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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Lorees

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at five addresses

The directories print ten people named Loree at five addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Lore. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Lorees at 1589 East Broadway in 1940.

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Where the Lorees lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss J G Loree 1940
    • Jessie G Loree, a saleswoman for Miss M K Brown 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1346 Cotton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M Loree, widow of I 1940
    • Ernest N Loree, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Yarco at 1330. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1589 East Broadway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • M Lore 1940
    • Abraham Lore 1940
    • Helen Lore 1940
    • Louise Lore 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Anderson at 1579. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    103 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Joseph Lore, a helper at the Broadway Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Broadway Hotel Cigar Stand at 101. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1126 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss L Lore, a school nurse at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr A J MacLachlan at 1116 and L F Marshall at 1130. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the ten: a helper, a longshoreman, a saleswoman and a school nurse. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and West End. 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

In 1940 the directory lists Miss J G Loree at 777 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jessie G Loree there as the householder, a saleswoman for Miss M K Brown. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Loree at 1346 Cotton Drive. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Loree there as the householder, widow of I, with Ernest N Loree, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists M Lore at 1589 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Martin Lore there as the householder, with Mary Lore, Abraham Lore, Helen Lore and Louise Lore. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Lore at 103 East Hastings Street, a helper at the Broadway Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Miss L Lore at 1126 West 13th Avenue, a school nurse at the City of Vancouver.

Today

777 Burrard and 103 East Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 1126 West 13th (1959) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1346 Cotton Drive and 1589 East Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.