A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Hersogs
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Hersog at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Hersogs lived
- 1
- 2
2063 Manitoba Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- S Hersog, proprietor of Fair Dealer 1940
Next door in 1940: F A Elliott at 2055 and J H McFadden at 2071. The block, door by door
- 3
2309 Trafalgar Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Henry H Hersog, proprietor of Bayswater Pharmacy 1940
Next door in 1940: F G Davies at 2303 and Mrs E McDevitt at 2315. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a proprietor (2) and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. 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 J Hersog at 1552 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jack Hersog there as the householder, a salesman at Potters. In 1940 the directory lists S Hersog at 2063 Manitoba Street; 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 Sam Hersog there as the householder, proprietor of Fair Dealer.
The 1940 name section lists Henry H Hersog at 2309 Trafalgar Street, proprietor of Bayswater Pharmacy.
Today
2309 Trafalgar still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1552 East Pender and 2063 Manitoba, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Hersog J1552 East Pender, p. 128
- Hersog Jack slsmn Potters1552 East Pender, p. 269
- *Hersog S2063 Manitoba, p. 110
- Hersog Sam prop Fair Dealer2063 Manitoba, p. 269
- Hersog Henry H prop Bayswater Pharm2309 Trafalgar, p. 269
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Hersogs
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Hersog name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.