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The Keeleys

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 15 people named Keeley at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Keeleys 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

    2506 Balsam Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R W Keeley 1940

    Next door in 1940: R K Paton at 2512. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1825 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Harry E Keeley, an oiler at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A C Ferguson at 1821 and W B Edmondson at 1827. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3830 Commercial Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F G Keeley, a driver at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Jack L Keeley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Vadis R H Quo at 3818 and A C Rogers at 3856. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2579 Commercial Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • M F Keeley, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Walker at 2573 and Beauty Shoppe Marcella at 2589. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    133 East 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J H Keeley, a piler at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: Salv Army at 125 and L F Lowe at 141. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    8695 Laurel Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W C Keeley, a tallyman at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Wray at 8685. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3539 Mayfair Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • William J Keeley, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Talbot at 3533 and W C Arsenault at 3547. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    5631 Ross Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs F E Keeley, widow of E A 1940
    • Doris E Keeley, a mender at the West Coast Woollen Mills 1940
  9. 9

    1756 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • B C Keeley, a president at Empire Mills and Keeley Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Hislop at 1746 and R P Shannon at 1758. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2028 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C L Keeley, who worked for the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S J Marr at 2016 and Mrs A G Bondy at 2032. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1706 West 59th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • B Keeley, a superintendent at Kelley Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: E M Sheppard at 1728. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2384 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • M F Keeley, a dentist 1940
    • James J L Keeley, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Hanafin at 2376 and K C Bickford at 2394. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 15: a dentist, a driver, a mender, an oiler, a piler and a president, among others. Three of them worked for Eburne Saw Mills. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Kitsilano (3), Marpole (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Mount Pleasant. 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 R W Keeley at 2506 Balsam Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry E Keeley at 1825 Charles Street, an oiler at the Eburne Saw Mills. In 1940 the directory lists F G Keeley at 3830 Commercial Street; 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 Frederick G Keeley there as the householder, a driver at the City of Vancouver, with Jack L Keeley.

In 1940 the directory lists M F Keeley, a dentist, at 2579 Commercial Drive. J H Keeley is listed at 133 East 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jack H Keeley there as the householder, a piler at the Eburne Saw Mills.

W C Keeley is listed at 8695 Laurel Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William C Keeley there as the householder, a tallyman at the Eburne Saw Mills. The 1940 name section lists William J Keeley at 3539 Mayfair Avenue, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F E Keeley at 5631 Ross Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists F Eva Keeley there as the householder, widow of E A, with Doris E Keeley, a mender at the West Coast Woollen Mills. In 1940 the directory lists B C Keeley at 1756 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Burton C Keeley there as the householder, a president at Empire Mills and Keeley Lumber.

In 1940 the directory lists C L Keeley at 2028 West 3rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clarence L Keeley there as the householder, who worked for the CNR. In 1940 the directory lists B Keeley at 1706 West 59th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bertrum J Keeley there as the householder, a superintendent at Kelley Lumber.

In 1940 the directory lists M F Keeley at 2384 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Martin F Keeley there as the householder, a dentist, with James J L Keeley, a student.

Today

133 East 7th, 3539 Mayfair, 1756 West 14th and 2384 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5631 Ross (1962) and 2028 West 3rd (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2506 Balsam, 1825 Charles, 3830 Commercial, 2579 Commercial Drive, 8695 Laurel and 1706 West 59th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

The 3500 block of Commercial Street, looking north from 20th Avenue past the Bank of Hamilton
About 1913 The 3500 block of Commercial Street, looking north from 20th Avenue past the Bank of Hamilton. Not at the house at 3830 Commercial: no archive photo of the 3800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 504. Public domain.

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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.