The Grosses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists S Gross at 1420 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sam Gross there as the householder, proprietor of Pioneer Junk. In 1940 the directory lists Miss B S Gross at 1225 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Belle S Gross there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W P Gross, a building cleaner, at 550 Beatty Street. F D Gross is listed at 4787 Drummond Drive 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 Frank D Gross there as the householder, retired, with Doug H Gross, a student, and Rowena P Gross, a school teacher.

H F Gross is listed at 977 East 45th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Howard F Gross there as the householder, a tinsmith at the Grandview Sheet Metal Works. N Gross is listed at 2726 Franklin Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Nicodemus Gross there as the householder, a cook.

W P Gross is listed at 8275 Laburnum Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William P Gross there as the householder, a building maintenance, with Margery H Gross, a stenographer at King & Blanche, and William H Gross, a student at UBC. C H Gross is listed at 1275 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clarence H Gross there as the householder, a salesman at Grant, Atkinson & Blair, with Robert W Gross, an accountant at Price Waterhouse & Co.

The 1940 name section lists Celena Gross at 1965 West 13th Avenue, widow of W. In 1940 the directory lists Gross at 1596 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gross there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists L F Gross at 1882 West 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie F Gross there as the householder, a credit manager at Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir. In 1940 the directory lists A W Gross at 1467 West 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Aubrey W Gross there as the householder, a chief clerk at M T Co.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Gross at 2070 West 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph A Gross there as the householder, an electrician at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists G C Gross at 1524 West 57th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George C Gross there as the householder, a director at Mainland Confectionery.

Today

977 East 45th, 2726 Franklin, 1275 West 12th, 1965 West 13th and 2070 West 46th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1275 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1420 Adanac (1974), 1225 Barclay (1989), 550 Beatty (1983), 4787 Drummond Drive (2004), 1596 West 14th (2000) and 1882 West 35th (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8275 Laburnum, 1467 West 46th and 1524 West 57th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).