A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Mohrs
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Mohr at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Mohrs lived
- 1
135 East 16th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- C F Mohr, in apartments 1940
Next door in 1940: J Stewart at 115 and W C Cook at 141. The block, door by door
- 2
625 East 48th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- Peter Mohr, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: T S Tough at 615 and N L Smith at 655. The block, door by door
- 3
1760 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- J Mohr, proprietor of Ace Shoe Repair Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: Pal's Gro at 1758 and Mrs E R McMurray at 1762. The block, door by door
- 4
3212 West 32nd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- G F Mohr, a mechanic at Hayes Manufacturing 1940
Next door in 1940: G C Suart at 3206 and W B Baird at 3224. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a laborer, a mechanic and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, Sunset and West End. 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 F Mohr at 135 East 16th 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 Peter Mohr at 625 East 48th Avenue, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists J Mohr at 1760 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists John Mohr there as the householder, proprietor of Ace Shoe Repair Shop.
In 1940 the directory lists G F Mohr at 3212 West 32nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George F Mohr there as the householder, a mechanic at Hayes Manufacturing.
Today
625 East 48th and 3212 West 32nd still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 135 East 16th and 1760 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Mohr C F135 East 16th, p. 222
- Mohr C F apts135 East 16th, p. 222
- Mohr Peter lab625 East 48th, p. 436
- Mohr J1760 Robson, p. 144
- Mohr John prop Ace Shoe Repr Shop1760 Robson, p. 436
- *Mohr G F3212 West 32nd, p. 248
- Mohr Geo F mech Hayes Mfg3212 West 32nd, p. 436
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.