The Robbs

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists A L Robb at 2036 Charles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur L Robb there as the householder, a painter at Hammond's. In 1940 the directory lists W A Robb at 1620 Commercial Drive.

A M Robb is listed at 6520 Cypress Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Archibald M Robb there as the householder, a salesman for M P Morris, with Mary M Robb, a clerk at the Vancouver News Agency, and R Robb, an operator at Leckie. The 1940 name section lists H J Robb at 223 East Georgia Street.

In 1940 the directory lists G Robb at 3207 East Georgia Street; 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 George Robb there as the householder, a tinsmith, with Margaret D Robb, and Ray A Robb, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Robert Robb at 786 East Hastings Street, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists James Robb at 4502 Fraser Street, an engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists R Robb at 1823 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Robb there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists P Robb at 1012 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary Robb at 4166 Ontario Street.

The 1940 name section lists Sarah Robb at 1133 Pendrell Street, a widow. The 1940 name section lists R Robb at 556 Powell Street. In 1940 the directory lists C Robb at 3164 Venables Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Robb there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I G Robb at 1086 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Isabella G Robb there as the householder, widow of J, with Grace I Robb, a school teacher, and Lorne H Robb, a school principal. In 1940 the directory lists A Robb at 4050 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Robb there as the householder, a floorman at the Province, with Alex Robb, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Robb at 3349 West 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Robb there as the householder, widow of J, with Nina M Robb, a nurse. The 1940 name section lists Peter Robb at 2926 West 5th Avenue.

W Robb is listed at 1465 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Robb there as the householder, a sheet metal worker.

Today

2036 Charles, 786 East Hastings, 1823 Kitchener, 1012 Main, 4166 Ontario, 556 Powell, 1086 West 10th, 3349 West 40th and 2926 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 6520 Cypress (2005) and 4050 West 11th (2001) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1620 Commercial Drive, 223 East Georgia, 3207 East Georgia, 4502 Fraser, 1133 Pendrell and 1465 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 3164 Venables, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.