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The Reeveses

In the city directories 1940 · 21 people at 16 addresses

The directories print 21 people named Reeves at 16 addresses in 1940 in eleven 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 Reeveses at 3147 East 6th in 1940.

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Where the Reeveses 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

    3127 East 20th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • R Reeves 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Grant at 3139. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1149 East 23rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs M J Reeves, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: V M Tiounoff at 1157. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    266 East 58th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • E H Reeves, a packer at Bartram Paper Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Baker at 250. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3147 East 6th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • P B Reeves, a painter 1940
    • Percy P Reeves, a driver at Egmont Fish 1940
    • R Leslie Reeves, a cleaner 1940

    Next door in 1940: A T Williams at 3139 and A Reid at 3161. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    719 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Edward Reeves, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Dearden at 717 and Mrs M J Richardson at 721. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1228 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs D D Reeves, widow of A J 1940
    • William G Reeves, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Crimeni at 1222 and T L Leishman at 1232. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2748 Kitchener Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs I Reeves 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Mill at 2740 and T Jones at 2754. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    346 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A H Reeves, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Kitamura at 344 and English Cafe at 348. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4025 Puget Drive

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Reeves, a manager at Reeves Health Clinics 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Bedner at 4015 and J Murdoch at 4035. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4636 Reid Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Robert A Reeves, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Hamilton at 4626 and W J Tucker at 4666. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1540 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Helen L Reeves, a cashier at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: thirville apts at 1530 and adalore lodge at 1556. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1475 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • E Reeves, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Rahy at 1477. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3059 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Reeves, a window cleaner 1940
    • Evelyn R Reeves, an elevator operator at the Medical-Dental Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Duckworth at 3039. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3792 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W F Reeves 1940
    • Joan Reeves, a parceller at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Sheard at 3780. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    26 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Reeves (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J S Conklin at 16 and Mrs B Connolly at 36. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    1125 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Reeves 1940

    Next door in 1940: Conway Club at 1121 and Export Sales Co Ltd at 1127. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 21: a carpenter, a cashier, a cleaner, a cook, a driver and an elevator operator, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona, Sunset and West Point Grey. 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 R Reeves at 3127 East 20th 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 Robert Reeves there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M J Reeves at 1149 East 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret J Reeves there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists E H Reeves at 266 East 58th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ernest H Reeves there as the householder, a packer at Bartram Paper Products. In 1940 the directory lists P B Reeves at 3147 East 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy B Reeves there as the householder, a painter, with Percy P Reeves, a driver at Egmont Fish, and R Leslie Reeves, a cleaner.

The 1940 name section lists Edward Reeves at 719 Hamilton Street, a salesman. Mrs D D Reeves is listed at 1228 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy D Reeves there as the householder, widow of A J, with William G Reeves, a cook.

Mrs I Reeves is listed at 2748 Kitchener Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Isabelle Reeves there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists A H Reeves at 346 Powell Street, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists J Reeves at 4025 Puget Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Reeves there as the householder, a manager at Reeves Health Clinics. The 1940 name section lists Robert A Reeves at 4636 Reid Street, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Helen L Reeves at 1540 West 13th Avenue, a cashier at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists E Reeves at 1475 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Edward Reeves there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists W Reeves at 3059 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Reeves there as the householder, a window cleaner, with Evelyn R Reeves, an elevator operator at the Medical-Dental Building.

In 1940 the directory lists W F Reeves at 3792 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William F Reeves there as the householder, with Joan Reeves, a parceller at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Reeves (no first name printed) at 26 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists George Reeves at 1125 West Hastings Street.

Today

1149 East 23rd, 266 East 58th, 346 Powell, 4025 Puget Drive, 1540 West 13th and 3059 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3127 East 20th (1992), 3147 East 6th (2001) and 4636 Reid (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 719 Hamilton, 1228 Howe, 2748 Kitchener, 1475 West 5th, 3792 West 8th, 26 West Broadway and 1125 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 31 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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.