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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Piaggios

In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses

The directories print four people named Piaggio at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Piaggios 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

    2954 East 42nd Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • C Piaggio, a dental mechanic for R L Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: F R Fieldhouse at 2948. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    459 East 51st Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • T H Piaggio, a dental mechanic for W E Wessels 1940

    Next door in 1940: D E Dennis at 451 and Mrs F Busst at 463. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4946 Prince Albert Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Piaggio, a fireman at Marpole Towing 1940
    • Ellen M Piaggio 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a dental mechanic (2) and a fireman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney and Sunset. 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 C Piaggio at 2954 East 42nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Chris Piaggio there as the householder, a dental mechanic for R L Douglas. In 1940 the directory lists T H Piaggio at 459 East 51st 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 lists Theo H Piaggio there as the householder, a dental mechanic for W E Wessels.

In 1940 the directory lists H Piaggio at 4946 Prince Albert Street. The 1940 name section lists Henry Piaggio there as the householder, a fireman at Marpole Towing, with Ellen M Piaggio.

Today

2954 East 42nd (1985), 459 East 51st (2004) and 4946 Prince Albert (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 7 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.