A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Maedas
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Maeda at four addresses in 1940 in two 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 Maedas lived
- 1
1140 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Gisaburo Maeda, proprietor of the Rialto Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Cut Rate Furn at 1138. The block, door by door
- 2
972 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Jisaburo Maeda, proprietor of Dewdrop Cleaners 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs G K Goyer at 970 and J McLean at 976. The block, door by door
- 3
1720 Pine Street
Fairview, 1940
- T Maeda, a millworker 1940
Next door in 1940: K Omura at 1718 and Mrs A G Dolman at 1730. The block, door by door
- 4
733 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- T Maeda 1940
Next door in 1940: T G Pearson at 731 and A B C Clnrs at 735. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Gisaburo Maeda at 1140 Granville Street as the householder, proprietor of the Rialto Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Jisaburo Maeda at 972 Howe Street, proprietor of Dewdrop Cleaners. In 1940 the directory lists T Maeda at 1720 Pine Street. The 1940 name section lists Tahei Maeda there as the householder, a millworker.
In 1940 the directory lists T Maeda at 733 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Tokichi Maeda there as the householder.
Today
The City no longer lists 1140 Granville, 972 Howe, 1720 Pine and 733 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Maeda Gisaburo prop Rialto Hotel1140 Granville, p. 404
- Maeda Jisaburo prop Dewdrop Clnrs972 Howe, p. 404
- Maeda T1720 Pine, p. 133
- Maeda Tahei mlwkr1720 Pine, p. 404
- Maeda T733 West Broadway, p. 17
- Maeda Tokichi733 West Broadway, p. 404
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Maedas
Every directory, as one book
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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.