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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Larsons

In the city directories 1940 · 51 addresses on 49 streets

The directories print the Larson name at 51 addresses on 49 streets in 1940, in 18 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Larsson. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.

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Where the Larsons lived

Each mark counts the addresses the name was printed at in that neighbourhood. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. Grandview-Woodland7 addresses
  2. Downtown5 addresses
  3. Kensington-Cedar Cottage5 addresses
  4. Hastings-Sunrise4 addresses
  5. Kitsilano4 addresses
  6. Mount Pleasant4 addresses
  7. West End4 addresses
  8. Fairview3 addresses
  9. Strathcona3 addresses
  10. Kerrisdale2 addresses
  11. Marpole2 addresses
  12. Sunset2 addresses
  13. Dunbar-Southlands1 address
  14. Killarney1 address
  15. Renfrew-Collingwood1 address
  16. Riley Park1 address
  17. Shaughnessy1 address
  18. Victoria-Fraserview1 address

Where the name was printed

The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.

  1. 1
    Maple StreetTwo addresses in Kitsilano; two people: L Larson and Frank M Larson
    1940
  2. 2
    West 1st AvenueTwo addresses in Kitsilano; three people: Mrs E Larson, Florence Larson and May E Larson
    1940
  3. 3
    Abbott StreetOne address in Downtown; one person: Wigot Larson
    1940
  4. 4
    Angus DriveOne address in Kerrisdale; one person: Esther Larson
    1940
  5. 5
    Barclay StreetOne address in West End; one person: Elizabeth A Larson
    1940
  6. 6
    Carnarvon StreetOne address in Kerrisdale; one person: Barbara Larson
    1940
  7. 7
    Carrall StreetOne address in Downtown; one person: Larson
    1940
  8. 8
    Commercial StreetOne address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage; four people: Mrs M Larson, Doris Larson, Frank Larson and one more
    1940
  9. 9
    Comox StreetOne address in West End; one person: Mrs E H Larson
    1940
  10. 10
    East 10th AvenueOne address in Mount Pleasant; one person: A Larson
    1940
  11. 11
    East 15th AvenueOne address in Mount Pleasant; one person: Gustav Larson
    1940
  12. 12
    East 29th AvenueOne address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage; one person: L Larson
    1940

37 more streets, by name: East 31st Avenue (1), East 37th Avenue (1), East 48th Avenue (1), East 51st Avenue (1), East 57th Avenue (1), East 5th Avenue (1), East 6th Avenue (1), East 8th Avenue (1), East Hastings Street (1), East Pender Street (1), Euclid Avenue (1), Franklin Street (1), Granville Street (1), Harwood Street (1), Hornby Street (1), Hudson Street (1), Kamloops Street (1), Kitchener Street (1), Lakewood Drive (1), Lanark Street (1), McGill Street (1), McLean Drive (1), Ormidale Street (1), Powell Street (1), Prior Street (1), Richards Street (1), Sophia Street (1), Templeton Drive (1), Thurlow Street (1), Venables Street (1), West 10th Avenue (1), West 31st Avenue (1), West 4th Avenue (1), West 65th Avenue (1), West 7th Avenue (1), West 8th Avenue (1), West Pender Street (1).

Today

By the City's record, of the 51 addresses, 17 still have their buildings from before 1946, 13 have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 21; each street's page names them.

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under L. Want a name removed? Tell us.