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The Lawlers

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Lawler at ten addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Lawlers lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2538 Crown Street

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mary C Lawler, widow of M C 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Morrison at 2512 and E M Goldsmith at 2562. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    530 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Agnes Lawler, a waitress at Good Eats Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Reston Electric at 524. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2224 Larch Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J H Lawler 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H W Morley at 2212. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    7529 Oak Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W Lawler, a timekeeper at Empire Stevedoring 1940
    • Beatrice Lawler, a stenographer at Empire Stevedoring 1940

    Next door in 1940: S G Main at 7509 and M Campbell at 7549. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    530 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John R Lawler, proprietor of the Frisco Clothing Exchange 1940

    Next door in 1940: Nature's Way Products at 520 and Strand Barber Shop at 536. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1836 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D Lawler, a salesman at Alcock Downing & Wright 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Wiener at 1826 and D Ogilvie at 1846. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1046 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs Y Lawler, widow of J 1940
    • Georgina Lawler, in printing at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M C Faulkner at 1036 and J E Amundson at 1056. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    555 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Anne L Lawler, a dish wiper at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Betty Lawler, a waitress at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Morrison at 557. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2834 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Thomas Lawler 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hughan at 2820 and Mrs C Ormond at 2862. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4347 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs S Lawler, widow of J W 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Gregory-Allen at 4339 and Miss M Isaacs at 4353. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: a waitress (2), a dish wiper, a printing, a proprietor, a salesman and a stenographer, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for Empire Stevedoring and two for Vancouver General Hospital. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), West Point Grey (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Marpole and South Cambie. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary C Lawler at 2538 Crown Street, widow of M C. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Lawler at 530 Hornby Street, a waitress at Good Eats Cafe. In 1940 the directory lists J H Lawler at 2224 Larch Street. The 1940 name section lists James H Lawler there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W Lawler at 7529 Oak Street; 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 William Lawler there as the householder, a timekeeper at Empire Stevedoring, with Beatrice Lawler, a stenographer at Empire Stevedoring. The 1940 name section lists John R Lawler at 530 Robson Street, proprietor of the Frisco Clothing Exchange.

D Lawler is listed at 1836 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Doug Lawler there as the householder, a salesman at Alcock Downing & Wright. Mrs Y Lawler is listed at 1046 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Younger Lawler there as the householder, widow of J, with Georgina Lawler, in printing at the Sun.

The 1940 name section lists Anne L Lawler at 555 West 20th Avenue, a dish wiper at the Vancouver General Hospital, with Betty Lawler, a waitress at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Lawler at 2834 West 33rd Avenue. Mrs S Lawler is listed at 4347 West 9th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sarah Lawler there as the householder, widow of J W.

Today

2538 Crown, 2224 Larch, 1836 West 12th and 555 West 20th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2224 Larch and 1836 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 530 Hornby (1988), 7529 Oak (2007) and 4347 West 9th (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 530 Robson, 1046 West 14th and 2834 West 33rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Oak Street at Broadway, looking south past billboards and the Vallejo Court apartments
21 May 1929 Oak Street at Broadway, looking south past billboards and the Vallejo Court apartments. Not at the house at 7529 Oak: no archive photo of the 7500 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 453-1. Public domain.

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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.