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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Nakamotos

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Nakamoto at six 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 Nakamotos lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    55 East 47th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • T Nakamoto, proprietor of the Union Boat Works 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Harris at 39 and J P Mason at 69. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    223 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • I Nakamoto, proprietor of the Harry Rooms 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sun Bet Sui Shong at 221 and “Orientals” at 225. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2208 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Yae Nakamoto, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: 15 listings at 2204 and E White at 2210. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    328 Heatley Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • N Nakamoto 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Wakayama at 324 and Y Kitagawa at 330. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3625 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Fukuji Nakamoto, proprietor of Jericho Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A J Richardson at 3623 and Mrs P M Croker at 3637. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3318 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Nakamoto, proprietor of S N Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Kobayashi at 3306 and Mrs E Moffat at 3320. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a proprietor (4). One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Strathcona (2), Fairview and Sunset. 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 T Nakamoto at 55 East 47th 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 Toyojiro Nakamoto there as the householder, proprietor of the Union Boat Works. In 1940 the directory lists I Nakamoto at 223 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Iwataro Nakamoto there as the householder, proprietor of the Harry Rooms.

The 1940 name section lists Yae Nakamoto at 2208 Granville Street, a widow. N Nakamoto is listed at 328 Heatley Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Nisuke Nakamoto there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Fukuji Nakamoto at 3625 West 4th Avenue, proprietor of Jericho Cleaners.

In 1940 the directory lists S Nakamoto at 3318 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Suyeichi Nakamoto there as the householder, proprietor of S N Cleaners.

Today

55 East 47th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 3625 West 4th (1993) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 223 East Georgia, 2208 Granville, 328 Heatley and 3318 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.