A family name on West 37th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at four addresses
The directories print eight people named Smith at four addresses in 1940, all on West 37th 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 1549 West 37th 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
1549 West 37th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Miss L M Smith 1940
- Letitia M Smith 1940
- Ada L Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr G F Strong at 1529 and P A Wilson at 1569. The block, door by door
- 2
2172 West 37th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- C F Smith, a clerk at the CPR 1940
- Stan F Smith, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940
- W Fenwick Smith, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: L McLeod at 2160 and H Fraser at 2184. The block, door by door
- 3
3296 West 37th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- N E Smith, a timber cruiser for E Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: V S Roach at 3294. The block, door by door
- 4
3805 West 37th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- N F Smith, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: F H Mulleny at 3815. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a clerk (3), an on active service and a timber cruiser.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Arbutus Ridge 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 Miss L M Smith at 1549 West 37th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Letitia M Smith there as the householder, with Ada L Smith. In 1940 the directory lists C F Smith at 2172 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists C Fenwick Smith there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR, with Stan F Smith, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal, and W Fenwick Smith, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.
In 1940 the directory lists N E Smith at 3296 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman E Smith there as the householder, a timber cruiser for E Smith. In 1940 the directory lists N F Smith at 3805 West 37th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Norman F Smith there as the householder, on active service.
Today
1549 West 37th, 2172 West 37th and 3296 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 3805 West 37th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Smith Miss L M1549 West 37th, p. 253
- Smith Ada L1549 West 37th, p. 567
- Smith Letitia M1549 West 37th, p. 572
- *Smith C F2172 West 37th, p. 253
- Smith C Fenwick clk CPR2172 West 37th, p. 568
- Smith Stan F clk Bk of Mont2172 West 37th, p. 573
- Smith W Fenwick clk BCER2172 West 37th, p. 573
- *Smith N E3296 West 37th, p. 254
- Smith Norman E tbr cruiser E Smith3296 West 37th, p. 572
- Smith N F3805 West 37th, p. 254
- Smith Norman F act serv3805 West 37th, p. 572
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.