The Howdens

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists W H Howden at 589 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William H Howden there as the householder, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists David L Howden at 1721 Comox Street.

E Howden is listed at 2041 East 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward Howden there as the householder, a longshoreman. R Howden Jr is listed at 20 East 60th Avenue in 1940; 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 Robert Howden Jr there as the householder, a salesman.

R Howden is listed at 36 East 60th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Howden there as the householder, a carpenter. W S D Howden is listed at 2775 East 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William S D Howden there as the householder, a stockkeeper at Rendell Tractor & Equipment.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas E Howden at 19 Kingsway, a mortician at G W Hamilton Undertaking. In 1940 the directory lists Miss E C Howden at 1235 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth C Howden there as the householder, a stenographer at the Capitol Theatre.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss F H Howden at 3592 Point Grey Road; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Florence H Howden there as the householder, a school teacher, with Eva M Howden, a tutor. In 1940 the directory lists E Howden at 2546 Trinity Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Howden there as the householder, a helper at the CPR, with Dorothy Howden, a packer for W H Malkin, and James D Howden, a salesman.

In 1940 the directory lists G R Howden at 4642 Walden Street. The 1940 name section lists George R Howden there as the householder, a bolt maker at Pacific Bolt. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L B Howden at 1585 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Louise B Howden there as the householder, widow of R F.

In 1940 the directory lists W J Howden at 960 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Howden there as the householder, an examiner at the Customs, with Mary F Howden, an operator for Gordon Campbell. In 1940 the directory lists W Howden at 3813 West 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Howden there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Howden at 3391 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jane Howden there as the householder, widow of A, with Dorothy Howden, and Stan A Howden, a graphologist.

Today

2041 East 3rd, 20 East 60th, 36 East 60th, 1235 Nelson, 3592 Point Grey Road, 2546 Trinity, 1585 West 15th, 960 West 21st, 3813 West 24th and 3391 West 38th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1235 Nelson and 1585 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1721 Comox (1956), 2775 East 7th (2004) and 4642 Walden (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 589 Burrard and 19 Kingsway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).