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A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Martins

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at four addresses

The directories print seven people named Martin at four addresses in 1940, all on West Broadway. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Martins at 1078 West Broadway in 1940. 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

    645 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • J A Martin, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cambie Thea at 635 and Mrs E Poulter at 653. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1078 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • T A Martin, of Brown Derby Sandwich Shop 1940
    • Chris Martin, a waiter 1940
    • John A Martin, a waiter for Brown Derby 1940

    Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 1070 and B Adams at 1082. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1876 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs F M Martin, widow of C F 1940
    • Frances E Martin, a stenographer at International Harvester 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Bennett at 1846 and ventura (the) at 1886. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2996 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E E Martin, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Appleby at 2992. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a waiter (2) and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2) and Kitsilano (2). 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 J A Martin at 645 West Broadway; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists James A Martin there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists T A Martin at 1078 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Thomas A Martin there as the householder, of Brown Derby Sandwich Shop, with Chris Martin, a waiter, and John A Martin, a waiter for Brown Derby.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F M Martin at 1876 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Frances M Martin there as the householder, widow of C F, with Frances E Martin, a stenographer at International Harvester. In 1940 the directory lists E E Martin, a dentist, at 2996 West Broadway.

Today

1876 West Broadway still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 645 West Broadway, 1078 West Broadway and 2996 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.