The Klassens

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Louise Klassen at 5837 Angus Drive, a maid for W C Mainwaring. The 1940 name section lists Anne Klassen at 5516 Churchill Street, a maid for W H Burgess. In 1940 the directory lists J A Klassen at 735 East 38th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John A Klassen there as the householder, a carpenter, with Elinor E Klassen.

In 1940 the directory lists H K Klassen at 60 East 43rd 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 Henry K Klassen there as the householder, a driver at Consolidated Coal. In 1940 the directory lists K N Klassen at 536 East 43rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Kornelius N Klassen there as the householder, a sign painter.

The 1940 name section lists Henry J Klassen at 462 East 44th Avenue, a millworker at the Eburne Saw Mills. H H Klassen is listed at 1744 East 64th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry H Klassen there as the householder, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Klassen at 5272 Elgin Street, a domestic, with Margareta Klassen, widow of A J.

The 1940 name section lists Eva Klassen at 5890 Hudson Street, who worked for C Matoff. H J Klassen is listed at 5559 Inverness Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert J Klassen there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Sarah Klassen at 1902 Matthews Avenue, a maid for R W Harris.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Klassen at 5872 Sophia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Klassen there as the householder, widow of K, with Victor Klassen, a student. The 1940 name section lists Ben H Klassen at 1968 Turner Street, a plasterer.

J M Klassen is listed at 3913 West 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John M Klassen there as the householder, a salesman at Alberta Lumber. J A Klassen is listed at 2220 West 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Today

5837 Angus Drive, 5516 Churchill, 735 East 38th, 5272 Elgin, 5890 Hudson, 1902 Matthews, 5872 Sophia and 1968 Turner still have their buildings from before 1946, 1968 Turner on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 462 East 44th (1993) and 3913 West 24th (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 60 East 43rd, 536 East 43rd, 1744 East 64th, 5559 Inverness and 2220 West 52nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).