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A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole

The Martins

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Martin at six addresses in 1940, all on Granville Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 156 other streets too, all listed on the Martin name's own page.

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Where the Martins 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

    470 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George N Martin, an agent for Crown Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rogers Bldg Barber Shop at 464 and A J Alexander at 474. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    871 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mary Martin, a saleswoman at English Toffee Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Jerome's at 869 and Weston Fur Co at 873. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1035 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G Martin, a photographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Maple Leaf Cafe at 1033 and Coast Cap Mfg at 1037. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1140 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Thomas Martin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cut Rate Furn at 1138. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1227 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs M Martin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Austin Hotel at 1221 and Maple Conf at 1229. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2345 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs F Martin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sun Tailors at 2343 and L N Gowdy at 2349. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: an agent, a photographer and a saleswoman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5) and Fairview. 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 George N Martin at 470 Granville Street, an agent for Crown Life. The 1940 name section lists Mary Martin at 871 Granville Street, a saleswoman at English Toffee Shop. In 1940 the directory lists G Martin, a photographer, at 1035 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Gordon Martin there, a photographer.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas Martin at 1140 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs M Martin at 1227 Granville Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F Martin at 2345 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Florence Martin there as the householder.

Today

470 Granville and 1035 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 871 Granville, 1140 Granville, 1227 Granville and 2345 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk
1917 Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk. Not at the house at 1035 Granville: no archive photo of the 1000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-350. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 8 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

The book of the Martins

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.