The Pottingers

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists E L Pottinger at 5708 Alma Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edmund L Pottinger there as the householder, a dentist. In 1940 the directory lists J J Pottinger at 1119 East 19th 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 John J Pottinger there as the householder, a salesman at Burns & Co, with John J Pottinger Jr, a shipper at Burns & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists A Pottinger at 7887 Montcalm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Pottinger there as the householder, a fisherman, with Evelyn Pottinger, a clerk at Retail Credit Grantors, and William Pottinger, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists W Pottinger at 8420 Shaughnessy Street. The 1940 name section lists Walter Pottinger there as the householder, a meat cutter at Pacific Meat.

In 1940 the directory lists G Pottinger at 8468 Shaughnessy Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Pottinger there as the householder, a longshoreman. In 1940 the directory lists W Pottinger, a building contractor, at 8492 Shaughnessy Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Pottinger there as the householder, a building contractor.

The 1940 name section lists Walter Pottinger at 1075 West 10th Avenue, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital. E L Pottinger, a physician, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940.

Today

5708 Alma and 8468 Shaughnessy still have their buildings from before 1946, 8468 Shaughnessy on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1119 East 19th (1986), 7887 Montcalm (2009) and 1075 West 10th (1966) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8420 Shaughnessy, 8492 Shaughnessy and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).