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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Pantons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Panton 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 Pantons 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

    1163 Balfour Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Dr K D Panton, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: N G Cull at 1137. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2026 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • George Panton 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Hirtle at 2018 and Mrs K Mastin at 2036. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    718 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • K D Panton, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Birks H & Sons (BC) Ltd at 710 and scott's cafe at 722. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    12 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Panton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gordon at 22. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    150 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Pery Panton, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N Wimble at 148 and F Robins at 156. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1645 Yew Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G W Panton 1940

    Next door in 1940: R MacDonald at 1631. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the six: a logger and a physician.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Downtown and Shaughnessy. 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 Dr K D Panton at 1163 Balfour Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ken D Panton there as the householder, a physician. The 1940 name section lists George Panton at 2026 Cornwall Avenue. K D Panton, a physician, is listed at 718 Granville Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists A Panton at 12 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex Panton there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Pery Panton at 150 West 8th Avenue, a logger. G W Panton is listed at 1645 Yew Street in 1940.

Today

12 West 10th and 150 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946, 12 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1163 Balfour (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2026 Cornwall, 718 Granville and 1645 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.