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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Greens

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Green at five addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue, with the close spelling Gren. 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 110 other streets too, all listed on the Green name's own page.

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Where the Greens 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

    774 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L A Green, widow of J A 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Sparks at 764. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2276 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E Green 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Reynolds at 2256 and F O Snook at 2286. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2729 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W Green, proprietor of Cosy Nook Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Shore at 2727 and B C Lunn at 2737. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3060 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W H Green, an assistant buyer for Kelly Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Evans at 3016. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4274 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • T H Green, a mechanic for W M Ritchie 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Taylor at 4264 and Mrs G Pooley at 4280. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the five: an assistant buyer, a mechanic and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Fairview 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 Mrs L A Green at 774 West 13th 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 Lila A Green there as the householder, widow of J A. In 1940 the directory lists E Green at 2276 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Green there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Green at 2729 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John W Green there as the householder, proprietor of Cosy Nook Cafe. In 1940 the directory lists W H Green at 3060 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Green there as the householder, an assistant buyer for Kelly Douglas.

In 1940 the directory lists T H Green at 4274 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists T Harvey Green there as the householder, a mechanic for W M Ritchie.

Today

3060 West 13th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1931 by the City's record; 2276 West 13th (1975) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 774 West 13th, 2729 West 13th and 4274 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 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.