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The Norths

In the city directories 1940 · 23 people at 22 addresses

The directories print 23 people named North at 22 addresses in 1940 in twelve 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 Norths lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1636 Adanac Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H W North 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Orlandi at 1630 and W Skehor at 1642. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1706 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs A North 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Tucker at 1714. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3291 Dunbar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A J North, a barber and beauty shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Allore at 3289 and De'Lite Fruit Mkt at 3293. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2686 East 22nd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • S W North 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Bowcott at 2676 and H F Young at 2688. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    666 East 46th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • H North 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs T Oddstad at 656 and J Findlay at 676. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2156 East 5th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • N R M North 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Brooks at 2154 and J Newton at 2196. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    6475 Elgin Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • T North, a fireman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Westman at 6445 and M S Morton at 6495. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6946 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Arm North 1940

    Next door in 1940: R D Thomson at 6938 and Mrs N R McGregor at 6962. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    425 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Tabor Royalties North, an oil 1940
    • Tabor Exploration North, an oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: Macaulay Nicolls Maitland & Co Ltd at 435. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    8808 Montcalm Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • A E North 1940

    Next door in 1940: K A Hill at 8822. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    5092 Pine Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • C B North 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C H Verrall at 5076. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1805 Stephens Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • K A North 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Bolton at 1829. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1654 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • O North 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Russell at 1652 and S A Wood at 1656. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3946 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A North 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Leslie at 3940 and A Tabbernor at 3950. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    2017 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J T North 1940

    Next door in 1940: P W Houghton at 2001 and Mrs E J Foster at 2029. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    4038 West 17th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A J North 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Kitchen at 4034 and J F Wilson at 4044. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    3494 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W North, a foreman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A Dubois at 3476. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    2336 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • P H North 1940

    Next door in 1940: C B Miles at 2302 and Mrs J M Heelas at 2350. The block, door by door

  19. 19

    1752 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • S North 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Berkson at 1746 and E J Van Balkom at 1754. The block, door by door

  20. 20

    1956 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H C North 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Jacobson at 1950 and C J Morgan at 1964. The block, door by door

  21. 21

    1508 West 70th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • W R North, an auditor at BC Packers 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Smith at 1514. The block, door by door

  22. 22

    2296 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss M I North 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Weller at 2290. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the 23: an auditor, a fireman and a foreman. Two of them worked for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (5), Grandview-Woodland (3), Sunset (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Marpole (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Fairview, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy, West End and West Point Grey. 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 H W North at 1636 Adanac 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). Mrs A North is listed at 1706 Alberni Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists A J North, a barber and beauty shop, at 3291 Dunbar Street. S W North is listed at 2686 East 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists H North at 666 East 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. N R M North is listed at 2156 East 5th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists T North at 6475 Elgin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas North there as the householder, a fireman at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists Arm North at 6946 Fraser Street. Tabor Exploration North, an oil, is listed at 425 Howe Street in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is Tabor Royalties North, an oil. A E North is listed at 8808 Montcalm Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists C B North at 5092 Pine Crescent. K A North is listed at 1805 Stephens Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists O North at 1654 Venables Street. A North is listed at 3946 West 10th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists J T North at 2017 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. A J North is listed at 4038 West 17th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists W North at 3494 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William North there as the householder, a foreman at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists P H North at 2336 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. S North is listed at 1752 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists H C North at 1956 West 5th Avenue.

W R North is listed at 1508 West 70th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William R North there as the householder, an auditor at BC Packers. Miss M I North is listed at 2296 West 8th Avenue in 1940.

Today

2686 East 22nd, 2156 East 5th, 6475 Elgin, 5092 Pine Crescent, 1654 Venables, 2017 West 15th, 4038 West 17th and 2296 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2296 West 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3291 Dunbar (1995), 6946 Fraser (1953), 8808 Montcalm (1980), 3946 West 10th (1993) and 3494 West 19th (1975) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1636 Adanac, 1706 Alberni, 666 East 46th, 425 Howe, 2336 West 37th, 1752 West 5th, 1956 West 5th and 1508 West 70th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1805 Stephens, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 26 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.