The Randalls

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frederick Randall at 2846 Birch Street, a tank truck salesman at Johnston National Storage. The 1940 name section lists Randall (no first name printed) at 1160 Broughton Street. The 1940 name section lists Stan Randall at 1067 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Ervin E Randall at 517 East 13th Avenue, a logger.

In 1940 the directory lists H W Randall at 2452 East 28th 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 Howard W Randall there as the householder, an engineer at McKenzie, Barge & Derrick. In 1940 the directory lists L M Randall at 1528 East 35th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leonard M Randall there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists F G Randall at 2781 East 44th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Randall there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists W E Randall at 1896 East 50th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Willis E Randall there as the householder, a sawyer at BC Plywoods.

In 1940 the directory lists H G Randall at 496 East 55th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry G Randall there as the householder, an attendant at K D'A Sewell, with Florence Randall, an operator at Jones Tent & Awning. The 1940 name section lists J Lawrence Randall at 258 East 62nd Avenue, a millworker.

G E Randall is listed at 1576 East 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George E Randall there as the householder, a manager at BC Marine, with Ernest L Randall, an apprentice at BC Marine. Mrs E Randall is listed at 1078 Harwood Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elizabeth Randall there as the householder, with Nancy W Randall, a stenographer at Canadian Mutual Benefit.

H Randall is listed at 5347 Knight Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace Randall there as the householder, retired, with Louis H M Randall, retired. B L Randall is listed at 5357 Knight Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bernard L Randall there as the householder, a mechanic.

J W Randall is listed at 8739 Osler Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Randall there as the householder, a plumber. The 1940 name section lists John Randall at 1774 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists L Randall at 55 Powell Street.

H J Randall is listed at 955 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Horace J Randall there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government. E J Randall is listed at 3938 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest J Randall there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.

The 1940 name section lists Arthur G Randall at 3969 West 31st Avenue, retired, with George B Randall, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists T B Randall at 1750 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. J W Randall is listed at 3170 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John W Randall there as the householder, a statistical clerk at the Canadian Government, with Helen Randall, a stenographer.

W A Randall is listed at 2307 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William A Randall there as the householder, a clerk for S W Randall. S W Randall is listed at 1650 West 49th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam W Randall there as the householder, an office.

G Randall is listed at 149 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Randall there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Edith Randall at 1244 West 7th Avenue, a saleswoman at Glaz-O-Nut Doughnut. In 1940 the directory lists S W Randall at 535 West Georgia Street.

The 1940 name section lists George W Randall at 1761 William Street, a music teacher, with William I Randall, a manager at Coast Bindery.

Today

517 East 13th, 2452 East 28th, 5347 Knight, 55 Powell, 955 Thurlow and 1761 William still have their buildings from before 1946, 55 Powell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1160 Broughton (1969), 1067 Davie (1971), 1528 East 35th (1976), 1896 East 50th (1967), 496 East 55th (2011), 258 East 62nd (2018), 5357 Knight (1958), 8739 Osler (1966), 3938 West 13th (2014), 3969 West 31st (1995), 3170 West 3rd (1987) and 1244 West 7th (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2846 Birch, 2781 East 44th, 1576 East 8th, 1078 Harwood, 1774 Pendrell, 1750 West 38th, 2307 West 41st, 1650 West 49th, 149 West 5th and 535 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).