A family name on East Hastings Street, Strathcona, Downtown, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses
The directories print 14 people named Smith at ten addresses in 1940, all on East Hastings Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. 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
23 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Henry B Smith, a warehouseman at British Ropes 1940
- William Smith, a caulker at N Vancouver Ship Repairs 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Heads at 21 and dodson hotel at 25. The block, door by door
- 2
103 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Ralph Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: Broadway Hotel Cigar Stand at 101. The block, door by door
- 3
122 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Bert Smith 1940
- James T Smith, proprietor of Royal Theatre Barber Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: Empress Barber Shop at 114 and Wo On Co at 124. The block, door by door
- 4
177 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Jean Smith 1940
- Mary Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: J Johnson at 175 and Pool Room Hastings at 179. The block, door by door
- 5
504 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- W R Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: West Coast Trading at 502 and R Hoshino at 508. The block, door by door
- 6
- 7
800 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Arnold Smith, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: M Murakubo at 802. The block, door by door
- 8
873 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- James O Smith, a seaman 1940
Next door in 1940: J S Harding at 869 and Community Centre Ukranian at 875. The block, door by door
- 9
1036 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- J C Smith, a cat operator for W C Arnett 1940
Next door in 1940: B Gartos at 1032. The block, door by door
- 10
1171 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- H D Smith, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: W C German at 1155 and Capitol Service Depot at 1195. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the 14: a carpenter, a cat operator, a caulker, a longshoreman, a proprietor and a seaman, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (6) and Downtown (4). 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 Henry B Smith at 23 East Hastings Street, a warehouseman at British Ropes, with William Smith, a caulker at N Vancouver Ship Repairs. The 1940 name section lists Ralph Smith at 103 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Bert Smith at 122 East Hastings Street, with James T Smith, proprietor of Royal Theatre Barber Shop. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jean Smith at 177 East Hastings Street, with Mary Smith.
In 1940 the directory lists W R Smith at 504 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists William R Smith there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Don Smith at 575 East Hastings Street, with Harold Smith. The 1940 name section lists Arnold Smith at 800 East Hastings Street, a longshoreman.
The 1940 name section lists James O Smith at 873 East Hastings Street, a seaman. J C Smith is listed at 1036 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John C Smith there as the householder, a cat operator for W C Arnett.
H D Smith is listed at 1171 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harvey D Smith there as the householder, a carpenter.
Today
103 East Hastings, 122 East Hastings, 177 East Hastings and 504 East Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 23 East Hastings, 575 East Hastings, 800 East Hastings, 873 East Hastings, 1036 East Hastings and 1171 East Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith Henry B whsmn British Ropes23 East Hastings, p. 570
- Smith Wm caulker N Van Ship Reprs23 East Hastings, p. 574
- Smith Ralph103 East Hastings, p. 572
- Smith Bert122 East Hastings, p. 568
- Smith Jas T prop Royal Thea Barber Shop122 East Hastings, p. 571
- Smith Mrs Jean177 East Hastings, p. 571
- Smith Mary177 East Hastings, p. 572
- Smith W R504 East Hastings, p. 74
- Smith Wm R504 East Hastings, p. 574
- Smith Don575 East Hastings, p. 568
- Smith Harold575 East Hastings, p. 570
- Smith Arnold lngshmn800 East Hastings, p. 567
- Smith Jas O seamn873 East Hastings, p. 571
- Smith J C1036 East Hastings, p. 75
- Smith John C cat opr W C Arnett1036 East Hastings, p. 571
- Smith H D1171 East Hastings, p. 75
- Smith Harvey D carp1171 East Hastings, p. 570
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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.