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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sasakis

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Sasaki at ten addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Sasakis at 2565 Franklin in 1940.

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Where the Sasakis 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

    514 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • T Sasaki, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Kawaguchi at 512 and K Aoyama at 516. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2565 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S Sasaki, a student 1940
    • Frederick Y Sasaki, a student at UBC 1940
    • Keiko Sasaki, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: V Masi at 2555 and R Arcuri at 2569. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    358 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Seroku Sasaki, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Nabata at 356 and C Ikeda at 360. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    396 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Ichiji Sasaki, proprietor of the World Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: New Fish Mkt at 394 and Japan & Canada Trust Sav Co at 398. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    423 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Shigetaka Sasaki 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Hirai at 421 and Y Hori at 427. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    141 West 2nd Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E Sasaki 1940

    Next door in 1940: Engineering Gilchrist at 135 and “Cabins” at 157. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2064 West 41st Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Connie Sasaki, of Connie's Dressmaker Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Henderson at 2062 and E Jones at 2066. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1684 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • S Sasaki, an instructor for Kidokwan Dojo 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Omoto at 1674 and Dressmaker Pine at 1694. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2356 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • K Sasaki, a salesman at Eno Florists 1940
    • Mrs Tomi Sasaki, proprietor of Eno Florists 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss V Papp at 2354. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1758 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • S Sasaki, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 1726 and G Spalding at 1760. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: a proprietor (2), a gardener, an instructor, a logger, a salesman and a stenographer. Two of them worked for Eno Florists.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (4), Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 T Sasaki at 514 Alexander 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, where each person's work is printed, lists T Sasaki there, who kept rooms to let. In 1940 the directory lists S Sasaki at 2565 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section lists Shuichi Sasaki there as the householder, proprietor of S Sasaki & Co, with Sumi Sasaki, a student, Frederick Y Sasaki, a student at UBC, and Keiko Sasaki, a stenographer.

The 1940 name section lists Seroku Sasaki at 358 Powell Street, a logger. The 1940 name section lists Ichiji Sasaki at 396 Powell Street, proprietor of the World Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Shigetaka Sasaki at 423 Powell Street. E Sasaki is listed at 141 West 2nd Avenue in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists Connie Sasaki at 2064 West 41st Avenue, of Connie's Dressmaker Shoppe. S Sasaki is listed at 1684 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Shigetada Sasaki there as the householder, an instructor for Kidokwan Dojo.

K Sasaki is listed at 2356 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kikusaburo Sasaki there as the householder, a salesman at Eno Florists, with Mrs Tomi Sasaki, proprietor of Eno Florists. S Sasaki is listed at 1758 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Shigiru Sasaki there as the householder, a gardener.

Today

514 Alexander and 358 Powell still have their buildings from before 1946; 2565 Franklin (1981) and 2064 West 41st (1948) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 396 Powell, 423 Powell, 141 West 2nd, 1684 West 4th, 2356 West 4th and 1758 West 7th, 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, 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.