The La Belles

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists F Labelle at 2331 Alberta Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank La Belle there as the householder, a fisherman, with Isabelle La Belle, a machinist tender at Bartram Paper Products. In 1940 the directory lists J C La Belle at 500 Dunsmuir Street. The 1940 name section lists Jack La Belle there, an assistant manager at the Dunsmuir Hotel, with Joseph C La Belle, proprietor of the Dunsmuir Hotel, and Martin La Belle, a clerk at the Dunsmuir Hotel.

In 1940 the directory lists G La Belle at 742 East 17th 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 George La Belle there as the householder, with Eugenie La Belle, a musician, and Jean La Belle, a machinist operator at Bates Valve Bag. In 1940 the directory lists W J La Bell at 2103 East 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred J LaBell there as the householder, a longshoreman.

The 1940 name section lists Emile J La Belle at 7977 Montcalm Street as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone. L E La Belle is listed at 5415 Osler Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leo E La Belle there as the householder, a manager at the Canadian International Corporation.

U La Belle is listed at 1930 Quebec Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Uldric La Belle there as the householder, retired, with Albert P La Belle, a logger, Mrs Maria La Belle, proprietor of Belize Block, and Yvonne G La Belle, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. F A La Belle is listed at 2809 Trinity Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick A La Belle there as the householder, a driver at Spencer's.

E P La Belle is listed at 2677 West 43rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eugene P La Belle there as the householder, a general superintendent of plant at the BC Telephone, with Eugene P La Belle Jr, a student at UBC. U J La Belle is listed at 3720 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ulric La Belle there as the householder, a superintendent at Leckie, with Dorothy M La Belle, a bookkeeper, Patricia E La Belle, a student, Philip La Belle, a bookkeeper at BC Packers, and Sylvia G La Belle, a stenographer at Northern Construction & J W Stewart Co.

The 1940 name section lists Agnes R La Belle at 65 West 7th Avenue, widow of E, with Ernestine La Belle.

Today

500 Dunsmuir and 2809 Trinity still have their buildings from before 1946, 500 Dunsmuir on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 7977 Montcalm (1998) and 2677 West 43rd (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2331 Alberta, 742 East 17th, 2103 East 34th, 5415 Osler, 1930 Quebec, 3720 West 6th and 65 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).