The Lemons

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William H Lemon at 445 Abbott Street, a longshoreman. W A Lemon is listed at 2394 Cornwall Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred A Lemon there as the householder, a city passenger agent at the Northern Pacific Railway.

S G Lemmon is listed at 4358 Dunbar Street in 1940; 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 Stan G Lemmon there as the householder, a ticket agent at the BC Coast Steamship Service. The 1940 name section lists L Doug Lemon at 403 East 47th Avenue, a clerk at the Post Office.

In 1940 the directory lists C Lemon at 2188 East 60th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Lemon there as the householder, a driver at Johnston National Storage. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G W Lemon at 530 Kaslo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gerda W Lemon there as the householder, widow of J O, with Helen M Lemon, and Walter E Lemon, a machinist at Restmore.

The 1940 name section lists William Lemon at 917 Main Street, retired. C L Lemon is listed at 1183 Pacific Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cecil L Lemon there as the householder, proprietor of the Dr Lemon's Dental Office.

A H Lemmon is listed at 1325 Pendrell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Andrew H Lemmon there as the householder, a chief engineer at the BC Telephone. W Lemon is listed at 3468 Triumph Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred Lemon there as the householder, a police inspector at the City of Vancouver, with Winifred A Lemon, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.

Miss E M Lemmon is listed at 1396 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists E Marjorie Lemmon there as the householder, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Rhea A Lemon at 4660 West 2nd Avenue, a maid for Dr C A Ryan. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Lemon at 2150 West 36th Avenue, a meat cutter for E A Moore.

W L Lemon is listed at 817 West 63rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William L Lemon there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. Mrs A M Lemon is listed at 316 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie M Lemon there as the householder, widow of W W, with Clif W Lemon, a student, Dorothy I Lemon, a telephone operator, Edith M Lemon, a stenographer at Crofton Export, Leonard B Lemon, and Marjorie E Lemon, a stenographer at McCleery & Weston.

A Lemon is listed at 137 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex Lemon there as the householder, a janitor at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Ralph Lemon at 5 West Hastings Street, a baker. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Irene Lemon at 927 West Pender Street, a boundary at Grant & Sons.

Today

2394 Cornwall, 403 East 47th, 917 Main, 1325 Pendrell, 3468 Triumph, 1396 West 11th, 817 West 63rd and 5 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 2394 Cornwall and 5 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 530 Kaslo (2021) and 2150 West 36th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 445 Abbott, 4358 Dunbar, 2188 East 60th, 1183 Pacific, 4660 West 2nd, 316 West 7th, 137 West 8th and 927 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).