A family name on West 17th Avenue, South Cambie, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, Arbutus Ridge and Dunbar-Southlands
The Scotts
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Scott at three addresses in 1940, all on West 17th Avenue. 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 Scotts at 906 West 17th in 1940. The directories print the name on 173 other streets too, all listed on the Scott name's own page.
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Where the Scotts lived
- 1
706 West 17th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- J Scott, a tailor at Hub 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss E E Steven at 726. The block, door by door
- 2
906 West 17th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- W H Scott, an accountant 1940
- Dorothy M Scott, an elevator operator at the Marine Building 1940
- Helen V Scott, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Cunningham at 904 and D McD McLaren at 916. The block, door by door
- 3
916 West 17th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- Susan Scott, widow of C A 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Scott at 906 and R L Brown at 920. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: an accountant, an elevator operator, a stenographer and a tailor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in South Cambie (3). 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 J Scott at 706 West 17th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Scott there as the householder, a tailor at Hub. In 1940 the directory lists W H Scott at 906 West 17th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Walter H Scott there as the householder, an accountant, with Dorothy M Scott, an elevator operator at the Marine Building, and Helen V Scott, a stenographer.
The 1940 name section lists Susan Scott at 916 West 17th Avenue, widow of C A.
Today
906 West 17th (2008) and 916 West 17th (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 706 West 17th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Scott J706 West 17th, p. 225
- Scott Jas tailor Hub706 West 17th, p. 548
- Scott W H906 West 17th, p. 225
- Scott Dorothy M elev opr Marine Bldg906 West 17th, p. 547
- Scott Helen V sten906 West 17th, p. 548
- Scott Walter H acct906 West 17th, p. 549
- Scott Susan wid C A916 West 17th, p. 549
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Scotts
Every directory, as one book
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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.