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The Penningtons

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eight addresses

The directories print 13 people named Pennington at eight 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. The most under one roof: four Penningtons at 4830 Hudson in 1940.

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Where the Penningtons 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

    1697 East 22nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F W Pennington, a school vice-principal 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Martin at 1687. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1219 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E Pennington, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
  3. 3

    1302 East 31st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F G Pennington 1940
  4. 4

    1717 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J W Pennington 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Hampton at 1731. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2157 East 5th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W Pennington, a yardman at the CNR 1940
    • Muriel Pennington, a stenographer at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S E Wright at 2149 and Mrs M E Gorman at 2181. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2055 Grant Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs A M Pennington, widow of W G 1940
    • Lucy M Pennington, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Russell at 2047 and Mrs M Sutherland at 2063. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4830 Hudson Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Miss J Pennington 1940
    • Jessie Pennington, a department manager at Spencer's 1940
    • Clare Pennington 1940
    • Madge Pennington, a cashier at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Sharpe at 4810 and N Brown at 4850. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2237 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C Pennington, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Birkett at 2227 and Miss M Philip at 2241. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: a cashier, a conductor, a department manager, a salesman, a saleswoman and a school vice-principal, among others. Two of them worked for Spencer's. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Kitsilano 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 F W Pennington at 1697 East 22nd 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). The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frederick W Pennington there, a school vice-principal. In 1940 the directory lists E Pennington at 1219 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Pennington there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists F G Pennington at 1302 East 31st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Pennington there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J W Pennington at 1717 East 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James W Pennington there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W Pennington at 2157 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Pennington there as the householder, a yardman at the CNR, with Muriel Pennington, a stenographer at Begg Motor. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A M Pennington at 2055 Grant Street. The 1940 name section lists Ada M Pennington there as the householder, widow of W G, with Lucy M Pennington, a saleswoman at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss J Pennington at 4830 Hudson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie Pennington there as the householder, a department manager at Spencer's, with Clare Pennington, and Madge Pennington, a cashier at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists C Pennington at 2237 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles Pennington there as the householder, a salesman.

Today

1697 East 22nd, 1302 East 31st and 2055 Grant still have their buildings from before 1946; 1219 East 28th (1995), 2157 East 5th (2004) and 4830 Hudson (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1717 East 3rd and 2237 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Hudson Street looking south toward the Eburne station, past the Hotel Eburne and parked cars
The 1910s Hudson Street looking south toward the Eburne station, past the Hotel Eburne and parked cars. Not at the house at 4830 Hudson: no archive photo of the 4800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 994. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 20 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.