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A family name on West 5th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at seven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Smith at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 5th 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 1967 West 5th 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. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1737 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J W Smith, a salesman at Turner's Dairy 1940
    • Albert Smith, a salesman at Turner's Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C M Campbell at 1733 and W E Mills at 1741. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1967 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W M Smith 1940
    • J Doug Smith 1940
    • Norma R Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F Adams at 1961 and R H Ards at 1977. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2415 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Queenie Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R Brown at 2405 and P Torrance at 2425. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2590 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Margaretta K Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr E Bolton at 2582. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3105 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs J T Smith, proprietor of Kate's Coffee Bar 1940
    • Ellen Smith, a waitress at Kate's Coffee Bar 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H B Sheard at 3115. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3436 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Gertrude C Smith, a maid for J E Patterson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W W Bradley at 3424 and R G Bald at 3444. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3543 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E B Smith, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Don A Smith, a patcher for Sigurdson Millwork 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Jones at 3535 and E B Winstanley at 3549. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the twelve: a salesman (2), a maid, a patcher, a police officer, a proprietor and a waitress. Some worked for the same employer: two for Kate's Coffee Bar and two for Turner's Dairy.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (6) 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 J W Smith at 1737 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John W Smith there as the householder, a salesman at Turner's Dairy, with Albert Smith, a salesman at Turner's Dairy. In 1940 the directory lists W M Smith at 1967 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William M Smith there as the householder, with J Doug Smith and Norma R Smith.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Queenie Smith at 2415 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Margaretta K Smith at 2590 West 5th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J T Smith at 3105 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs J T Smith there as the householder, proprietor of Kate's Coffee Bar, with Ellen Smith, a waitress at Kate's Coffee Bar.

The 1940 name section lists Gertrude C Smith at 3436 West 5th Avenue, a maid for J E Patterson. E B Smith is listed at 3543 West 5th 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 Ernest B Smith there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, with Don A Smith, a patcher for Sigurdson Millwork.

Today

2590 West 5th, 3105 West 5th, 3436 West 5th and 3543 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1737 West 5th, 1967 West 5th and 2415 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.