The Holloways

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists G L Holloway at 2026 Cornwall Avenue; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists George L Holloway there as the householder, a delivery at International Distributor, with Hazel B Holloway. The 1940 name section lists Holloway at 242 East 13th Avenue.

L Holloway is listed at 7637 French Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists L Holloway there as the householder. J F Holloway is listed at 1021 Harwood Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists W J Holloway at 3408 Napier Street. The 1940 name section lists William J Holloway there as the householder, a clerk, with Barbara H Holloway, Frances M Holloway, a stenographer, and Jean E Holloway, a housekeeper. In 1940 the directory lists R F Holloway at 2115 Rupert Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert F Holloway there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists H E J Holloway at 1031 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert E Holloway Jr there as the householder, a mechanic at Bowell McDonald. The 1940 name section lists Len Holloway at 4384 West 10th Avenue as the householder, with Gladys G M Holloway, a saleswoman at Horse Shoe Dairy Lunch, and Glen I Holloway, a mechanic at the Alma Service.

H E Holloway is listed at 225 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert E Holloway there as the householder, a civil engineer, with Alice M Holloway, a stenographer at the BC Government, and George A Holloway, a warehouseman. H C Holloway is listed at 2605 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry C Holloway there as the householder, retired.

F J Holloway is listed at 3349 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Francis J Holloway there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries. R M Holloway is listed at 3553 West 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph M Holloway there as the householder, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal, with Kathleen J Holloway, a clerk, and Ralph G Holloway, a bookkeeper at Royal Trust.

The 1940 name section lists Allie C Holloway at 3692 West 33rd Avenue, widow of H. In 1940 the directory lists Miss A L Holloway at 2786 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice L Holloway there as the householder, with Frederick N Holloway, a log inspector.

In 1940 the directory lists W Holloway at 1944 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter Holloway there as the householder, retired, with Patricia M Holloway. The 1940 name section lists Yvonne Holloway at 801 West Georgia Street, a stenographer for Belgian Consulate.

E W Holloway is listed at 6372 Windsor Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists E William Holloway there as the householder, with Don L Holloway, a driver at National Wood & Coal, and Harold M Holloway, a swamper at Stickland Fuels.

Today

7637 French, 1031 West 10th, 225 West 12th, 3553 West 26th, 2786 West 38th, 1944 West 5th and 801 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 801 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1021 Harwood (1973), 2115 Rupert (1989), 3349 West 14th (1950), 3692 West 33rd (2014) and 6372 Windsor (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2026 Cornwall, 242 East 13th, 4384 West 10th and 2605 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 3408 Napier, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.