A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Maikawas
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named Maikawa at seven addresses in 1940 in three 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 Maikawas lived
- 1
350 Alexander Street
Strathcona, 1940
- S Maikawa, a president at Maikawa Ltd and proprietor of Fuji Chop Suey House 1940
Next door in 1940: Purser W & Sons at 346 and T Maikawa at 354. The block, door by door
- 2
354 Alexander Street
Strathcona, 1940
- T Maikawa, a rice mill 1940
Next door in 1940: S Maikawa at 350 and nippon club at 362. The block, door by door
- 3
2690 Cambridge Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- B Maikawa, a manager for T Maikawa 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs D Gibb at 2686. The block, door by door
- 4
2633 McGill Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- T Maikawa, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: K Kimura at 2627 and J P Bennett at 2639. The block, door by door
- 5
2267 Napier Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- M K Maikawa, a mechanic at Nippon Auto Supplies 1940
Next door in 1940: L A Ivany at 2249 and B Blomdehl at 2275. The block, door by door
- 6
369 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- T Maikawa, a general store 1940
Next door in 1940: kasuga conf at 359 and H Suzuki at 377. The block, door by door
- 7
551 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- S Maikawa, proprietor of Nippon Auto Supplies 1940
- Hideo Maikawa, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: K Natsuhara at 545 and S Isoshima at 555. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a clerk, a manager, a mechanic, a president, a proprietor and a salesman. Two of them worked for Nippon Auto Supplies.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (4), Hastings-Sunrise (2) and Grandview-Woodland. 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 S Maikawa at 350 Alexander Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sannosuke Maikawa there as the householder, a president at Maikawa Ltd and proprietor of Fuji Chop Suey House, with Sadao Maikawa, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists T Maikawa, a rice mill, at 354 Alexander Street.
B Maikawa is listed at 2690 Cambridge Street 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 Bungoro Maikawa there as the householder, a manager for T Maikawa. T Maikawa is listed at 2633 McGill Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Tokio Maikawa there as the householder, a salesman.
M K Maikawa is listed at 2267 Napier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists M Kazuyoshi Maikawa there as the householder, a clerk, with Michael Maikawa, a mechanic at Nippon Auto Supplies. T Maikawa, a general store, is listed at 369 Powell Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists T. Maikawa there.
S Maikawa is listed at 551 Powell Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sadakichi Maikawa there as the householder, proprietor of Nippon Auto Supplies, with Hideo Maikawa, a clerk.
Today
354 Alexander, 2633 McGill and 2267 Napier still have their buildings from before 1946; 2690 Cambridge (1976) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 350 Alexander, 369 Powell and 551 Powell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Maikawa S350 Alexander, p. 4
- Maikawa Sadao slsmn350 Alexander, p. 405
- Maikawa Sannosuke pres Maikawa Ltd & prop Fuji Chop Suey House350 Alexander, p. 405
- Maikawa T rice mill354 Alexander, p. 4
- *Maikawa B2690 Cambridge, p. 25
- Maikawa Bungoro mgr T Maikawa2690 Cambridge, p. 405
- *Maikawa T2633 McGill, p. 105
- Maikawa Tokio slsmn2633 McGill, p. 405
- Maikawa M K2267 Napier, p. 118
- Maikawa M Kazuyoshi clk2267 Napier, p. 405
- Maikawa Michl mech Nippon Auto Supp2267 Napier, p. 405
- *Maikawa T genl store369 Powell, p. 135
- Maikawa, T. General Merchandise, Dry Goods, Men's and Ladies' Wear, Rice Mills and Grocers. Logging, Mining and Cannery Supplies.369 Powell, p. 405
- *Maikawa S551 Powell, p. 135
- Maikawa Hideo clk551 Powell, p. 405
- Maikawa Sadakichi prop Nippon Auto Supp551 Powell, p. 405
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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.