A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Silvermans
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Silverman at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Silvermans lived
- 1
1470 Commercial Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- H Silverman 1940
Next door in 1940: Grandview Jwlrs at 1464 and F S Smith at 1472. The block, door by door
- 2
1349 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- K Silverman, proprietor of Standard Kosher Meat Market 1940
Next door in 1940: A L Somerford at 1343 and R Smith at 1357. The block, door by door
- 3
2878 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Morris Silverman, a salesman at Pacific Supplies 1940
Next door in 1940: M G Horn at 2874 and Mrs M E Cummings at 2882. The block, door by door
- 4
801 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Abraham Silverman, proprietor of New Ladies' Store and The Fair 1940
Next door in 1940: devonshire hotel at 849. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a proprietor (2) and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Kitsilano. 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 H Silverman at 1470 Commercial Drive. K Silverman is listed at 1349 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Kalman Silverman there as the householder, proprietor of Standard Kosher Meat Market. The 1940 name section lists Morris Silverman at 2878 West 8th Avenue, a salesman at Pacific Supplies.
The 1940 name section lists Abraham Silverman at 801 West Georgia Street, proprietor of New Ladies' Store and The Fair.
Today
1470 Commercial Drive, 2878 West 8th and 801 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 801 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1349 West 10th (1970) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Silverman H1470 Commercial Drive, p. 33
- Silverman K1349 West 10th, p. 199
- Silverman Kalman prop Standard Kosher Meat Mkt1349 West 10th, p. 560
- Silverman Morris slsmn Pac Supp2878 West 8th, p. 560
- Silverman Abr prop New Ladies' Store and The Fair801 West Georgia, p. 560
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.