The Louies

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Tong Louie at 254 East Georgia 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Tong Louie there as the householder, an assistant manager at H Y Louie Co. The 1940 name section lists Gain Louie at 236 East Pender Street, proprietor of the Far Kay Noodle Factory and a manager at Kwong Man Sang Co. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Louie at 431 East Pender Street, a cook at Common Gold Cafe.

The 1940 name section lists Kin Louie at 5969 Fraser Street, proprietor of Fraser Products, with On Louie, a salesman at Fraser Products. The 1940 name section lists L Montim Louie at 3055 Granville Street, proprietor of Louie Bros. In 1940 the directory lists O Louie at 1504 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists On Louie there as the householder, proprietor of Elite Dry goods & Dressmaking, with Charles Louie, a salesman, and Gloria Louie, a saleswoman at So Hoy Products.

In 1940 the directory lists S Louie at 5080 Joyce Street. The 1940 name section lists Sing Louie there as the householder, proprietor of Louie Bros. The 1940 name section lists Yee Yen Louie at 3676 West 4th Avenue, of Jericho Fruit Market.

Today

236 East Pender, 431 East Pender and 1504 Graveley still have their buildings from before 1946, 1504 Graveley on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 254 East Georgia, 5969 Fraser, 3055 Granville, 5080 Joyce and 3676 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).