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The Rodgers

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at twelve addresses

The directories print twelve people named Rodger at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Rodgers 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

    5926 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mrs Muriel L Rodger, a nurse for Dr A O Brown 1940

    Next door in 1940: L W MacNutt at 5946. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1171 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • Alice Rodger, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: N T Grimmett at 1167. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2138 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J S Rodger, an instructor at Dominion Provincial Youth Training Plan 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Thompson at 2130 and J Sinclair at 2146. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2430 Columbia Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Rodger, a steelworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Schmidt at 2428. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    450 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs Ethel M Rodger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Fletcher at 446 and G Forster at 456. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2489 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A D Rodger, a helper at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M H Roberts at 2481. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2185 East 42nd Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J B Rodger, a waiter at the Stratford Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: E R Flewwelling at 2175. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6839 Lanark Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • R Rodger, a salesman at B&K Economy Cash Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Henney at 6823 and W Huish at 6869. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4876 Walden Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W Rodger, a foreman at Consolidated Optical 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Wright at 4872 and Mrs J Rodger at 4880. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4880 Walden Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs J Rodger, widow of W W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Rodger at 4876 and H L Robinson at 4892. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1635 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Lenora S Rodger, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: pine court at 1625 and van council of social agcies at 1675. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2998 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A Rodger, a president at Rodger Construction 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Lambie at 2990. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the twelve: an operator (2), a foreman, a helper, an instructor, a nurse and a president, among others. Two of them worked for BC Telephone. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), Riley Park (2), Victoria-Fraserview (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood and West End. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Muriel L Rodger at 5926 Angus Drive, a nurse for Dr A O Brown. The 1940 name section lists Alice Rodger at 1171 Beach Avenue, an operator at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists J S Rodger at 2138 Charles Street. The 1940 name section lists James S Rodger there as the householder, an instructor at Dominion Provincial Youth Training Plan.

In 1940 the directory lists J Rodger at 2430 Columbia Street. The 1940 name section lists John Rodger there as the householder, a steelworker. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ethel M Rodger at 450 East 10th Avenue.

A D Rodger is listed at 2489 East 28th Avenue in 1940; 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 Alex D Rodger there as the householder, a helper at the Burrard Dry Dock. J B Rodger is listed at 2185 East 42nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John B Rodger there as the householder, a waiter at the Stratford Hotel.

R Rodger is listed at 6839 Lanark Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Rodger there as the householder, a branch manager at B&K Economy Cash Stores, with Robert Rodger Jr, a salesman at B&K Economy Cash Stores. W Rodger is listed at 4876 Walden Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Rodger there as the householder, a foreman at Consolidated Optical.

Mrs J Rodger is listed at 4880 Walden Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jeannie Rodger there as the householder, widow of W W. The 1940 name section lists Lenora S Rodger at 1635 West 10th Avenue, an operator at the BC Telephone.

In 1940 the directory lists A Rodger at 2998 West 3rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Archibald Rodger there as the householder, a president at Rodger Construction.

Today

2138 Charles, 450 East 10th, 2489 East 28th, 2185 East 42nd, 4876 Walden and 4880 Walden still have their buildings from before 1946; 5926 Angus Drive (2020) and 6839 Lanark (1977) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1171 Beach, 2430 Columbia, 1635 West 10th and 2998 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.