A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Reids
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Reid at three addresses in 1940, all on West 10th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 131 other streets too, all listed on the Reid name's own page.
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Where the Reids lived
- 1
37 West 10th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Miss F M Reid, a music teacher 1940
- Florence M Reid, a music teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: R B Kelleway at 35 and E A J Roberts at 39. The block, door by door
- 2
3760 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- A Reid, proprietor of Sanitary Barber Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: S Steinberg at 3754 and Mrs M Nelson at 3762. The block, door by door
- 3
4516 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- D Reid, proprietor of Reid's Smart Wear 1940
Next door in 1940: White Fountain Lunch Snow at 4514 and R R Rae at 4520. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a proprietor (2) and a music teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West Point Grey (2) and Mount Pleasant. 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 Miss F M Reid, a music teacher, at 37 West 10th 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 Florence M Reid there, a music teacher. In 1940 the directory lists A Reid at 3760 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Reid there as the householder, proprietor of Sanitary Barber Shop.
In 1940 the directory lists D Reid at 4516 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David Reid there as the householder, proprietor of Reid's Smart Wear.
Today
3760 West 10th (1995) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 37 West 10th and 4516 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Reid Miss F M mus tchr37 West 10th, p. 198
- Reid Florence M music tchr37 West 10th, p. 514
- Reid A3760 West 10th, p. 201
- Reid Arth prop Sanitary Barber Shop3760 West 10th, p. 514
- Reid D4516 West 10th, p. 201
- Reid David prop Reid's Smart Wear4516 West 10th, p. 514
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Reids
Every directory, as one book
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Another name, or a house
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.