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The Pitts

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at nine addresses

The directories print 13 people named Pitt at nine addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Pitts at 6583 Tyne in 1940.

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Where the Pitts lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    741 East 54th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Pitt, a baker 1940
    • Archibald C Pitt, a sub manager at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Johnston at 725 and E Radke at 753. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1636 Grant Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Frederick W Pitt, a clerk at Shanahan's 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Halliday at 1628 and G Nairn at 1646. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4557 Harriet Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S Pitt, a warehouseman 1940
    • Mary J Pitt 1940

    Next door in 1940: C B Bell at 4551 and A Fisher at 4573. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2529 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • C D Pitt, a cabinetmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Olsen at 2525 and P B Burnell at 2535. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1039 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Walter Pitt 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Cope at 1037 and W Folk at 1041. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6583 Tyne Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • Mrs C Pitt 1940
    • Ernest P Pitt, an apprentice at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
    • Paul G Pitt 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Whitely at 6541. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3494 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R W Pitt, a branch manager at Forst's Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Bartlett at 3476. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2356 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F E Pitt, a serviceman for Remington Rand 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Proctor at 2346 and J Forsyth at 2366. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1129 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Flora Pitt 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Burgess at 1125 and G F Moore at 1133. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: an apprentice, a baker, a branch manager, a cabinetmaker, a clerk and a serviceman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 J Pitt at 741 East 54th 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 Job Pitt there as the householder, a baker, with Archibald C Pitt, a sub manager at the Province. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Pitt at 1636 Grant Street, a clerk at Shanahan's.

S Pitt is listed at 4557 Harriet Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam Pitt there as the householder, a warehouseman, with Mary J Pitt. C D Pitt is listed at 2529 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles D Pitt there as the householder, a cabinetmaker.

The 1940 name section lists Walter Pitt at 1039 Richards Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Pitt at 6583 Tyne Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Charlotte Pitt there as the householder, with Ernest P Pitt, an apprentice at the Vancouver Parks Board, and Paul G Pitt.

In 1940 the directory lists R W Pitt at 3494 West 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists R William Pitt there as the householder, a branch manager at Forst's Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists F E Pitt at 2356 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frank E Pitt there, a serviceman for Remington Rand.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Flora Pitt at 1129 West Georgia Street.

Today

741 East 54th (2003), 1636 Grant (1999), 4557 Harriet (1955), 2529 Kingsway (1985), 3494 West 22nd (1970) and 2356 West 6th (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1039 Richards, 6583 Tyne and 1129 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.