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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Littles

In the city directories 1940 · 62 addresses on 52 streets

The directories print the Little name at 62 addresses on 52 streets in 1940, in 18 of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Littles 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. West End8 addresses
  2. Dunbar-Southlands7 addresses
  3. Downtown6 addresses
  4. Fairview6 addresses
  5. Kitsilano5 addresses
  6. Mount Pleasant4 addresses
  7. Riley Park4 addresses
  8. Kensington-Cedar Cottage3 addresses
  9. Strathcona3 addresses
  10. Sunset3 addresses
  11. Grandview-Woodland2 addresses
  12. Renfrew-Collingwood2 addresses
  13. Shaughnessy2 addresses
  14. Victoria-Fraserview2 addresses
  15. West Point Grey2 addresses
  16. Arbutus Ridge1 address
  17. Hastings-Sunrise1 address
  18. Killarney1 address

Where the name was printed

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

  1. 1
    East 8th AvenueThree addresses in Mount Pleasant; three people: Mrs E A Little, Jemima Little and Robert J Little
    1940
  2. 2
    Granville StreetThree addresses in Downtown and Shaughnessy; three people: G Little, Ken W Little and Reginald J Little
    1940
  3. 3
    Joyce StreetTwo addresses in Renfrew-Collingwood; four people: B H Little, H Little and Alice Little, and one more
    1940
  4. 4
    Nelson StreetTwo addresses in West End; two people: Harry Little and Mrs Nina M Little
    1940
  5. 5
    Robson StreetTwo addresses in Downtown and West End; two people: Mrs F Y Little and Frederick Little
    1940
  6. 6
    Stephens StreetTwo addresses in Kitsilano; three people: G F H Little, J Little and Aileen Little
    1940
  7. 7
    West 13th AvenueTwo addresses in Fairview; two people: Henry Little and W Little
    1940
  8. 8
    West 20th AvenueTwo addresses in Dunbar-Southlands; two people: C H Little and W E Little
    1940
  9. 9
    Alma StreetOne address in Dunbar-Southlands; two people: T C Little and Ermyntrude M Little
    1940
  10. 10
    Angus DriveOne address in Shaughnessy; two people: G E Little and Elizabeth M Little
    1940
  11. 11
    Barclay StreetOne address in West End; one person: Eleanor G Little
    1940
  12. 12
    Bellevue DriveOne address in West Point Grey; one person: L R Little
    1940

40 more streets, by name: Bidwell Street (1), Blenheim Street (1), Charles Street (1), Comox Street (1), Dumfries Street (1), East 12th Avenue (1), East 13th Avenue (1), East 2nd Avenue (1), East 42nd Avenue (1), East 44th Avenue (1), East 4th Avenue (1), East 56th Avenue (1), East 63rd Avenue (1), East Hastings Street (1), East King Edward Avenue (1), Elm Street (1), Glen Drive (1), Haro Street (1), Harwood Street (1), Main Street (1), Mannering Avenue (1), McKinnon Street (1), North Garden Drive (1), Quebec Street (1), Seymour Street (1), Sophia Street (1), Trafalgar Street (1), West 10th Avenue (1), West 15th Avenue (1), West 18th Avenue (1), West 1st Avenue (1), West 23rd Avenue (1), West 27th Avenue (1), West 2nd Avenue (1), West 32nd Avenue (1), West 8th Avenue (1), West 9th Avenue (1), West Broadway (1), West Cordova Street (1), West Hastings Street (1).

Today

By the City's record, of the 62 addresses, 21 still have their buildings from before 1946, 14 have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 27; 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.