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A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · 26 people at 18 addresses

The directories print 26 people named Smith at 18 addresses in 1940, all on Granville Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Smiths at 4162 Granville 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three 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

    470 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A G Smith, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rogers Bldg Barber Shop at 464 and A J Alexander at 474. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    543 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A G Smith, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Leather Gds Burns at 541 and L C Fraser at 545. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    718 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J A Smith, a physician 1940
    • B S Smith, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Birks H & Sons (BC) Ltd at 710 and scott's cafe at 722. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    871 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Jerome's at 869 and Weston Fur Co at 873. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    892 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A E Smith, a live stock dealer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hammer E Y Ltd at 888 and Sisters Lunch Four at 894. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1018 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • David Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Oil Burner Dominion at 1016 and Alberta Furn at 1020. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1036 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Love & Co at 1034 and Piano House Lewis at 1044. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1161 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J B Smith, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: St Helen's Cigar Stand at 1159 and French Way Clnrs at 1167. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1176 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Horatio N Smith, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Davis at 1168 and Peter Pan Cafe at 1180. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1182 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • P Smith, of Martinique Smoke Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Peter Pan Cafe at 1180 and S Risby at 1184. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1212 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Victor Smith, a baker at Cowan-Dodson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Apex Furn at 1210 and Baggage City at 1214. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1261 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Nick Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wosk's Ltd at 1259 and Crescent Furn at 1267. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1336 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Robert Smith, a waiter 1940
    • William Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cecil Cafe at 1326 and Independent Motors at 1344. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1390 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Jack Smith, a waiter 1940
    • Thomas Smith, a cleaner at Granville Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Laidler G F Co at 1378 and Curtis Mtrs at 1396. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3022 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs J W Smith, widow of D 1940
    • Margaret S Smith, a stenographer at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Moncur Mlnry at 3016 and J F Lobb at 3026. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    4162 Granville Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Dr L Smith, a physician 1940
    • Gordon L Smith, a clerk at Anglo Canadian Ship 1940
    • Henry W Smith, retired 1940
    • Robert F Smith, a clerk at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E White at 4138. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    6050 Granville Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • C C Smith, a managing director at Smith & Osberg 1940

    Next door in 1940: B L Pendleton at 6030 and M Groberman at 6070. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    7255 Granville Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • G Archibald Smith, a gardener for A C Taylor 1940
    • M Louise Smith 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 26: a clerk (2), a waiter (2), a baker, a cleaner, a gardener and a live stock dealer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (14), Oakridge (2), Fairview and Shaughnessy. 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 A G Smith, a barrister, at 470 Granville Street. A G Smith, a manufacturers agent, is listed at 543 Granville Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists B S Smith, a physician, at 718 Granville Street. By 1940 it is J A Smith, a physician.

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Smith at 871 Granville Street. A E Smith is listed at 892 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Smith there as the householder, a live stock dealer. The 1940 name section lists David Smith at 1018 Granville Street.

The 1940 name section lists John Smith at 1036 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists J B Smith at 1161 Granville Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Horatio N Smith at 1176 Granville Street, a salesman.

P Smith is listed at 1182 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Peter Smith there as the householder, of Martinique Smoke Shop. The 1940 name section lists Victor Smith at 1212 Granville Street, a baker at Cowan-Dodson. The 1940 name section lists Nick Smith at 1261 Granville Street.

The 1940 name section lists Robert Smith at 1336 Granville Street, a waiter, with William Smith. The 1940 name section lists Jack Smith at 1390 Granville Street, a waiter, with Thomas Smith, a cleaner at Granville Bros. Mrs J W Smith is listed at 3022 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Janet W Smith there as the householder, widow of D, with Margaret S Smith, a stenographer at the BC Government.

Dr L Smith is listed at 4162 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lee Smith there as the householder, a physician, with Gordon L Smith, a clerk at Anglo Canadian Ship, Henry W Smith, retired, and Robert F Smith, a clerk at the Union Steamship Company. C C Smith is listed at 6050 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Clair C Smith there as the householder, a managing director at Smith & Osberg.

The 1940 name section lists G Archibald Smith at 7255 Granville Street, a gardener for A C Taylor, with M Louise Smith.

Today

470 Granville, 1018 Granville, 1161 Granville, 1176 Granville, 1212 Granville, 1261 Granville, 4162 Granville and 6050 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1161 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 543 Granville (1995) and 3022 Granville (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 718 Granville, 871 Granville, 892 Granville, 1036 Granville, 1182 Granville, 1336 Granville, 1390 Granville and 7255 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk
1917 Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk. Not at the house at 4162 Granville: no archive photo of the 4100 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-350. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 31 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.