The Morleys

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Horace Morley at 404 Abbott Street, a lunch counter at the Arcade Whist Club. The 1940 name section lists May Morley at 1216 Alberni Street, a laundress at Nelsons Laundries. The 1940 name section lists Edgar Morley at 58 Alexander Street.

B N Morley is listed at 4649 Argyle Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Burnal N Morley there as the householder. H Morley is listed at 977 Broughton Street in 1940; 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 Henry Morley there as the householder, a shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone.

J W Morley, a barber, is listed at 761 Dunsmuir Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs G Morley at 5025 Earles Street. B Morley is listed at 2186 East 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin Morley there as the householder, a painter, with Don R Morley, a millworker at BC Plywoods, and Stan A Morley, proprietor of Vic Road Meat Market.

B Morley is listed at 175 East Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin Morley there as the householder, an engineer at the Lee Building. W J Morley is listed at 2955 Grant Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Wesley J Morley there as the householder, a painter.

F J Morley is listed at 4634 Henry Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists F James Morley there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Charles Morley at 571 Homer Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J H W Morley at 2212 Larch Street. The 1940 name section lists Henry W Morley there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists C A Morley at 1419 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles A Morley there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists A P Morley at 3411 Oak Street. The 1940 name section lists Alan P Morley there as the householder, a reporter at the Sun. In 1940 the directory lists S Morley at 3310 Price Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Steph Morley there as the householder, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E J Morley at 3320 Price Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth J Morley there as the householder, widow of S, with Leland S Morley, a driver at Terminal Cartage. The 1940 name section lists C Morley at 1311 Richards Street.

R D Morley is listed at 765 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert D Morley there as the householder, a local manager at Victor Fox Foods. Mrs E A Morley is listed at 1310 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Emma A Morley there as the householder.

J W Morley is listed at 3995 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Morley there as the householder, a barber, with Eva E Morley, a stenographer at UBC. E L Morley is listed at 3874 West 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edgar L Morley there as the householder, a manager at General Insurance.

J C Morley is listed at 3657 West 37th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James C Morley there as the householder, a painter. Mrs M M Morley is listed at 1877 West Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret M Morley there as the householder, with Leslie A Morley, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists Syd Morley at 927 West Pender Street, a salesman.

Today

404 Abbott, 58 Alexander, 977 Broughton, 5025 Earles, 2186 East 41st, 175 East Broadway, 2212 Larch, 3411 Oak, 765 Victoria Drive, 1310 West 13th and 3657 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 58 Alexander, 2212 Larch and 1310 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4649 Argyle (1991), 2955 Grant (1991), 4634 Henry (1972), 571 Homer (2013) and 3995 West 19th (2015) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1216 Alberni, 761 Dunsmuir, 1419 Nelson, 3310 Price, 3320 Price, 1311 Richards, 3874 West 24th, 1877 West Broadway and 927 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).