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The McAlpines

In the city directories 1940 · 24 people at 18 addresses

The directories print 24 people named McAlpine at 18 addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling MacAlpine. 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 McAlpines at 2084 East Pender in 1940.

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Where the McAlpines lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1123 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • J E MacAlpine 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D McLean at 1121 and W Hayes at 1127. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5884 Culloden Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • A McAlpine, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Anthony at 5818. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    975 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • D J McAlpine, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: R T Kinchler at 961 and Beauty Salon Silverdene at 981. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2084 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M J McAlpine, widow of W 1940
    • Doug J McAlpine 1940
    • Walter A McAlpine, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Slavin at 2080 and F C Cullen at 2090. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2625 Hemlock Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss S McAlpine 1940
    • Sara McAlpine 1940
  6. 6

    1608 Nanton Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Dr T K McAlpine, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Lightstone at 1620. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1173 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • John McAlpine 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Pitman at 1171. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2417 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M L McAlpine, widow of J A L 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Fraser at 2403 and L J Fisher at 2419. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2531 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C L McAlpine, of Farris, Farris, McAlpine, Stultz, Bull & Farris 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Lothgren at 2525. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2200 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E MacAlpine, a grocer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L M Jones at 2206. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2476 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Don P McAlpine, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Porteous at 2466 and Rev E Baker at 2486. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4498 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • D P McAlpine, a music teacher 1940
    • P McAlpine, a carpenter 1940
    • Elizabeth M McAlpine, a stenographer at Seaboard Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Crippin at 4494. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3737 West 16th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs M I McAlpine, widow of L A 1940
    • M Jeanette McAlpine 1940

    Next door in 1940: T R Carson at 3729 and Miss M A Sloan at 3753. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    2022 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R McAlpine, an engineer at the York Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D Daigle at 2020 and G S Maxwell at 2028. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3449 West 40th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • T C McAlpine, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Lambert at 3435 and Mrs C Smith at 3463. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    506 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C J MacAlpine 1940

    Next door in 1940: G J Reynolds at 504. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    18 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • T K McAlpine, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Spotlight Mkt at 16 and Beacon Theatre at 20. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    675 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • D J McAlpine, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Miller at 623 and Bank Royal at 685. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 24: an engineer (2), a barrister, a carpenter, a fireman, a laborer and a music teacher, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (5), West End (3), Downtown (2), Fairview (2), West Point Grey (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Shaughnessy and Sunset. 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 E MacAlpine at 1123 Barclay Street. A McAlpine is listed at 5884 Culloden 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Alex McAlpine there as the householder, a laborer.

D J McAlpine is listed at 975 Denman Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Dugald J McAlpine there as the householder, a barrister. Mrs M J McAlpine is listed at 2084 East Pender Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Martha J McAlpine there as the householder, widow of W, with Doug J McAlpine, and Walter A McAlpine, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.

Miss S McAlpine is listed at 2625 Hemlock Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sara McAlpine there as the householder. Dr T K McAlpine is listed at 1608 Nanton Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists T Kent McAlpine there as the householder, a physician.

The 1940 name section lists John McAlpine at 1173 Nelson Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M L McAlpine at 2417 Point Grey Road; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mabel L McAlpine there as the householder, widow of J A L.

In 1940 the directory lists C L McAlpine at 2531 Point Grey Road; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Claude L McAlpine there as the householder, of Farris, Farris, McAlpine, Stultz, Bull & Farris. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E MacAlpine, a grocer, at 2200 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists Don P McAlpine at 2476 West 13th Avenue, a music teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists P McAlpine at 4498 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. By 1940 it is D P McAlpine, a music teacher. The 1940 name section lists Peter McAlpine there as the householder, a carpenter, with Elizabeth M McAlpine, a stenographer at Seaboard Lumber.

Mrs M I McAlpine is listed at 3737 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Matilda I McAlpine there as the householder, widow of L A, with M Jeanette McAlpine. R McAlpine is listed at 2022 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert McAlpine there as the householder, an engineer at the York Hotel.

T C McAlpine is listed at 3449 West 40th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas C McAlpine there as the householder, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists C J MacAlpine at 506 West 7th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists T K McAlpine, a physician, at 18 West Hastings Street.

D J McAlpine, a barrister, is listed at 675 West Hastings Street in 1940.

Today

2625 Hemlock, 1608 Nanton, 2417 Point Grey Road, 2531 Point Grey Road, 2200 Vine, 2476 West 13th, 4498 West 15th, 3737 West 16th, 3449 West 40th, 18 West Hastings and 675 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 5884 Culloden (1970) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1123 Barclay, 975 Denman, 2084 East Pender, 1173 Nelson, 2022 West 2nd and 506 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.
1936–1938 Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.. Not at the house at 2084 East Pender: no archive photo of the 2000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 300-101. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 34 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the McAlpines

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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.