A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Parises
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses
The directories print 14 people named Paris at eleven addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Parises lived
- 1
2394 Cornwall Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Jean Paris, a hairdresser 1940
- Yvonne V Paris, a hairdresser at French Beauty Parlour 1940
Next door in 1940: R E Fitch at 2386. The block, door by door
- 2
610 Jackson Avenue
Strathcona, 1940
- G Paris 1940
Next door in 1940: W Kupina at 606 and M Peck at 614. The block, door by door
- 3
2574 Kingsway
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- H Paris, a baker 1940
- Blanche Paris, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Heaysman at 2572 and A J Heaysman at 2576. The block, door by door
- 4
3595 Napier Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R J C Paris, a groundsman at Old People's Home Vancouver City 1940
- 5
1269 Nicola Street
West End, 1940
- Arthur Paris, a bookkeeper at Dustbane Products 1940
Next door in 1940: T M Ramsay at 1255 and J Barnes at 1279. The block, door by door
- 6
278 West 1st Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- P (tannery) Paris 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Fussell at 200. The block, door by door
- 7
1460 West 39th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- P Paris, a shoe manufacturer 1940
- George P Paris, a chiropodist for P Paris 1940
Next door in 1940: T C Polson at 1450. The block, door by door
- 8
1348 West 6th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- J B Paris, of Morgan & Paris 1940
Next door in 1940: H E Cruickshank at 1346 and B Paris at 1350. The block, door by door
- 9
1350 West 6th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- B Paris, a foreman for P Paris 1940
Next door in 1940: J B Paris at 1348 and R Badenoch at 1364. The block, door by door
- 10
4398 West 8th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Alice S Parris, a housekeeper for E C Polehampton 1940
Next door in 1940: W G Brandreth at 4388. The block, door by door
- 11
51 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Pierre Paris, a shoe manufacturer 1940
Next door in 1940: L W Smith at 49 and Strathcona Hotel at 53. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for ten of the 14: a hairdresser (2), a baker, a bookkeeper, a chiropodist, a foreman and a groundsman, among others. Two of them worked for P Paris.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy, Strathcona, 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jean Paris at 2394 Cornwall Avenue, a hairdresser, with Yvonne V Paris, a hairdresser at French Beauty Parlour. G Paris is listed at 610 Jackson Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Paris there as the householder.
H Paris is listed at 2574 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Paris there as the householder, a baker, with Blanche Paris, a saleswoman at Woodward's. R J C Paris is listed at 3595 Napier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard J C Paris there as the householder, a groundsman at Old People's Home Vancouver City.
The 1940 name section lists Arthur Paris at 1269 Nicola Street, a bookkeeper at Dustbane Products. In 1940 the directory lists P (tannery) Paris at 278 West 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). P Paris is listed at 1460 West 39th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Pierre Paris there as the householder, a shoe manufacturer, with George P Paris, a chiropodist for P Paris.
J B Paris is listed at 1348 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jean B Paris there as the householder, of Morgan & Paris. B Paris is listed at 1350 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bert Paris there as the householder, a foreman for P Paris.
The 1940 name section lists Alice S Parris at 4398 West 8th Avenue, a housekeeper for E C Polehampton. In 1940 the directory lists Pierre Paris, a shoe manufacturer, at 51 West Hastings Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Pierre Paris there.
Today
2394 Cornwall and 1460 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2394 Cornwall on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3595 Napier (1997), 1350 West 6th (1987) and 4398 West 8th (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 610 Jackson, 2574 Kingsway, 1269 Nicola, 278 West 1st, 1348 West 6th and 51 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Paris Jean hairdrsr2394 Cornwall, p. 479
- Paris Yvonne V hairdrsr French Beauty Parl2394 Cornwall, p. 479
- Paris G610 Jackson, p. 90
- Paris Geo610 Jackson, p. 479
- Paris H2574 Kingsway, p. 98
- Paris Blanche slswm Woodwards2574 Kingsway, p. 479
- Paris Harry baker2574 Kingsway, p. 479
- Paris R J C3595 Napier, p. 118
- Paris Richd J C groundsmn Old People's Home Van City3595 Napier, p. 479
- Paris Arth bkpr Dustbane Prods1269 Nicola, p. 479
- *Paris P (tannery)278 West 1st, p. 173
- *Paris P1460 West 39th, p. 255
- Paris Geo P chiropodist P Paris1460 West 39th, p. 479
- Paris Pierre shoe mfr1460 West 39th, p. 479
- Paris J B1348 West 6th, p. 188
- Paris Jean B of Morgan & Paris1348 West 6th, p. 479
- *Paris B1350 West 6th, p. 188
- Paris Bert formn P Paris1350 West 6th, p. 479
- Parris Alice S hsekpr E C Polehampton4398 West 8th, p. 481
- *Paris Pierre shoe mfr51 West Hastings, p. 76
- Paris Pierre Manufacturers of Correct Shoes51 West Hastings, p. 479
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Parises
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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.