The Lauries

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Laurie at 5938 Churchill Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James A Laurie at 1243 East 28th Avenue, a barber & confectioner. In 1940 the directory lists J D Laurie at 1314 East 61st 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 D Laurie there as the householder, retired, with John D Laurie Jr, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists W F Laurie at 1742 East 61st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William F Laurie there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J C Laurie at 1349 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John C Laurie there as the householder, an engineer, with Agnes Laurie.

The 1940 name section lists William Laurie at 611 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex Laurie at 862 Homer Street. In 1940 the directory lists J Laurie at 2380 Keith Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too.

W J S Laurie is listed at 767 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter J S Laurie there as the householder, a secretary at Eagle's Hall. The 1940 name section lists J Laurie at 1164 Melville Street. The 1940 name section lists Charlotte E Laurie at 1221 Pendrell Street, widow of J.

The 1940 name section lists Edythe N Laurie at 1761 Pendrell Street, a librarian. In 1940 the directory lists A Laurie at 3165 Wellington Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Laurie there as the householder, a joiner at the Burrard Dry Dock. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Laurie at 3762 West 13th Avenue, a clerk at Campbell's Boat Supplies.

J S Laurie is listed at 2326 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James S Laurie there as the householder, an engineer at C B C. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Laurie at 3772 West 30th Avenue, a student, with Jessie Laurie, proprietor of Lauries.

In 1940 the directory lists H G Laurie at 2346 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Henry G Laurie there as the householder, an electrician at the Burrard Dry Dock. In 1940 the directory lists J F Laurie at 3379 William Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John F Laurie there as the householder, a laborer.

Today

767 Kingsway, 3762 West 13th, 3772 West 30th, 2346 West 5th and 3379 William still have their buildings from before 1946, 767 Kingsway on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5938 Churchill (1993), 1314 East 61st (1971) and 3165 Wellington (2009) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1243 East 28th, 1742 East 61st, 1349 East 7th, 611 East Hastings, 862 Homer, 2380 Keith Drive, 1164 Melville, 1221 Pendrell, 1761 Pendrell and 2326 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).