A family name on West 28th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The McKenzies
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named McKenzie at two addresses in 1940, all on West 28th Avenue, with the close spellings MacKenzie and Mackenzie. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: 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
2904 West 28th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A E McKenzie, a president at Pendry McKenzie Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: B M Carter at 2920. The block, door by door
- 2
2949 West 28th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J A MacKenzie, an optometrist 1940
Next door in 1940: W D Mitchell at 2941 and L V Kelly at 2971. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all two: an optometrist and a president.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (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 A E McKenzie at 2904 West 28th Avenue; 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 E McKenzie there as the householder, a president at Pendry McKenzie Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists J A MacKenzie at 2949 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A MacKenzie there as the householder, an optometrist.
Today
2949 West 28th (2013) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2904 West 28th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *McKenzie A E2904 West 28th, p. 244
- McKenzie Alex E pres Pendry McKenzie Lbr2904 West 28th, p. 383
- *MacKenzie J A2949 West 28th, p. 244
- MacKenzie John A optometrist 503, 825 Granville2949 West 28th, p. 385
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the McKenzies
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the McKenzie name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.