The Olsons

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists O Olson at 1544 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ole Olson there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Olson at 2846 Alder Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Hilma Olson there as the householder, with Gilbert J Olson, a trackman at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists O Olson at 578 Alexander Street. The 1940 name section lists Gladys Olson at 889 Burrard Street, a clerk for Metro Life. The 1940 name section lists Olson (no first name printed) at 715 Cambie Street.

A O Olson is listed at 2856 Cheyenne Avenue 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 Albert O Olson there as the householder, a driver at Peterson Electric Construction. The 1940 name section lists Cecelia Olson at 2054 Dundas Street. The 1940 name section lists Clarence E Olson at 1156 East 13th Avenue, a brickman.

C Olson is listed at 858 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Carl Olson there as the householder. E C Olson is listed at 1138 East 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward C Olson there as the householder, a carpenter, with Edward O Olson, an electrotyper at Western Electrotype, and Walter S Olson, a waiter.

L Olson is listed at 2657 East 22nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leonard Olson there as the householder, a driver, with Lennart Olson, a motorcycle driver at Johnston National Storage, and Edla Olson, a widow. H H Oleson is listed at 2468 East 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry H Oleson there as the householder, a longshoreman.

A Olson is listed at 1796 East 35th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Axel Olson there as the householder, a foreman at the BC Electric Railway. A S Olson is listed at 1708 East 37th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Andrew S Olson there as the householder, a fisherman.

J A Olson is listed at 2266 East 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Olson there as the householder, a laborer at the BC Electric Railway, with Walter A Olson, a millworker at Sitka Spruce Lumber. M Olson is listed at 33 East 44th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mons Olson there as the householder, retired, with Viola Olson.

S H Olson is listed at 43 East 45th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Stan H Olson there as the householder, an assistant superintendent at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Olaf Olson at 81 East 47th Avenue, a chief engineer for F Waterhouse.

In 1940 the directory lists J Olson at 56 East 54th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Olson there as the householder, a bandmaster, with Wilfrid Olson, a warehouseman at Western Wholesale Drug. In 1940 the directory lists E P Olson at 356 East 56th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ervin P Olson there as the householder, a millworker.

The 1940 name section lists Georgina Olson at 2496 East 5th Avenue, widow of C. The 1940 name section lists Carl Olson at 52 East Hastings Street, a logger. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Olson at 67 East Hastings Street, proprietor of the Anyox Rooms. The 1940 name section lists Mary Olson at 159 East Hastings Street, a maid at the Balmoral Hotel.

The 1940 name section lists Barbara Olson at 344 East Hastings Street, widow of E. J A Olson is listed at 1247 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jonas A Olson there as the householder, a miner. The 1940 name section lists E Olson at 936 Granville Street.

The 1940 name section lists Ruth Olson at 1671 Haro Street, a saleswoman at Kresge's. C Olson is listed at 1644 Harwood Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Carl Olson there as the householder, a blacksmith, with Torsten O Olson.

B Olson is listed at 530 Heatley Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin Olson there as the householder, a logger. The 1940 name section lists Olson (no first name printed) at 575 Hornby Street, a maid.

In 1940 the directory lists L W Olson at 845 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Leonard W Olson there as the householder, a painter. The 1940 name section lists Ruth Olson at 828 Howe Street, a maid at the Grosvenor Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Edward Olson at 961 Howe Street, a boxmaker at National Biscuit.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas Olson at 1042 Howe Street, a helper at National Lunch. The 1940 name section lists S E Olson at 9154 Hudson Street, a boomman at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists O R Olson at 1525 Kamloops Street. The 1940 name section lists Oscar R Olson there as the householder, a machinist at the Terminal City Iron Works.

The 1940 name section lists J Olson at 446 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Eddy Olson at 947 Nicola Street, a bell boy at the Vancouver Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists E Olson at 2450 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Olson there as the householder, a longshoreman.

The 1940 name section lists R P Olson at 1127 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists O Olson at 55 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists W Olson at 126 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Oscar Olson at 403 Powell Street.

In 1940 the directory lists A Olson, an auto wrecker, at 2532 Prince Edward Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex Olson there, an auto wrecker. The 1940 name section lists George Olson at 518 Richards Street, retired.

Mrs L E Olson, a dressmaker, is listed at 812 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Laura E Olson there, a dressmaker. C Olson is listed at 6666 Ross Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Carl Olson there as the householder, a laborer.

O Olson is listed at 4081 Welwyn Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Oscar Olson there as the householder, a miner, with Norma E L Olson, a saleswoman, and Sylvia O E Olson, a maid. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy I Olson at 1506 West 13th Avenue, an elevator operator at Spencer's, with Wilfred H Olson.

In 1940 the directory lists O A Olson at 1575 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Oscar A Olson there as the householder, a president at Truck Parts & Equipment and Motor Securities. In 1940 the directory lists V Olson at 3138 West 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Victor Olson there as the householder, a meat cutter at Safeway.

The 1940 name section lists Ole Olson at 1449 West 41st Avenue, a music at Commodore Cabaret. H A Olson, a service station, is listed at 3495 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Helge A Olson there, who ran a service station and garage. The 1940 name section lists Bengt Olson at 1637 West 5th Avenue, a millworker.

The 1940 name section lists Karl Olson at 75 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Olson at 1130 West 7th Avenue, a shaperman for Sigurdson Millwork. In 1940 the directory lists A J Olson at 1669 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alvar J Olson there as the householder, a shipwright at the Vancouver Shipyards.

The 1940 name section lists Leo Olson at 1455 West Broadway, a compositor at the Sun. The 1940 name section lists Ben Olson at 9 West Cordova Street, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists D Olson at 75 West Cordova Street.

Miss S Olson is listed at 1931 William Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Stella Olson there as the householder, a nurse at the Glen Hospital.

Today

858 East 15th, 1138 East 21st, 1708 East 37th, 43 East 45th, 56 East 54th, 2496 East 5th, 344 East Hastings, 936 Granville, 530 Heatley, 1525 Kamloops, 2450 Parker, 1127 Pendrell, 55 Powell, 518 Richards, 6666 Ross, 1575 West 16th, 3138 West 27th, 1449 West 41st, 9 West Cordova and 1931 William still have their buildings from before 1946, 1127 Pendrell, 55 Powell and 518 Richards on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2856 Cheyenne (1977), 1156 East 13th (2019), 2468 East 23rd (1978), 1796 East 35th (2008), 2266 East 37th (1979), 33 East 44th (1981), 356 East 56th (1993), 1671 Haro (1960), 845 Hornby (1963), 828 Howe (1998), 947 Nicola (1987), 403 Powell (1947), 4081 Welwyn (1989), 3495 West 4th (1978) and 1637 West 5th (1959) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1544 Adanac, 2846 Alder, 578 Alexander, 889 Burrard, 715 Cambie, 2054 Dundas, 2657 East 22nd, 81 East 47th, 52 East Hastings, 67 East Hastings, 1247 Franklin, 1644 Harwood, 575 Hornby, 961 Howe, 1042 Howe, 9154 Hudson, 446 Keefer, 126 Powell, 2532 Prince Edward, 812 Robson, 1506 West 13th, 75 West 7th, 1130 West 7th, 1669 West 8th, 1455 West Broadway and 75 West Cordova, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 159 East Hastings, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.