The Smalls

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists S H Small at 6341 Adera Street; 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 Stan H Small there as the householder, a director at Small & Boyes, with Graeme E Small, a stenographer at Pacific Power & Water, and Ken Small, an apprentice at Small & Boyes. The 1940 name section lists Owen Small at 3381 Archimedes Street, a marble worker. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ada J Small at 1433 Barclay Street, proprietor of The Marylyn.

In 1940 the directory lists I B Small at 141 East 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isaac B Small there as the householder, an engineer, with Marjorie E Small, a laundress at Nelson's Laundries. The 1940 name section lists Melvin Small at 20 East 60th Avenue, a sausage maker at Canada Packers. Mrs A Small is listed at 1224 East Georgia Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists J S Small at 2933 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Small there as the householder, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway, with Hugh Small, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway, Martha L Small, and Mary E Small. In 1940 the directory lists G H W Small at 2635 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists George H W Small there as the householder, a steward.

In 1940 the directory lists E W Small at 1155 Melville Street. The 1940 name section lists Earle W Small there as the householder, a carpenter, with Dorothy M Small, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Doris Small at 1943 Napier Street, a maid for Mrs E Zacks. The 1940 name section lists Ina Small at 1622 Nelson Street.

The 1940 name section lists Arthur Small at 1186 Nicola Street, a waiter at Sylvia Court. E W A Small is listed at 5516 Ormidale Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ernest W A Small there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver, with Barbara Small. The 1940 name section lists Roy Small at 1822 Pendrell Street, of Marvel Photo Studio.

The 1940 name section lists David Small at 123 Powell Street. G E Small is listed at 2523 Wall Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George E Small there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Gertrude F Small, a clerk at Belding-Corticelli.

D A Small is listed at 1646 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists D Allan Small there as the householder, retired. W Small is listed at 3329 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Wallace Small there as the householder, a longshoreman.

W J Small is listed at 3495 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Small there as the householder, retired, with Garnet T Small, a musician. N E Small is listed at 4524 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Norval E Small there as the householder, on active service.

H M Small is listed at 2890 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry M Small there as the householder, who worked for Davis-White. Mrs D Small is listed at 1889 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Daisy Small there as the householder, widow of F W, with Herbert F Small, a roofer at Empire Sheet Metal.

D T Small is listed at 2243 West 47th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David T Small there as the householder, a sheet metal worker for J Kirkland, with Dermot R Small, a technician at the Vancouver Electric. G A Small is listed at 1876 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George A Small there as the householder, a salesman at Imperial Oil.

The 1940 name section lists Adam Small at 1241 West Georgia Street.

Today

3381 Archimedes, 141 East 23rd, 20 East 60th, 1224 East Georgia, 1943 Napier, 1646 West 10th, 3329 West 10th, 3495 West 11th, 4524 West 11th, 2243 West 47th and 1876 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946, 1224 East Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2933 East Georgia (2002) and 5516 Ormidale (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6341 Adera, 1433 Barclay, 2635 Granville, 1155 Melville, 1622 Nelson, 1186 Nicola, 1822 Pendrell, 123 Powell, 2890 West 14th, 1889 West 2nd and 1241 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 2523 Wall, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.