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The Salters

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Salter at 15 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Salters lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    630 East 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Fritz Salter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Carpenter at 620 and J Burton at 646. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2019 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs C M Salter 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Yamaoka at 2011 and J McCorkindale at 2023. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2310 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G Salter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Murdoch at 2306 and H M Jure at 2324. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    840 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mildred E Salter, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 830 and Port Haney Brick Co at 846. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1450 Laurier Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • G L Salter 1940
    • L Leigh Salter, a barrister at Davis Pugh Hossie Lett & Marshall 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Meilicke at 1498. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5755 McKinnon Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • R E Salter, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A A Cyr at 5749 and M B Whitehead at 5765. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4572 Nanaimo Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A F Salter 1940

    Next door in 1940: L G Woodward at 4544 and E T Hull at 4580. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2653 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • C A Salter 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Carline at 2645 and C Lundquist at 2693. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1232 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ron W W Salter, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr C S McKee at 1200 and M V Campbell at 1244. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1178 West 32nd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Madeleine Salter, a maid for K C McIntyre 1940

    Next door in 1940: S G Brown at 1164 and W D Inglis at 1192. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2140 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • L W Salter, an accountant at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E Berry at 2122 and Mrs M Macfarlane at 2148. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2153 West 40th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • W J Salter, proprietor of Kerrisdale Taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Robertson at 2141 and F G Coburn at 2165. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3557 West 42nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H J Salter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Bamberger at 3551 and W C Browne at 3573. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    850 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J S Salter, a chart accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rounsefell Ceperley at 846. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    309 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Bert Salter, a meat cutter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Boden Auction Rooms at 317. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: an accountant, a barrister, a clerk, a longshoreman, a maid and a meat cutter, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Arbutus Ridge (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Shaughnessy (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Fritz Salter at 630 East 18th Avenue. Mrs C M Salter is listed at 2019 East 4th 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 G Salter at 2310 East 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mildred E Salter at 840 Howe Street, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists G L Salter at 1450 Laurier Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists L Leigh Salter there, a barrister at Davis Pugh Hossie Lett & Marshall. In 1940 the directory lists R E Salter at 5755 McKinnon Street. The 1940 name section lists Ralph E Salter there as the householder, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists A F Salter at 4572 Nanaimo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. C A Salter is listed at 2653 Napier Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ron W W Salter at 1232 West 15th Avenue, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The 1940 name section lists Madeleine Salter at 1178 West 32nd Avenue, a maid for K C McIntyre.

In 1940 the directory lists L W Salter at 2140 West 37th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leslie W Salter there as the householder, an accountant at Associated Dairies. In 1940 the directory lists W J Salter at 2153 West 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Salter there as the householder, proprietor of Kerrisdale Taxi.

In 1940 the directory lists H J Salter at 3557 West 42nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. J S Salter, a chart accountant, is listed at 850 West Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bert Salter at 309 West Pender Street, a meat cutter.

Today

2019 East 4th, 2310 East 4th, 2140 West 37th and 850 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 850 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 630 East 18th (1987), 840 Howe (1986), 5755 McKinnon (2004), 4572 Nanaimo (1996), 1232 West 15th (1988) and 3557 West 42nd (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1450 Laurier, 2653 Napier, 1178 West 32nd, 2153 West 40th and 309 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.