A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Padovans
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Padovan at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Padovans at 651 Union in 1940.
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Where the Padovans lived
- 1
2805 East Hastings Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- G S Padovan, a puller at Bissinger & Co 1940
Next door in 1940: D Gillis at 2817. The block, door by door
- 2
651 Union Street
Strathcona, 1940
- F Padovan, a laborer 1940
- Sam Padovan 1940
- Valentino Padovan, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: F Kurtz at 637 and G Flett at 653. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a laborer (2) and a puller.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise 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 G S Padovan at 2805 East Hastings 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 Gino S Padovan there as the householder, a puller at Bissinger & Co. In 1940 the directory lists F Padovan at 651 Union Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Padovan there as the householder, a laborer, with Sam Padovan, and Valentino Padovan, a laborer.
Today
651 Union still has its building from before 1946, dated 1905 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2805 East Hastings, so that building is 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.
- *Padovan G S2805 East Hastings, p. 76
- Padovan Gino S puller Bissinger & Co2805 East Hastings, p. 476
- *Padovan F651 Union, p. 159
- Padovan Frank lab651 Union, p. 476
- Padovan Sam651 Union, p. 476
- Padovan Valentino lab651 Union, p. 476
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Padovans
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Padovan name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.