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The Langdales

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Langdale at seven addresses in 1940 in five 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 Langdales 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

    2311 Adanac Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E A Langdale, a foreman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Carlson at 2323. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1551 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J R Langdale, a painter at the Union Steamship Company 1940
    • Edna R Langdale, a stenographer at Furness (Pacific) 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Dunn at 1545 and L M Gilson at 1561. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    808 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E B Langdale, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Hilda I Langdale, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Sinclair at 816. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2504 McGill Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S M Langdale, a receiver at Burns & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Fitch at 2516. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3848 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R S Langdale, a machinist operator at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Hayden at 3836 and F G Lightfoot at 3852. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3237 West 27th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G W Langdale, a city circulation at the Province 1940
    • Mrs Margaret E Langdale, a secretary treasurer at News-Herald 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Walsh at 3229 and B A Hay at 3245. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1434 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A C Langdale, a laundry worker at Pioneer Laundry 1940
    • Eva M Langdale, an accountant at News-Herald 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Schram at 1430 and C Bellhouse at 1446. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all eleven: an accountant, a city circulation, a clerk, a conductor, a foreman and a laundry worker, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for News-Herald and two for Province.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise 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 E A Langdale at 2311 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists E Arthur Langdale there as the householder, a foreman at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists J R Langdale at 1551 East 4th 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 John R Langdale there as the householder, a painter at the Union Steamship Company, with Edna R Langdale, a stenographer at Furness (Pacific).

In 1940 the directory lists E B Langdale at 808 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eugene B Langdale there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with Hilda I Langdale, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists S M Langdale at 2504 McGill Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sid M Langdale there as the householder, a receiver at Burns & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists R S Langdale at 3848 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robinson S Langdale there as the householder, a machinist operator at the Province. In 1940 the directory lists G W Langdale at 3237 West 27th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Langdale there as the householder, a city circulation at the Province, with Mrs Margaret E Langdale, a secretary treasurer at News-Herald.

In 1940 the directory lists A C Langdale at 1434 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred C Langdale there as the householder, a laundry worker at Pioneer Laundry, with Eva M Langdale, an accountant at News-Herald.

Today

2311 Adanac, 3848 West 20th and 3237 West 27th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1551 East 4th (1979), 808 East 8th (1978) and 2504 McGill (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; for 1434 West 8th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 18 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 L. Want a name removed? Tell us.