The Shankses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Shanks at 555 East 54th Avenue; 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 Louisa Shanks there as the householder, widow of F. In 1940 the directory lists W Shanks at 3768 Heather Street. The 1940 name section lists William Shanks there as the householder, a driver at M T Co.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Shanks at 4170 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James A Shanks there as the householder, proprietor of the Arbutus & 16th Service. In 1940 the directory lists W Shanks at 1158 Park Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Shanks there as the householder, retired, with Helen E Shanks, and Ida I Shanks, a secretary at C N Institute.

In 1940 the directory lists N Shanks at 1054 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Nelson Shanks there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J G Shanks at 1376 West 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John G Shanks there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists L J Shanks at 1461 West Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Leo J Shanks there as the householder, a machinist operator at the Province. In 1940 the directory lists H M Shanks at 2628 William Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry M Shanks there as the householder, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marion Shanks at 1870 Yew Street.

Today

4170 Inverness and 2628 William still have their buildings from before 1946; 555 East 54th (1970), 3768 Heather (1988), 1376 West 26th (2016) and 1870 Yew (1982) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1158 Park Drive, 1054 Pendrell and 1461 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).