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The McKims

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named McKim at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling McKimm. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four McKims at 2266 West 2nd in 1940.

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Where the McKims 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

    555 East 45th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • C McKim, a storekeeper at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Walker at 545 and Mrs E Rogers at 565. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6518 Lime Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W N L McKimm, a chief engineer at Standard Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Robinson at 6510 and W Reston at 6526. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1729 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Harold McKim 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fox Home Bky at 1723 and T H Schaffer at 1735. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4308 Sophia Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W P McKim, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mtn View United Ch at 4370. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2295 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M McKim, widow of J A 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs W A Kuypers at 2291. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2266 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs V McKim, widow of C 1940
    • Anson McKim, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Don A McKim, a reporter at the Sun 1940
    • Thelma D McKim 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Bass at 2264 and F G Race at 2274. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3175 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A M McKim, an accountant 1940
    • Betty V McKim 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Brooks at 3157 and R G Lowes at 3191. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3513 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Howard N McKim, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Loutit at 3505 and E Daly at 3521. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4585 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J A McKim, proprietor of McKim's Secretarial School 1940

    Next door in 1940: L W Smith at 4575 and P D Murphy at 4595. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    21 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Michael McKim, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Carrick at 19. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    198 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A McKim, in advertising agents 1940

    Next door in 1940: Irish Can Club at 166. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 15: an accountant, a chief engineer, a logger, a motorman, a proprietor and a reporter, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kitsilano (2), Kerrisdale, Riley Park, Sunset, West End and West Point Grey. 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 C McKim at 555 East 45th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Colin McKim there as the householder, a storekeeper at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists W N L McKimm at 6518 Lime Street. The 1940 name section lists William N L McKimm there as the householder, a chief engineer at Standard Oil.

The 1940 name section lists Harold McKim at 1729 Robson Street. W P McKim is listed at 4308 Sophia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter P McKim there as the householder, retired.

Mrs M McKim is listed at 2295 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Margaret McKim there as the householder, widow of J A. Mrs V McKim is listed at 2266 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Viola McKim there as the householder, widow of C, with Anson McKim, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, Don A McKim, a reporter at the Sun, and Thelma D McKim.

A M McKim is listed at 3175 West 37th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur M McKim there as the householder, an accountant, with Betty V McKim. The 1940 name section lists Howard N McKim at 3513 West 37th Avenue, a student at UBC.

In 1940 the directory lists J A McKim at 4585 West 9th 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 lists J Arthur McKim there as the householder, proprietor of McKim's Secretarial School. The 1940 name section lists Michael McKim at 21 West Cordova Street, a logger. A McKim, in advertising agents, is listed at 198 West Hastings Street in 1940.

Today

6518 Lime, 2295 West 1st, 3175 West 37th, 3513 West 37th and 198 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 198 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 555 East 45th (1991), 4308 Sophia (1989) and 2266 West 2nd (1959) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1729 Robson, 4585 West 9th and 21 West Cordova, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.