The Smiths

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S M Smith at 57 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Sophie M Smith there as the householder, with Robin N Smith, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists R J Smith at 197 West 14th 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 Reginald G Smith there as the householder, a solicitor at Johnston National Storage, with Philip W Smith, a clerk at C G E.

In 1940 the directory lists A M Smith at 1876 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex M Smith there as the householder, an engineer at the Vancouver Hotel, with Jean R Smith, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists S F Smith at 2526 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Syd F Smith there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists T D Smith at 2819 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas D Smith there as the householder, a driver at Bowman Storage. The 1940 name section lists J Marshall Smith at 3333 West 14th Avenue, proprietor of Homer Garage. The 1940 name section lists Elise Smith at 3336 West 14th Avenue, an usher, with William Smith.

In 1940 the directory lists D D Smith at 3506 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David D Smith there as the householder, a waiter at the Vancouver Hotel, with Mildred A Smith, a saleswoman. In 1940 the directory lists Miss A M Smith at 3618 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Anne M Smith there as the householder, a library assistant at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Smith at 3893 West 14th Avenue, a maid for H E Bendickson. Mrs J M Smith is listed at 3975 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Marion Smith there as the householder, widow of G W, with Frederick D Smith, a student at UBC, and Russell M Smith, a warehouseman at the Northern Electric.

Today

57 West 14th, 197 West 14th, 2526 West 14th, 2819 West 14th, 3336 West 14th, 3618 West 14th and 3893 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3333 West 14th (1966), 3506 West 14th (1982) and 3975 West 14th (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1876 West 14th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).