A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole
The McKenzies
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses
The directories print eight people named McKenzie at eight addresses in 1940, all on Granville Street, with the close spellings MacKenzie and Mackenzie. 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 172 other streets too, all listed on the McKenzie name's own page.
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Where the McKenzies lived
- 1
560 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- D M MacKenzie, a tailor 1940
Next door in 1940: Pagoda Shop at 558 and Plant's Ltd at 564. The block, door by door
- 2
736 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- D McKenzie, a barrister 1940
Next door in 1940: Nippon Silk Co at 732 and Mayfair Style Shop at 738. The block, door by door
- 3
825 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- J O MacKenzie, an optometrist 1940
Next door in 1940: R G Hunter at 823 and Green Parrot Coffee Shop at 827. The block, door by door
- 4
1060 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- McKenzie (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: Balderston Motors (used cars) at 1056 and Dom Furn Chain Stores at 1062. The block, door by door
- 5
1125 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- J McKenzie 1940
Next door in 1940: Hemenway & Son at 1123 and L N Gowdy at 1127. The block, door by door
- 6
1221 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- George McKenzie, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Snap-On Tools of Can at 1211 and T Ishida at 1227. The block, door by door
- 7
1325 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- D C McKenzie, a linotype layer 1940
Next door in 1940: Roller Rink Trianon at 1313 and T E Sleeth at 1327. The block, door by door
- 8
5576 Granville Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- D R MacKenzie, an engineer at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: B A Goulet at 5526 and W M Lister at 5592. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the eight: an engineer and a linotype layer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (7) and Shaughnessy. 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 D M MacKenzie, a tailor, at 560 Granville Street. D McKenzie, a barrister, is listed at 736 Granville Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists J O MacKenzie, an optometrist, at 825 Granville Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists McKenzie (no first name printed) at 1060 Granville Street.
The 1940 name section lists J McKenzie at 1125 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists George McKenzie at 1221 Granville Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists D C McKenzie at 1325 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists David C McKenzie there as the householder, a linotype layer.
In 1940 the directory lists D R MacKenzie at 5576 Granville Street; 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 Don R MacKenzie there as the householder, an engineer at the CPR.
Today
560 Granville, 736 Granville, 825 Granville, 1060 Granville, 1125 Granville, 1221 Granville and 5576 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1060 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1325 Granville, so that building is 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.
- MacKenzie D M tailor560 Granville, p. 63
- McKenzie D barr736 Granville, p. 64
- MacKenzie J O optometrist825 Granville, p. 65
- McKenzie Mrs —1060 Granville, p. 383
- McKenzie J1125 Granville, p. 384
- McKenzie Geo retired1221 Granville, p. 384
- McKenzie D C1325 Granville, p. 66
- McKenzie David C lino layer1325 Granville, p. 384
- *MacKenzie D R5576 Granville, p. 68
- MacKenzie Don R eng CPR5576 Granville, p. 384
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.