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The Slades

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Slade at 15 addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Slades lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Four addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    786 Bute Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Slade (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E Cunningham at 748. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5865 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • H A Slade 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Burchall at 5855 and J Davies at 5875. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3340 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J E Slade, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gillespie at 3306 and B J Anderson at 3350. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2182 East 30th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L E Slade, a branch manager at Wilbee's Service Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Pyper at 2166. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    646 East 47th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Harry E Slade 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L M Stuart at 636 and W E Biddlecombe at 656. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    728 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Etta M Slade, a clerk at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Ravilious at 720 and C G Trout at 730. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4550 Harriet Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Slade, a clerk at the Customs 1940
    • Helen T Slade 1940

    Next door in 1940: L T Stagg at 4540 and Mrs M Howes at 4556. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    649 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C L Slade 1940

    Next door in 1940: Louise Madam at 645 and Buckingham Hairdrsg Salon at 651. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3841 Inverness Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • N Slade, a shipper at T Eaton Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Webster at 3815 and A McEwan at 3851. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5033 Manor Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F T Slade, a carpenter 1940
    • Ruth A Slade 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Jones at 5069. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    886 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs Ureata Slade 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Check at 884. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    643 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Clif L Slade, in men's furnishings 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Baxter at 635 and 4 listings at 645. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1676 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Margaret Slade, a druggist at Cunningham Drug 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Cristall at 1666 and J McKenna at 1686. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1569 West 36th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A P Slade, a director at Slade & Stewart 1940
    • A MacD Slade 1940

    Next door in 1940: S M Rosenberg at 1549. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3286 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Clif Slade, a clerk at Woodward's 1940
    • Stuart Slade, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S McCallum at 3276. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 19: a clerk (3), a carpenter (2), a branch manager, a director, a druggist and a men's furnishings, among others. Two of them worked for Woodward's.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (4), Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Sunset (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy and Strathcona. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Slade (no first name printed) at 786 Bute Street. H A Slade is listed at 5865 Chester Street 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 Hubert A Slade there as the householder.

J E Slade is listed at 3340 Dumfries Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Slade there as the householder, a carpenter. L E Slade is listed at 2182 East 30th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leroy E Slade there as the householder, a branch manager at Wilbee's Service Stores.

The 1940 name section lists Harry E Slade at 646 East 47th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Etta M Slade at 728 East 8th Avenue, a clerk at Woodward's. W Slade is listed at 4550 Harriet Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Slade there as the householder, an elevator operator, with William Slade Jr, a clerk at the Customs, and Helen T Slade.

C L Slade is listed at 649 Howe Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists N Slade at 3841 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman Slade there as the householder, a shipper at T Eaton Co.

In 1940 the directory lists F T Slade at 5033 Manor Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick T Slade there as the householder, a coach cleaner at the CNR, with Frederick T Slade Jr, a carpenter, and Ruth A Slade. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ureata Slade at 886 Union Street. The 1940 name section lists Clif L Slade at 643 West 13th Avenue, in men's furnishings.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Slade at 1676 West 13th Avenue, a druggist at Cunningham Drug. A P Slade is listed at 1569 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur P Slade there as the householder, a director at Slade & Stewart, with A MacD Slade. The 1940 name section lists Clif Slade at 3286 West 38th Avenue, a clerk at Woodward's, with Stuart Slade, a stenographer.

Today

4550 Harriet, 3841 Inverness and 1569 West 36th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5865 Chester (1981), 3340 Dumfries (1976), 2182 East 30th (1987), 646 East 47th (2014), 5033 Manor (1974) and 886 Union (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 786 Bute, 728 East 8th, 649 Howe, 643 West 13th, 1676 West 13th and 3286 West 38th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 28 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Slades

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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.