The Lyons

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Lyon at 472 Alexander Street. J Lyon is listed at 2622 Commercial Drive 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 H Lyon at 478 East 12th Avenue, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

D W Lyon is listed at 619 East 29th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David W Lyon there as the householder, a carpenter, with Elsie L Lyon, Everett R Lyon, a carpenter, and Hazel B Lyon, an operator at Simmons.

G H Lyon is listed at 2232 East 61st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the listing there is P J Lyon, a nursery. The 1940 name section lists George H Lyon there as the householder, a mechanic at Electric Power Equipment, with Percival J Lyon, a nursery, and Georgina J Lyon, a sorter at Pacific Wood Products. The 1940 name section lists James E Lyon at 936 Granville Street.

Mrs A A Lyon, rooms to let, is listed at 1625 Nelson Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice A Lyon there, widow of H V. L Lyon is listed at 1157 Park Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leslie Lyon there as the householder, a salesman at Macaulay Nicolls Maitland.

J O Lyon is listed at 1295 Park Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James O Lyon there as the householder, a meat cutter, with Pearl C Lyon. G A Lyon is listed at 3925 Point Grey Road in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gordon A Lyon there, a meat cutter at Spencer's.

R Lyon is listed at 2136 Turner Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Lyon there as the householder, an assistant engineer at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Nora Lyon at 1550 Vine Street, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E G Lyon at 5444 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs E Guthrie Lyon there as the householder, with Patricia Lyon, a clerk for O B Allan. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K Lyon at 3338 Wellington Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kate Lyon there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists W J Lyon at 4293 Welwyn Street. The 1940 name section lists William J Lyon there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists N H Lyon at 4454 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman H Lyon there as the householder, a department manager.

In 1940 the directory lists J G Lyon at 3548 West 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph G Lyon there as the householder, a draftsman at BC Sugar. In 1940 the directory lists H S Lyon at 2776 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh S Lyon there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office.

In 1940 the directory lists A G Lyon at 3550 West 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A George Lyon there as the householder, an assistant inspector at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists G M Lyon at 1750 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George M Lyon there as the householder, a salesman at Kloepfer Hardware.

In 1940 the directory lists A Lyon at 877 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Lyon there as the householder, an engineer at the Eburne Saw Mills, with Stan Lyon, who worked for McGavin. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Lyon at 2245 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cath Lyon there as the householder, widow of J J, with Anne Lyon, a supervisor at the BC Telephone, Charles E Lyon, and Joseph T Lyon.

Today

478 East 12th, 936 Granville, 4454 West 14th, 2776 West 30th and 1750 West 36th still have their buildings from before 1946; 619 East 29th (1985), 1157 Park Drive (2015), 1295 Park Drive (2010), 1550 Vine (1959), 3338 Wellington (1963), 4293 Welwyn (1999), 3550 West 35th (1989) and 877 West 64th (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 472 Alexander, 2622 Commercial Drive, 2232 East 61st, 1625 Nelson, 3925 Point Grey Road, 2136 Turner, 5444 Vine, 3548 West 22nd and 2245 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).