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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hikidas

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Hikida at five 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 Hikidas 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

    239 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • F S Hikida, proprietor of Home Confectionery 1940

    Next door in 1940: Old Empress Hotel at 237 and Belmont Rooms at 241. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    733 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • K Hikida, a chauffeur at Yama Taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 717 and U Iwasaki at 745. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3715 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • S Hikida, proprietor of Harry Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Alma Fish Mkt at 3713 and Frenchy's Dairy at 3727. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1216 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G Hikida, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Woods at 1200 and S Kato at 1234. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    875 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • T Hikida, a millworker 1940
    • Gengo Hikida 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Tatsuya at 859 and J Lee at 885. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a millworker (2), a proprietor (2) and a chauffeur.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Strathcona (2) 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 F S Hikida at 239 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank S Hikida there as the householder, proprietor of Home Confectionery. In 1940 the directory lists K Hikida at 733 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Kajiro Hikida there as the householder, a chauffeur at Yama Taxi.

In 1940 the directory lists S Hikida at 3715 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sengiro Hikida there as the householder, proprietor of Harry Bros. In 1940 the directory lists G Hikida at 1216 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gihei Hikida there as the householder, a millworker.

In 1940 the directory lists T Hikida at 875 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Tommikichi Hikida there, a millworker, with Gengo Hikida.

Today

The City no longer lists 239 East Hastings, 733 Powell, 3715 West 10th, 1216 West 6th and 875 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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, 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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.