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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Macks

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at nine addresses

The directories print nine people named Mack at nine addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Macks 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

    233 Abbott Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Andrew Mack, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Van Belt Works at 219 and Oland Rooms at 247. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1065 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs A Mack 1940

    Next door in 1940: mayfair apts at 1019. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1086 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Anna Mack, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E L Monkman at 1036. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1924 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • W E Mack, a salesman at Standard Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: J K H Currie at 1938. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1329 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • Thomas Mack, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Richardson at 1323 and “Rooms” at 1339. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2033 Ontario Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W Mack, retired 1940
  7. 7

    2436 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Mack 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Pugsley at 2430 and Mrs M C Fullerton at 2446. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4070 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W J Mack, a chief clerk at Shell Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: G J St James at 4066 and W N Chater at 4078. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3237 Woodland Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Mack, a lineman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T L C Cruickshank at 3227. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the nine: a chief clerk, a lineman, a musician, a salesman and a saleswoman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and West Point Grey. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Andrew Mack at 233 Abbott Street, retired. Mrs A Mack is listed at 1065 Bute Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Anna Mack at 1086 Bute Street as the householder, a saleswoman.

W E Mack is listed at 1924 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walton E Mack there as the householder, a salesman at Standard Oil. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Mack at 1329 Harwood Street, a musician.

In 1940 the directory lists W Mack at 2033 Ontario 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 lists William Mack there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists W Mack at 2436 Point Grey Road.

W J Mack is listed at 4070 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Mack there as the householder, a chief clerk at Shell Oil. R Mack is listed at 3237 Woodland Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ray F Mack there as the householder, a lineman.

Today

233 Abbott, 1065 Bute, 1086 Bute and 4070 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 233 Abbott on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1924 Comox (1987) and 3237 Woodland Drive (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1329 Harwood, 2033 Ontario and 2436 Point Grey Road, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Comox Street looking east from Denman, lined with cut-back boulevard trees
1925 Comox Street looking east from Denman, lined with cut-back boulevard trees. Not at the house at 1924 Comox: no archive photo of the 1900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 357-1. Public domain.

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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.