A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Kitamuras
In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 13 addresses
The directories print 17 people named Kitamura at 13 addresses in 1940 in four 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 Kitamuras at 215 Gore in 1940.
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Where the Kitamuras lived
- 1
1035 East Broadway
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- G Kitamura, proprietor of Canadian Cleaners & Dyers 1940
Next door in 1940: G Lakin at 1019 and F Lake at 1037. The block, door by door
- 2
215 Gore Avenue
Strathcona, 1940
- Eddie Kitamura, a salesman for Mrs M Kitamura 1940
- Mrs Masai Kitamura, a confectioner 1940
- Zenkuro Kitamura, proprietor of the Maruman Restaurant 1940
Next door in 1940: Gore Rooms at 207 and S Yamashita at 219. The block, door by door
- 3
1822 Pandora Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Toyojiro Kitamura, a millworker at Sterling Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: D Byers at 1820 and G Domokos at 1824. The block, door by door
- 4
252 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Yososhichi Kitamura, proprietor of the Orange Rooms 1940
Next door in 1940: Bunka Shokai at 250 and Mrs F Usami at 254. The block, door by door
- 5
344 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs M Kitamura, a confectioner 1940
Next door in 1940: Powell Bakery at 342 and White Rooms at 346. The block, door by door
- 6
347 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Eitaro Kitamura, a salesman for T Chaki 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs T Nishiza at 341 and Easter Rooms at 351. The block, door by door
- 7
351 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Takaaki Kitamura, proprietor of the Easter Rooms 1940
Next door in 1940: S Uchida at 347 and Star Mkt at 353. The block, door by door
- 8
369 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Naoichi Kitamura, a salesman for T Maikawa 1940
Next door in 1940: kasuga conf at 359 and H Suzuki at 377. The block, door by door
- 9
473 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- T Kitamura, proprietor of Nabata Taxi 1940
Next door in 1940: Union Fish Co at 469 and S Fukushima at 477. The block, door by door
- 10
617 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Kitamura (no first name printed) 1940
- Kitamura (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: S Kitagawa at 613 and K Nakada at 633. The block, door by door
- 11
637 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- G Kitamura 1940
Next door in 1940: K Nakada at 633 and W Ohori at 641. The block, door by door
- 12
1096 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- K Kitamura, a manager at Taishodo Drug Store 1940
Next door in 1940: rockcliffe apts at 1086. The block, door by door
- 13
55 West 5th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- S Kitamura, a bellboy 1940
- Kiyoe Kitamura, an apprentice 1940
Next door in 1940: J Heeps at 49. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 17: a proprietor (5), a salesman (3), an apprentice, a bellboy, a confectioner and a manager, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (9), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview and Grandview-Woodland. 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 G Kitamura at 1035 East Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Genza Kitamura there as the householder, proprietor of Canadian Cleaners & Dyers. The 1940 name section lists Eddie Kitamura at 215 Gore Avenue, a salesman for Mrs M Kitamura, with Mrs Masai Kitamura, a confectioner, and Zenkuro Kitamura, proprietor of the Maruman Restaurant. The 1940 name section lists Toyojiro Kitamura at 1822 Pandora Street, a millworker at Sterling Lumber.
The 1940 name section lists Yososhichi Kitamura at 252 Powell Street, proprietor of the Orange Rooms. Mrs M Kitamura, a confectioner, is listed at 344 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Eitaro Kitamura at 347 Powell Street, a salesman for T Chaki. The 1940 name section lists Takaaki Kitamura at 351 Powell Street, proprietor of the Easter Rooms.
The 1940 name section lists Naoichi Kitamura at 369 Powell Street, a salesman for T Maikawa. T Kitamura is listed at 473 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Tokizo Kitamura there as the householder, proprietor of Nabata Taxi.
Kitamura (no first name printed) is listed at 617 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kitamura (no first name printed) there as the householder. G Kitamura is listed at 637 Powell Street in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists K Kitamura at 1096 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ken Kitamura there as the householder, a manager at Taishodo Drug Store. In 1940 the directory lists S Kitamura at 55 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sentaro Kitamura there as the householder, a bellboy, with Kiyoe Kitamura, an apprentice.
Today
347 Powell and 1096 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1096 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1822 Pandora (1967), 351 Powell (1989) and 473 Powell (1980) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1035 East Broadway, 215 Gore, 252 Powell, 344 Powell, 369 Powell, 617 Powell, 637 Powell and 55 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Kitamura G1035 East Broadway, p. 16
- Kitamura Genza prop Can Clnrs & Dyers1035 East Broadway, p. 326
- Kitamura Eddie slsmn Mrs M Kitamura215 Gore, p. 326
- Kitamura Mrs Masai confr 344 Powell215 Gore, p. 326
- Kitamura Zenkuro prop Maruman Restr215 Gore, p. 326
- Kitamura Toyojiro mlwkr Sterling Lbr1822 Pandora, p. 326
- Kitamura Yososhichi prop Orange Rooms252 Powell, p. 326
- Kitamura Mrs M confr344 Powell, p. 135
- Kitamura Eitaro slsmn T Chaki347 Powell, p. 326
- Kitamura Takaaki prop Easter Rooms351 Powell, p. 326
- Kitamura Naoichi slsmn T Maikawa369 Powell, p. 326
- Kitamura T473 Powell, p. 135
- Kitamura Tokizo prop Nabata Taxi473 Powell, p. 326
- Kitamura —617 Powell, p. 135
- Kitamura —617 Powell, p. 326
- Kitamura G637 Powell, p. 135
- Kitamura K1096 West 10th, p. 199
- Kitamura Ken mgr Taishodo Drug Store1096 West 10th, p. 326
- Kitamura S55 West 5th, p. 184
- Kitamura Kiyoe appr55 West 5th, p. 326
- Kitamura Sentaro bellboy55 West 5th, p. 326
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Every directory, as one book
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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.