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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hoovers

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at five addresses

The directories print nine people named Hoover at five addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Hoovers at 2525 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the Hoovers 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

    266 East 38th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T W Hoover, a barber at Abbotsford Barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Maclean at 258 and S Cosh at 274. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2525 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Lois J Hoover, a stenographer 1940
    • Ruth J Hoover, a stenographer 1940
    • William H Hoover, a manager at International Lumber Sales 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Miller at 2515 and Mrs M M Curran at 2535. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    146 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Wilbur Hoover, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: M A Peet at 136 and Mrs E Lightbody at 148. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2995 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A E Hoover, a salesman at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S Macdonald at 2989. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1765 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M Hoover, widow of J 1940
    • Julia M Hoover, who worked for Gordon & Belyea 1940
    • Mary Hoover, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Two Boys Msngr Serv at 1735 and L J La Rocque at 1775. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: a stenographer (2), a barber, a conductor, an employee, a manager and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. 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 T W Hoover at 266 East 38th 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 Thomas W Hoover there as the householder, a barber at Abbotsford Barber. The 1940 name section lists Lois J Hoover at 2525 West 10th Avenue, a stenographer, with Ruth J Hoover, a stenographer, and William H Hoover, a manager at International Lumber Sales. The 1940 name section lists Wilbur Hoover at 146 West 11th Avenue, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists A E Hoover at 2995 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alton E Hoover there as the householder, a salesman at Begg Motor. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Hoover at 1765 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Hoover there as the householder, widow of J, with Julia M Hoover, who worked for Gordon & Belyea, and Mary Hoover, a student.

Today

266 East 38th and 2525 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 146 West 11th, 2995 West 29th and 1765 West Broadway, 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.
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.