The Reas

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists H Rea at 1680 Adanac Street, a loader at Overseas Wood Products. The 1940 name section lists Albert Rea at 1751 East 3rd Avenue, a boat builder. The 1940 name section lists David G Rea at 2708 East 5th Avenue, on active service.

W E Rea is listed at 909 East 61st Avenue in 1940; 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 William E Rea there as the householder, proprietor of Delbrook Dairy. D W Rea is listed at 4704 Gothard Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David W Rea there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists I W Rea at 941 Hornby Street, an elevator operator at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists A J Rea at 1316 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur J Rea there, a porter. The 1940 name section lists John V Rea at 983 Howe Street, a porter.

W Rea Jr is listed at 5226 Mackenzie Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Rea at 1164 Robson Street, with Mrs Margaret Rea. Mrs F Rea is listed at 730 West 17th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Florence Rea there as the householder, widow of G.

G E Rea is listed at 1725 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists E F Rea at 2906 West 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest F Rea there as the householder, a president at E Chapman Ltd, with Doreen M Rea, a stenographer at Pemberton & Son.

In 1940 the directory lists W N Rea at 840 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William N Rea there as the householder, a buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists H H Rea at 916 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Herbert H Rea there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists D J Rea at 3029 Woodland Drive. The 1940 name section lists David J Rea there as the householder, an agent for Metro Life.

Today

1680 Adanac, 1751 East 3rd, 730 West 17th and 916 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946; 2708 East 5th (2005), 4704 Gothard (2003), 5226 Mackenzie (1989), 1164 Robson (1955), 1725 West 3rd (1959) and 2906 West 44th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 909 East 61st, 941 Hornby, 1316 Hornby, 983 Howe, 840 West 64th and 3029 Woodland Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).