The Sims

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Marian R Sim at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital. T S Sim is listed at 2545 East 24th 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). The 1940 name section lists Thomas S Sim there as the householder, a carpenter, with George Sim, a meat cutter at British Meat Packers, and Robert Sim, a salesman at Uneeda Towel.

Miss W A Simm is listed at 311 East 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Winifred A Simm there as the householder, a saleswoman. J Sim is listed at 4173 Knight Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Sim there as the householder, retired, with Archibald A Sim, a longshoreman, Bessie M Sim, a factory worker for Royal Crown, and Mary A Sim.

J G Sim is listed at 2675 Maple Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John G Sim there as the householder, a salesman at Guernsey Breeders' Dairy. The 1940 name section lists Jane Sim at 5326 Nanaimo Street.

In 1940 the directory lists M J Sim at 3518 Price Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Marion J Sim there as the householder, a foreman at Crossman Machinery, with Walter A Sim, a helper at Crossman Machinery. In 1940 the directory lists H Simm at 4355 Sophia Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry Simm there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists J F Sim at 3544 Tanner Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph F Sim there as the householder, a helper at Hedlunds, with King Sim, a messenger at Imperial Optical. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice Sim at 2036 West 13th Avenue.

R C Sim is listed at 1246 West 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Roy C Sim there as the householder, a manager at Tooke Bros, with Clarence L Sim, a provincial manager at Ray's Ltd. W Simm is listed at 2033 West 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists J P Sim at 2070 William Street. The 1940 name section lists James P Sim there as the householder, proprietor of Standard Wholesale Grocery.

Today

4355 Sophia, 3544 Tanner, 2036 West 13th, 1246 West 26th and 2070 William still have their buildings from before 1946, 3544 Tanner and 2036 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2545 East 24th (2006), 311 East 57th (1998), 4173 Knight (1982) and 3518 Price (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, 2675 Maple, 5326 Nanaimo and 2033 West 52nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).