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The Iversons

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Iverson at nine addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Iversons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    895 East 57th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • H E Iverson, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Gaskell at 885. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    611 East 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • B N Iverson, a fireman at Bervin Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T Thomson at 653. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4490 Ontario Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • N Iverson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Harper at 4486 and C Rabagia at 4496. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1301 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Bergette Iverson, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Stewart at 1321. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    675 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Ollie Iverson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Jones at 665 and The B C Cancer Inst at 685. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3578 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R Iverson, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E B Unwin at 3570 and Mrs L McGregor at 3586. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1173 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs I M Iverson, widow of A 1940
    • Carl M Iverson, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Bell at 1167 and Mrs D J Crosby at 1179. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    940 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • L E Iverson, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lundberg A Co at 938 and L J Mahrer at 942. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4841 Windsor Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W B Iverson, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Burt at 4831. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a carpenter, a conductor, a domestic, a fireman, a fisherman and a gardener, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park, Sunset 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 H E Iverson at 895 East 57th 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 Harold E Iverson there as the householder, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists B N Iverson at 611 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Bernhoff N Iverson there as the householder, a fireman at Bervin Steamships.

In 1940 the directory lists N Iverson at 4490 Ontario Street. The 1940 name section lists Nicholas Iverson there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Bergette Iverson at 1301 Robson Street, a domestic. The 1940 name section lists Ollie Iverson at 675 West 11th Avenue, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists R Iverson at 3578 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richter Iverson there as the householder, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I M Iverson at 1173 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Inga M Iverson there as the householder, widow of A, with Carl M Iverson, a gardener.

The 1940 name section lists L E Iverson at 940 West Pender Street, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products. W B Iverson is listed at 4841 Windsor Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William B Iverson there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

895 East 57th, 611 East 7th and 3578 West 30th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1301 Robson (1991) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4490 Ontario, 675 West 11th, 1173 West 7th, 940 West Pender and 4841 Windsor, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.