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The Salmons

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 13 people named Salmon at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Salmons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    920 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs C E Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: cambridge apts at 950. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    884 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Harry Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bute Lodge at 836 and Mrs A Dann at 894. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1643 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Herman Salmon, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Hattrick at 1623 and W A Boyd at 1649. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2869 East 14th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F G Salmon, a transfer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Pearson at 2857 and C Fritsinger at 2871. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2723 East 1st Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J E Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Tranter at 2715 and J M Tisdale at 2727. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3340 East 44th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • H G Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: A M Nelson at 3326 and R Oates at 3356. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2336 East 5th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R C L Salmon, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Yamaoka at 2312 and Mrs E McKay at 2348. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2458 East 5th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • N Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Todd at 2450 and R Grafton at 2474. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3455 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss F S Lucas at 3441 and J J Dodd at 3461. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1133 McLean Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs Nora Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Maxymuik at 1113 and J Basarich at 1141. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1831 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Doreen Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Hawkins at 1835. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    166 West 19th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mary Salmon, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E McRae at 146 and I W Kerr at 192. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1521 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs S Salmon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Universal Electric Co at 1519 and Mrs A Shlegel at 1523. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for one of the 13: a driver. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), West End (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Renfrew-Collingwood and Riley Park. 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 Mrs C E Salmon at 920 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry Salmon at 884 Bute Street. The 1940 name section lists Herman Salmon at 1643 East 13th Avenue, retired. F G Salmon, a transfer, is listed at 2869 East 14th 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).

In 1940 the directory lists J E Salmon at 2723 East 1st Avenue. H G Salmon is listed at 3340 East 44th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists R C L Salmon at 2336 East 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Roy C L Salmon there, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists N Salmon at 2458 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. R Salmon is listed at 3455 East Pender Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Nora Salmon at 1133 McLean Drive. The 1940 name section lists Doreen Salmon at 1831 Pendrell Street.

The 1940 name section lists Mary Salmon at 166 West 19th Avenue, widow of J. Mrs S Salmon is listed at 1521 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Sheila Salmon there as the householder.

Today

884 Bute, 1133 McLean Drive and 166 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946, 884 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2869 East 14th (1993), 2723 East 1st (1984), 2458 East 5th (1992) and 3455 East Pender (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 920 Bidwell, 1643 East 13th, 3340 East 44th, 2336 East 5th, 1831 Pendrell and 1521 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.