A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Hoffs
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses
The directories print eight people named Hoff at six addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Hof and Hooff. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Hoffs at 936 West King Edward in 1940.
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Where the Hoffs lived
- 1
304 East 26th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- Rev L B Hoff, a pastor at Salem Nazarene Tabernacle 1940
Next door in 1940: R W Wakelin at 320. The block, door by door
- 2
1915 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- L R Hoff, a manager at the Pacific Athletic Club 1940
Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door
- 3
540 Helmcken Street
Downtown, 1940
- G Hooff 1940
Next door in 1940: F Smith at 538 and E Schofield at 542. The block, door by door
- 4
2805 West 7th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- W G Hof, a salesman at Imperial Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: L J Jackson at 2813. The block, door by door
- 5
812 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- C R Hoff, an oil operator 1940
Next door in 1940: S A G Curry at 814. The block, door by door
- 6
936 West King Edward Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- C R Hoff, an oil operator 1940
- Cecil L Hoff, a salesman at Macfadden Publications 1940
- Mildred L Hoff, a comptroller operator at Macdonalds Consolidated 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Livingstone at 926 and T Crawford at 946. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a salesman (2), a comptroller operator, a manager health department, an oil operator and a pastor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano, Riley Park, South Cambie 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
In 1940 the directory lists Rev L B Hoff at 304 East 26th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Rev Lawrence B Hoff there as the householder, a pastor at Salem Nazarene Tabernacle. In 1940 the directory lists L R Hoff at 1915 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Leonard R Hoff there as the householder, a manager at the Pacific Athletic Club.
In 1940 the directory lists G Hooff at 540 Helmcken Street. W G Hof is listed at 2805 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William G Hof there as the householder, a salesman at Imperial Oil. C R Hoff, an oil operator, is listed at 812 West Hastings Street in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists C R Hoff at 936 West King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles R Hoff there as the householder, an oil operator, with Cecil L Hoff, a salesman at Macfadden Publications, and Mildred L Hoff, a comptroller operator at Macdonalds Consolidated.
Today
304 East 26th, 1915 Haro, 540 Helmcken and 2805 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 540 Helmcken on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 812 West Hastings and 936 West King Edward, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Hoff Rev L B304 East 26th, p. 240
- Hoff Rev Lawrence B pastor Salem Nazarene Tabernacle304 East 26th, p. 276
- Hoff L R1915 Haro, p. 72
- Hoff Leonard R mgr health dept Pac Athletic Club1915 Haro, p. 276
- Hooff G540 Helmcken, p. 83
- Hof W G2805 West 7th, p. 192
- Hof Wm G slsmn Imp Oil2805 West 7th, p. 276
- Hoff C R oil opr812 West Hastings, p. 78
- Hoff C R936 West King Edward, p. 96
- Hoff Cecil L slsmn Macfadden Publications936 West King Edward, p. 276
- Hoff Chas R oil opr 812, 510 W Hastings936 West King Edward, p. 276
- Hoff Mildred L compt opr Macdonalds Consol936 West King Edward, p. 276
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.