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The Meyers

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at ten addresses

The directories print 16 people named Meyer at ten addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Meyers at 3035 Euclid in 1940.

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Where the Meyers lived

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

    1166 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • Adeline L Meyer, a cook for White Spot 1940

    Next door in 1940: Auto Metal & Radiator at 1160 and W A Webster at 1172. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1770 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • A E Meyer, a motor vehicle examiner at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Lyons at 1768 and T R Adams at 1774. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4256 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H J Meyer, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M McRae at 4252 and Beauty Salon Charm at 4260. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1644 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C M Meyer, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: N B Pearsall at 1640 and H Bruno at 1648. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3035 Euclid Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H L Meyer, a machinist 1940
    • Eric W Meyer, a tinsmith for A Gair 1940
    • Henry G Meyer, a driver at Hall Fuel 1940
    • Wilfred M Meyer, a clerk 1940
    • Winifred M Meyer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Grant at 3071. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1266 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Robert J Meyer, a superintendent at the Pride of the West 1940

    Next door in 1940: Argyle Dairy at 1262 and hillcrest bungalow apts at 1290. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4348 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G K Meyer, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Millar at 4344 and Mrs G A Sharpe at 4354. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2227 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G J Meyer, a serviceman at Hoover 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 2203 and Mrs C Knight at 2235. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2407 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • M Meyer, a pottery manufacturer 1940
    • Eugen Meyer 1940
    • Paul Meyer, a pottery manufacturer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W I Simpson at 2405 and W E Jenkins at 2415. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2915 West 45th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • R T Meyer, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Forrester at 2905 and F R Woollcombe at 2925. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 16: a clerk (2), a pottery manufacturer (2), a cook, a driver, a machinist and a motor vehicle examiner, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Renfrew-Collingwood 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Adeline L Meyer at 1166 Alberni Street, a cook for White Spot. A E Meyer is listed at 1770 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Allan E Meyer there as the householder, a motor vehicle examiner at the City of Vancouver. H J Meyer, a painter, is listed at 4256 Dunbar Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists C M Meyer at 1644 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Carl M Meyer there as the householder, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists H L Meyer at 3035 Euclid 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 Heinrich L Meyer there as the householder, a machinist, with Eric W Meyer, a tinsmith for A Gair, Henry G Meyer, a driver at Hall Fuel, Wilfred M Meyer, a clerk, and Winifred M Meyer.

The 1940 name section lists Robert J Meyer at 1266 Robson Street, a superintendent at the Pride of the West. G K Meyer is listed at 4348 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gerard K Meyer there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver.

G J Meyer is listed at 2227 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Godfrey J Meyer there as the householder, a serviceman at Hoover. M Meyer is listed at 2407 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Max Meyer there as the householder, a pottery manufacturer, with Eugen Meyer, and Paul Meyer, a pottery manufacturer.

R T Meyer is listed at 2915 West 45th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rodwell T Meyer there as the householder, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal.

Today

4256 Dunbar, 1644 East 10th, 3035 Euclid, 4348 West 12th, 2227 West 14th and 2915 West 45th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1166 Alberni (1980) and 1770 Barclay (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1266 Robson and 2407 West 1st, 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.