The Reeses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists E J Rees at 52 East 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Evan J Rees there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists D Rees at 265 East 38th 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 David Rees there as the householder, a pipelayer at the City of Vancouver, with Richard L Rees.

In 1940 the directory lists C Rees at 74 East 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Rees there as the householder, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists H E Rees at 91 East 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry E Rees there as the householder, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway, with Ernest L Rees, a postman.

In 1940 the directory lists D Rees at 1021 East 58th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David Rees there as the householder, a labeller. In 1940 the directory lists W E J Rees at 2969 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E J Rees there as the householder, a packer at Blue Ribbon.

In 1940 the directory lists S Rees at 833 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Stan Rees there as the householder, a porter. The 1940 name section lists Ethel Rees at 3005 Grant Street as the householder, widow of C H, with Norman A Rees, an artist apprentice at Cleland-Kent.

H D Rees is listed at 1915 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry D Rees there as the householder, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway, with David Rees, a stenographer at the Beach Foundry. J Rees is listed at 1629 Napier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Rees there as the householder, retired, with Margaret A Rees.

The 1940 name section lists J M Rees at 126 Powell Street. In 1940 the directory lists D Rees at 3460 Quebec Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Rees there as the householder, a motorman, with Arthur Rees, a motorman, and Florence Rees. The 1940 name section lists Cath Rees at 5649 Quebec Street, a saleswoman at the Sun.

E Rees is listed at 5893 Quebec Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Evan Rees there as the householder, a waiter. A F Rees is listed at 4503 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur F Rees there as the householder, a salesman at Standard Oil, with Harvey F Rees, a student.

L E Rees is listed at 3553 West 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lloyd E Rees there as the householder, an accountant at BC Dental Supplies. W Rees is listed at 708 West 52nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jeffrey V Rees at 1499 West 8th Avenue, an examiner at the Customs.

Mrs F Rees is listed at 1915 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frances Rees there as the householder, a widow. The 1940 name section lists C H Rees at 1140 West Pender Street, a cook at the Elysium Hotel.

Today

74 East 39th, 91 East 39th, 2969 East 7th, 1915 Haro, 3460 Quebec and 1915 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946; 52 East 19th (1989), 265 East 38th (1993), 1021 East 58th (1989), 3005 Grant (2006), 5893 Quebec (1978), 4503 West 2nd (1983), 3553 West 38th (2017) and 1140 West Pender (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 833 East Broadway, 1629 Napier, 126 Powell, 5649 Quebec, 708 West 52nd and 1499 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).