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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Pinis

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses

The directories print seven people named Pini at five addresses in 1940 in two 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: three Pinis at 3196 Euclid in 1940.

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Where the Pinis 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

    3196 Euclid Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs M Pini, widow of R 1940
    • Martha Pini 1940
    • Olga Pini 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Sekiguchi at 3176. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    660 Jackson Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • F Pini 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Imre at 622. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    730 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A Pini, proprietor of BC Canadian Italian Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Wood at 726 and Railway Cafe at 732. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    339 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Eda Pini 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Giuriati at 337 and O Facchin at 343. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    549 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Antonio Pini, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Macri at 541 and J Camardella at 551. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the seven: a logger and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (4) and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Mrs M Pini at 3196 Euclid 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 Mary Pini there as the householder, widow of R, with Martha Pini and Olga Pini. In 1940 the directory lists F Pini at 660 Jackson Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frank Pini there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists A Pini at 730 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Achile Pini there as the householder, proprietor of BC Canadian Italian Cafe. The 1940 name section lists Eda Pini at 339 Prior Street. The 1940 name section lists Antonio Pini at 549 Union Street, a logger.

Today

660 Jackson, 339 Prior and 549 Union still have their buildings from before 1946, 660 Jackson and 549 Union on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3196 Euclid (1963) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 730 Main, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 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.