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The Greenbergs

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Greenberg at 13 addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Granberg. 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 Greenbergs 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

    160 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E Granberg, a logger 1940
  2. 2

    328 Carrall Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Leon Greenberg, proprietor of Leon's Hat Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mason G S & Co at 312 and Carrall Laundry at 330. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    337 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Harry Greenberg, a patent attorney 1940

    Next door in 1940: Master Painters' Supp at 331. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    947 East 30th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs I J Granberg, widow of O 1940
    • Lilly E Granberg, a stenographer at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: T M Clark at 941 and F H Schnoter at 959. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    16 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H Greenberg 1940

    Next door in 1940: Skill Sniper at 12 and Only Oyster Cafe at 20. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    561 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • L Greenberg 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Veen at 551. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1115 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Arthur Greenberg, an upholsterer for A P Madsen 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Davis at 1111 and W A Campbell at 1117. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1229 Odlum Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Valdy Granberg, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Kamikura at 1239. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1366 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Greenberg, proprietor of Herman's Uniforms 1940
    • Saul I Greenberg, a sales manager at Herman's Uniforms 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R O McFarlane at 1356 and Mrs A F Clarke at 1376. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2676 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Dr A B Greenberg, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G McPherson at 2668. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3057 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Greenberg 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Wilson at 3053 and J H Gamble at 3065. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3641 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • P Greenberg, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Nicoll at 3629 and T McKie at 3651. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    207 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A B Greenberg, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Clothes Shops Natl at 217. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a logger (2), a proprietor (2), a patent attorney, a physician, a sales manager and a salesman, among others. Two of them worked for Herman's Uniforms. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5), Kitsilano (3), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Strathcona 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists E Granberg at 160 Cambie Street, a logger. The 1940 name section lists Leon Greenberg at 328 Carrall Street, proprietor of Leon's Hat Shop. The 1940 name section lists Harry Greenberg at 337 Dunsmuir Street, a patent attorney.

Mrs I J Granberg is listed at 947 East 30th 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 Ida J Granberg there as the householder, widow of O, with Lilly E Granberg, a stenographer at the Hudson's Bay Company. H Greenberg is listed at 16 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists L Greenberg at 561 East Hastings Street.

The 1940 name section lists Arthur Greenberg at 1115 Nelson Street, an upholsterer for A P Madsen. The 1940 name section lists Valdy Granberg at 1229 Odlum Drive, a logger. J Greenberg is listed at 1366 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Julius Greenberg there as the householder, proprietor of Herman's Uniforms, with Saul I Greenberg, a sales manager at Herman's Uniforms.

Dr A B Greenberg is listed at 2676 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A Bert Greenberg there as the householder, a physician. R Greenberg is listed at 3057 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph Greenberg there as the householder.

P Greenberg is listed at 3641 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Phillip Greenberg there as the householder, a salesman. A B Greenberg, a physician, is listed at 207 West Hastings Street in 1940.

Today

947 East 30th, 16 East Hastings, 561 East Hastings, 2676 West 13th and 207 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 1115 Nelson (1969), 3057 West 13th (2012) and 3641 West 8th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 160 Cambie, 328 Carrall, 337 Dunsmuir, 1229 Odlum Drive and 1366 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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

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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.