Docksteader at 1991. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a finisher, a fruit and produce and a pictures and frames. Three of them worked for Granville Bros.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Kerrisdale and South Cambie. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lunch Granville at 841 Granville Street. Arts Granville, in pictures, is listed at 2611 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arts Granville there, in pictures and frames.

Fruit-Teria Granville is listed at 2705 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Fruit-Teria Granville there, in fruit and produce. A Granville is listed at 715 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Granville there as the householder, of Granville Bros.

W Granville is listed at 621 West 20th Avenue in 1940; 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 Wilfred Granville there as the householder, a finisher at Granville Bros. E Granville is listed at 1995 West 42nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Granville there as the householder, of Granville Bros.

Today

2705 Granville still has its building from before 1946, dated 1918 by the City's record; 1995 West 42nd (2015) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 841 Granville, 2611 Granville, 715 Robson and 621 West 20th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk
1917 Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk. Not at the house at 2611 Granville: no archive photo of the 2600 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-350. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Granvilles

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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.