A family name on West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Richardsons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Richardson at three addresses in 1940, all on West 11th 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 98 other streets too, all listed on the Richardson name's own page.
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Where the Richardsons lived
- 1
3236 West 11th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J P Richardson, an assistant manager at the Angelus Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: E Wright at 3226 and G V Bartlett at 3246. The block, door by door
- 2
3345 West 11th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- T E Richardson, a general contractor 1940
Next door in 1940: R J Atkens at 3341. The block, door by door
- 3
4290 West 11th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- J L Richardson, a salesman at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: L Wheeley at 4278 and A F McAuley at 4294. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: an assistant manager and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) 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 J P Richardson at 3236 West 11th 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 James P Richardson there as the householder, an assistant manager at the Angelus Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists T E Richardson, a general contractor, at 3345 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too.
J L Richardson is listed at 4290 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jack L Richardson there as the householder, a salesman at Spencer's.
Today
4290 West 11th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1915 by the City's record; 3345 West 11th (2021) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3236 West 11th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Richardson J P3236 West 11th, p. 204
- Richardson Jas P asst mgr Angelus Hotel3236 West 11th, p. 519
- *Richardson T E genl contr3345 West 11th, p. 204
- *Richardson J L4290 West 11th, p. 205
- Richardson Jack L slsmn Spencers4290 West 11th, p. 519
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Every directory, as one book
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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.