A family name on East 28th Avenue, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and Kensington-Cedar Cottage
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at five addresses
The directories print nine people named Smith at five addresses in 1940, all on East 28th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Smiths at 495 East 28th in 1940. The directories print the name on 305 other streets too, all listed on the Smith name's own page.
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Where the Smiths lived
- 1
495 East 28th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- P S Smith, a laborer 1940
- Agnes H Smith, a hairdresser 1940
- James Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: R Knight at 483. The block, door by door
- 2
2049 East 28th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- N H Smith, who worked for the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
Next door in 1940: C D Inglis at 2043 and C L Andrew at 2057. The block, door by door
- 3
2582 East 28th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- W J M Smith, an engineer 1940
- William M Smith, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: J Greig at 2576 and D H Dougan at 2592. The block, door by door
- 4
3149 East 28th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- W Smith, a jam maker at Empress Manufacturing 1940
- Nora Smith, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: A D Duncan at 3123 and J H Jensen at 3155. The block, door by door
- 5
3648 East 28th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J Smith, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Fearey at 3642. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: an employee (2), a laborer (2), an engineer, a hairdresser and a jam maker.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Riley Park. 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 P S Smith at 495 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists P Syd Smith there as the householder, a laborer, with Agnes H Smith, a hairdresser, and James Smith. In 1940 the directory lists N H Smith at 2049 East 28th 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 lists Norman H Smith there as the householder, who worked for the Vancouver Parks Board.
In 1940 the directory lists W J M Smith at 2582 East 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J M Smith there as the householder, an engineer, with William M Smith, a student. In 1940 the directory lists W Smith at 3149 East 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter Smith there as the householder, a jam maker at Empress Manufacturing, with Nora Smith, who worked for the BC Telephone.
In 1940 the directory lists J Smith at 3648 East 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Smith there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver.
Today
495 East 28th, 2049 East 28th, 2582 East 28th, 3149 East 28th and 3648 East 28th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith P S495 East 28th, p. 243
- Smith Agnes H hairdrsr495 East 28th, p. 567
- Smith Jas495 East 28th, p. 571
- Smith P Syd lab495 East 28th, p. 572
- *Smith N H2049 East 28th, p. 243
- Smith Norman H emp Van Pks Bd2049 East 28th, p. 572
- *Smith W J M2582 East 28th, p. 243
- Smith Wm J M eng2582 East 28th, p. 574
- Smith Wm M studt2582 East 28th, p. 574
- *Smith W3149 East 28th, p. 243
- Smith Nora emp BC Tel3149 East 28th, p. 572
- Smith Walter jam mkr Empress Mfg3149 East 28th, p. 573
- *Smith J3648 East 28th, p. 244
- Smith John lab Van City3648 East 28th, p. 571
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Smiths
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.