A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Miyagawas
In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses
The directories print six people named Miyagawa at four addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Miyagawas lived
- 1
614 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- G S Miyagawa, proprietor of Davie Confectionery 1940
Next door in 1940: R King at 616. The block, door by door
- 2
629 East Cordova Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Miyagawa (no first name printed) 1940
- Miyagawa (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F Watanabe at 627 and I Aaki at 633. The block, door by door
- 3
884 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- S Miyagawa 1940
- Mrs N Miyagawa, a grocer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs R Nakayama at 882. The block, door by door
- 4
302 Heatley Avenue
Strathcona, 1940
- H Miyagawa 1940
Next door in 1940: Murata at 304. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the six: a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (3) and Downtown. 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 G S Miyagawa at 614 Davie Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George S Miyagawa there as the householder, proprietor of Davie Confectionery. In 1940 the directory lists Miyagawa (no first name printed) at 629 East Cordova Street. The 1940 name section lists Miyagawa (no first name printed) there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N Miyagawa, a grocer, at 884 East Hastings Street. By 1940 it is S Miyagawa. The 1940 name section lists Suyekichi Miyagawa there as the householder.
H Miyagawa is listed at 302 Heatley Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hitaro Miyagawa there as the householder.
Today
The City no longer lists 614 Davie, 629 East Cordova, 884 East Hastings and 302 Heatley, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Miyagawa G S614 Davie, p. 40
- Miyagawa Geo S prop Davie Conf614 Davie, p. 435
- Miyagawa —629 East Cordova, p. 36
- Miyagawa —629 East Cordova, p. 435
- Miyagawa S884 East Hastings, p. 75
- Miyagawa Mrs N gro884 East Hastings, p. 75
- Miyagawa Suyekichi884 East Hastings, p. 435
- Miyagawa H302 Heatley, p. 82
- Miyagawa Hitaro302 Heatley, p. 435
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Miyagawas
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.