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A family name on West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at seven addresses

The directories print seven people named Smith at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 4th Avenue. 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1560 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W J Smith, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Northern Metal & Eng at 1556. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1833 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Smith, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: alpha blk at 1825 and J W Salsbury at 1835. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2125 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Mary Smith, an operator for Gordon Campbell 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Bawtinheimer at 2123 and C W H Otterman at 2131. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2248 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T Smith, who worked for Robertson's Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kitsilano Cafe at 2246 and W W Wheelhouse at 2250. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2865 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W H Smith, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kitsilano Genl Repr & Hdw at 2835. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4688 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M H Smith, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Sneddon at 4684 and Psi Zeta at 4698. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4745 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Annie Smith, a maid at W O Bell 1940

    Next door in 1940: T W Ayres at 4735 and J McKee at 4755. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: an engineer, a laborer, a maid, a millworker, an operator and a salesman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), West Point Grey (2) and Fairview. 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 W J Smith at 1560 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William J Smith there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists J Smith at 1833 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James Smith there as the householder, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary Smith at 2125 West 4th Avenue, an operator for Gordon Campbell. T Smith is listed at 2248 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Smith there as the householder, who worked for Robertson's Bakeries.

W H Smith is listed at 2865 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Smith there as the householder, a millworker. M H Smith is listed at 4688 West 4th Avenue in 1940; 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 Math H Smith there as the householder, an engineer.

The 1940 name section lists Annie Smith at 4745 West 4th Avenue, a maid at W O Bell.

Today

1833 West 4th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 4688 West 4th (2021) and 4745 West 4th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1560 West 4th, 2125 West 4th, 2248 West 4th and 2865 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.