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The Inouyes

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 16 people named Inouye at eleven addresses in 1940 in two 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 Inouyes at 524 Alexander in 1940.

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Where the Inouyes 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

    524 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • T Inouye, retired 1940
    • Hajime Inouye 1940
    • Umeo Inouye 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Suga at 522 and Mrs K Suzuki at 526. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    666 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • S Inouye, of Vancouver Auto Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Harrock Box Pioneer at 662 and Mrs M Kubota at 668. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1566 East 26th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T Inouye, a fish exporter 1940
    • Kazuyoshi Inouye, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Reid at 1556 and W C Stone at 1576. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    941 East 41st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • K Inouye, proprietor of Service Confectionery 1940
    • Mrs Aya Inouye, of London Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Newton at 951. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    546 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs M Inouye, widow of K 1940

    Next door in 1940: Y Yasunaka at 536 and J W Kinoshita at 554. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    504 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • I G Inouye, proprietor of Lotus Confectionery 1940

    Next door in 1940: West Coast Trading at 502 and R Hoshino at 508. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    605 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Harold Inouye, proprietor of Home Radio Engineers 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Kunka at 601 and Kwong Wing Lndy (office) at 607. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    612 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs M Inouye, widow of T 1940
    • Susan Inouye, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: New Method Barber Shop at 600 and Mrs I Bynoe at 618. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    117 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs Ei Inouye, proprietor of the Main Rooms 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Fujibayashi at 119. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    245 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • K Inouye, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Kariya at 243 and Seishindo Co at 249. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    215 Princess Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C Inouye 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Nakamuro at 233. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: a proprietor (4), a fish exporter, a fisherman, a millworker and a saleswoman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (9) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2). 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 Inouye at 524 Alexander Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Takuichi Inouye there as the householder, retired, with Hajime Inouye and Umeo Inouye. In 1940 the directory lists S Inouye at 666 Alexander Street. The 1940 name section lists Shigetaka Inouye there as the householder, of Vancouver Auto Service.

In 1940 the directory lists T Inouye at 1566 East 26th 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 lists Takuichi Inouye there as the householder, a fish exporter, with Kazuyoshi Inouye, a millworker. In 1940 the directory lists K Inouye at 941 East 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kijuro Inouye there as the householder, proprietor of Service Confectionery, with Mrs Aya Inouye, of London Hotel.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Inouye at 546 East Cordova Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Miyo Inouye there as the householder, widow of K. In 1940 the directory lists I G Inouye at 504 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Ippi G Inouye there as the householder, proprietor of Lotus Confectionery.

The 1940 name section lists Harold Inouye at 605 East Hastings Street, proprietor of Home Radio Engineers. Mrs M Inouye is listed at 612 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mikuma Inouye there as the householder, widow of T, with Susan Inouye, a saleswoman. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ei Inouye at 117 Main Street, proprietor of the Main Rooms.

The 1940 name section lists K Inouye at 245 Powell Street, a fisherman. The 1940 name section lists C Inouye at 215 Princess Avenue.

Today

1566 East 26th, 941 East 41st, 504 East Hastings, 117 Main and 215 Princess still have their buildings from before 1946; 245 Powell (1991) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 524 Alexander, 666 Alexander, 546 East Cordova, 605 East Hastings and 612 East Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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 I. Want a name removed? Tell us.