A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Nogas
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Noga 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 Nogas lived
- 1
2854 Turner Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- M Noga, a grader at Glaspie Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: F Puratich at 2848 and G F Stuart at 2860. The block, door by door
- 2
1249 Venables Street
Strathcona, 1940
- J Noga, a yardman at Hammond Hardwood 1940
Next door in 1940: E F Peters at 1217. The block, door by door
- 3
192 West 12th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Ella Noga, a maid for L R Bridgman 1940
Next door in 1940: T Wood at 186 and Mrs C S Williams at 196. The block, door by door
- 4
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: a maid (2), a grader and a yardman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise, Marpole, Mount Pleasant and Strathcona. 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 M Noga at 2854 Turner Street; 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 Michael Noga there as the householder, a grader at Glaspie Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists J Noga at 1249 Venables Street. The 1940 name section lists John Noga there as the householder, a yardman at Hammond Hardwood.
The 1940 name section lists Ella Noga at 192 West 12th Avenue, a maid for L R Bridgman. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Noga at 926 West 59th Avenue, a maid for Dr H W Riggs.
Today
2854 Turner and 192 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1249 Venables and 926 West 59th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Noga M2854 Turner, p. 158
- Noga Michl grader Glaspie Lbr2854 Turner, p. 462
- Noga J1249 Venables, p. 160
- Noga John ydmn Hammond Hardwood1249 Venables, p. 462
- Noga Ella maid L R Bridgman192 West 12th, p. 462
- Noga Elsie maid Dr H W Riggs926 West 59th, p. 462
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.