A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Katos
In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at ten addresses
The directories print 17 people named Kato at ten addresses in 1940 in six 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: four Katos at 2584 Oxford in 1940.
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Where the Katos lived
- 1
5626 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- M Kato, proprietor of Mayfair Products 1940
Next door in 1940: Macfarlanes Gro at 5620 and J Argue at 5630. The block, door by door
- 2
125 East 2nd Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Y Kato, proprietor of the Dufferin Rooms 1940
Next door in 1940: J Watson at 123 and A Biscaro at 131. The block, door by door
- 3
258 East 46th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- T Kato 1940
- Akeeta Kato 1940
- George Kato, a houseboy for E S Glaspie 1940
Next door in 1940: C K O'Connor at 266. The block, door by door
- 4
513 East Cordova Street
Strathcona, 1940
- T Kato 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Kita at 501 and Mrs S Fukumura at 521. The block, door by door
- 5
527 East Cordova Street
Strathcona, 1940
- H Kato, a tailor 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S Fukumura at 521 and H Shintani at 533. The block, door by door
- 6
791 East Cordova Street
Strathcona, 1940
- S Kato, in shoes & shoe repairs 1940
Next door in 1940: R B Adams at 787. The block, door by door
- 7
2584 Oxford Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Y Kato, a shingle manufacturer 1940
- Hisa Kato, a dressmaker at Alma Dressmakers 1940
- Kiyoshi Kato, a student 1940
- Mrs Toyoko Kato, proprietor of Alma Dressmakers 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Holdham at 2582 and Mrs M McKay at 2596. The block, door by door
- 8
338 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- S. Kato, in shoes 1940
Next door in 1940: H S Okumura at 334 and Powell Bakery at 342. The block, door by door
- 9
157 West 2nd Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Ika Kato, widow of M 1940
Next door in 1940: H Akase at 141 and Valley Lbr Yds at 185. The block, door by door
- 10
1234 West 6th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- S Kato, a gardener 1940
- Joichi G Kato, a student 1940
- Mary Kato 1940
Next door in 1940: G Hikida at 1216 and G Kefoury at 1266. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the 17: a proprietor (3), a dressmaker, a gardener, a houseboy, a shingle manufacturer and a shoes, among others. Two of them worked for Alma Dressmakers. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (4), Mount Pleasant (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise and Sunset. 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 M Kato at 5626 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Masagoro Kato there as the householder, proprietor of Mayfair Products. In 1940 the directory lists Y Kato at 125 East 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Yosokichi Kato there as the householder, proprietor of the Dufferin Rooms.
In 1940 the directory lists T Kato at 258 East 46th 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 Tosaku Kato there as the householder, with Akeeta Kato, and George Kato, a houseboy for E S Glaspie. In 1940 the directory lists T Kato at 513 East Cordova Street. The 1940 name section lists Toyotaro Kato there.
The 1940 name section lists H Kato at 527 East Cordova Street, a tailor. S Kato is listed at 791 East Cordova Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sahei Kato there as the householder, in shoes & shoe repairs.
Y Kato is listed at 2584 Oxford Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Yomishi Kato there as the householder, a shingle manufacturer, with Hisa Kato, a dressmaker at Alma Dressmakers, Kiyoshi Kato, a student, and Mrs Toyoko Kato, proprietor of Alma Dressmakers. S. Kato, in shoes, is listed at 338 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ika Kato at 157 West 2nd Avenue, widow of M.
S Kato is listed at 1234 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sadagoro Kato there as the householder, a gardener, with Joichi G Kato, a student, and Mary Kato.
Today
2584 Oxford and 338 Powell still have their buildings from before 1946; 5626 Dunbar (1986), 258 East 46th (1990) and 1234 West 6th (1967) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 125 East 2nd, 513 East Cordova, 527 East Cordova, 791 East Cordova and 157 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Kato M5626 Dunbar, p. 45
- Kato Masagoro prop Mayfair Prod5626 Dunbar, p. 314
- Kato Y125 East 2nd, p. 174
- Kato Yosokichi prop Dufferin Rooms125 East 2nd, p. 314
- *Kato T258 East 46th, p. 262
- Kato Akeeta258 East 46th, p. 314
- Kato Geo houseboy E S Glaspie258 East 46th, p. 314
- Kato Tosaku258 East 46th, p. 314
- Kato T513 East Cordova, p. 36
- Kato Toyotaro513 East Cordova, p. 314
- Kato H tailor527 East Cordova, p. 314
- *Kato S791 East Cordova, p. 36
- Kato Sahei shoes & shoe reprs 338 Powell791 East Cordova, p. 314
- Kato Y2584 Oxford, p. 124
- Kato Hisa drsmkr Alma Drsmkrs2584 Oxford, p. 314
- Kato Kiyoshi studt2584 Oxford, p. 314
- Kato Mrs Toyoko prop Alma Dressmakers2584 Oxford, p. 314
- Kato Yomishi shingle mfr2584 Oxford, p. 314
- Kato S. shoes338 Powell, p. 135
- Kato Ika wid M157 West 2nd, p. 314
- *Kato S1234 West 6th, p. 188
- Kato Joichi G studt1234 West 6th, p. 314
- Kato Mary1234 West 6th, p. 314
- Kato Sadagoro gdnr1234 West 6th, p. 314
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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.