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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Kobayashis

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Kobayashi at 14 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: three Kobayashis at 37 East 5th in 1940.

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Where the Kobayashis lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    202 Carrall Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J H Kobayashi, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Union Sec Hd Store at 200 and beaver hotel at 204. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2072 Dundas Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R Kobayashi, a millworker at Sterling Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dundas Apts at 2054. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    37 East 5th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • S Kobayashi 1940
    • Chiyoko Kobayashi 1940
    • Yoshiko Kobayashi, a dressmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: H McCuaig at 31 and T Miyanishi at 43. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    557 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • K Kobayashi, an agent at Sun Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: Buddhist Temple Hompa at 549 and U Inamoto at 561. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    249 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Y Kobayashi 1940

    Next door in 1940: Georgia Lndy at 245 and Coast Growers Prod Co at 251. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    609 Heatley Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Seichi Kobayashi, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: M L Stanton at 677. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1700 Pine Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • I Kobayashi, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Omura at 1718. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    346 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Jiro Kobayashi, proprietor of the White Rooms 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Kitamura at 344 and English Cafe at 348. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1935 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T A Kobayashi, a gardener 1940
    • Akiko M Kobayashi 1940
    • Philip K Kobayashi, a sawdust 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Shelley at 1927 and ainsdale apts at 1945. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1519 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • I Kobayashi, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 1507 and Budd's Ctge & Contg at 1523. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    343 West 5th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • S Kobayashi, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Singh at 335 and H Ohashi at 345. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1024 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • M Kobayashi, widow of S 1940
    • S Kobayashi 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Thomas at 1000. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    736 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Kataro Kobayashi, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: I H Cook at 730 and T Tazawa at 744. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3306 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Kobayashi, a massage 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Colvey at 3304 and S Nakamoto at 3318. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 19: a millworker (5), a gardener (2), an agent, a dressmaker, a massage and a proprietor, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), Strathcona (4), Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Downtown 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 J H Kobayashi, a confectioner, at 202 Carrall Street. R Kobayashi is listed at 2072 Dundas Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ryochi Kobayashi there as the householder, a millworker at Sterling Lumber.

S Kobayashi is listed at 37 East 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Suekichi Kobayashi there as the householder, with Chiyoko Kobayashi, and Yoshiko Kobayashi, a dressmaker. K Kobayashi is listed at 557 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kazuo Kobayashi there as the householder, an agent at Sun Life.

The 1940 name section lists Y Kobayashi at 249 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Seichi Kobayashi at 609 Heatley Avenue, a millworker. I Kobayashi is listed at 1700 Pine Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ishisaburo Kobayashi there as the householder, a gardener.

The 1940 name section lists Jiro Kobayashi at 346 Powell Street, proprietor of the White Rooms. In 1940 the directory lists T A Kobayashi at 1935 West 1st 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 Tomoaki A Kobayashi there as the householder, a gardener, with Akiko M Kobayashi, and Philip K Kobayashi, a sawdust.

In 1940 the directory lists I Kobayashi at 1519 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Iso Kobayashi there as the householder, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists S Kobayashi at 343 West 5th Avenue, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists M Kobayashi at 1024 West 6th Avenue, widow of S, with S Kobayashi.

The 1940 name section lists Kataro Kobayashi at 736 West 7th Avenue, a millworker. S Kobayashi, a massage, is listed at 3306 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Saijiro Kobayashi there, a massage.

Today

249 East Georgia, 609 Heatley and 346 Powell still have their buildings from before 1946; 37 East 5th (1981), 557 East Cordova (2015) and 1935 West 1st (1982) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 202 Carrall, 2072 Dundas, 1700 Pine, 1519 West 3rd, 343 West 5th, 1024 West 6th, 736 West 7th and 3306 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 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.