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A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · 22 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 22 people named Smith at 15 addresses in 1940, all on West Broadway. 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 2813 West Broadway 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

    420 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Earl C Smith, a porter at the BC Coast Steamship Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Geraghty at 418 and Van Western Drug at 456. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    435 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H E Smith, a boilermaker 1940
    • Marguerite Smith, a packer at Hedlunds 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs W Sigmune at 411 and E G Simpson at 453. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    516 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Jack Smith, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Coulter at 514. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    695 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ralph E Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Robinson at 691 and P A McLean at 697. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1025 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Percy F Smith, a cleaner at the St Clair Dye Works 1940

    Next door in 1940: T G Sims at 1011 and Mrs C Mahar at 1035. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1293 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L Smith, a widow 1940
    • Erle Smith, an attendant at the Eighteenth & Main Service Station 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs P Donais at 1287 and F P Ptolemy at 1297. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1766 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs B E Smith 1940
    • Birdie S Smith, widow of W A 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C M Bottineau at 1754 and H V Carvell at 1774. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1871 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Morris Smith, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Fortin at 1863 and Mrs M M Morley at 1877. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1915 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs B F Smith, widow of G L of Alyne Beauty Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Burleigh at 1901 and J Spanier at 1925. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1945 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H G Smith, a salesman at Jersey Farms 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hodgson at 1943 and A Giroday at 1975. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2221 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J S Smith, a baker at McGavin 1940

    Next door in 1940: M G Hood at 2223. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2536 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F A Smith, an electrician at the Dunsmuir Electric 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J M Kennell at 2538. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2813 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R S Smith, a salesman at G E Gudewill & Co 1940
    • Doris E Smith, a student 1940
    • Norman U Smith, a bookkeeper at Gault Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Clark at 2807 and R Clay at 2819. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    2836 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • P N Smith, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Broadway Serv gas & at 2808 and Realty Broadway at 2842. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3066 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss A A Smith 1940
    • Alice A Smith, proprietor of Broadway Wool Shoppe 1940
    • Allen F Smith, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Allard at 3076. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 22: a baker (2), a salesman (2), an attendant, a boilermaker, a bookkeeper and a cleaner, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (8), Fairview (5) and Mount Pleasant (2). 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Earl C Smith at 420 West Broadway, a porter at the BC Coast Steamship Service. H E Smith is listed at 435 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry E Smith there as the householder, a boilermaker, with Marguerite Smith, a packer at Hedlunds. The 1940 name section lists Jack Smith at 516 West Broadway, a student.

The 1940 name section lists Ralph E Smith at 695 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Percy F Smith at 1025 West Broadway, a cleaner at the St Clair Dye Works. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Smith at 1293 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Lena Smith there as the householder, a widow, with Erle Smith, an attendant at the Eighteenth & Main Service Station.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B E Smith at 1766 West Broadway; 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 Birdie S Smith there as the householder, widow of W A. The 1940 name section lists Morris Smith at 1871 West Broadway, a baker.

Mrs B F Smith is listed at 1915 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bella F Smith there as the householder, widow of G L of Alyne Beauty Shop. H G Smith is listed at 1945 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert G Smith there as the householder, a salesman at Jersey Farms.

J S Smith is listed at 2221 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John S Smith there as the householder, a baker at McGavin. F A Smith is listed at 2536 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick A Smith there as the householder, an electrician at the Dunsmuir Electric.

R S Smith is listed at 2813 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists R Stan Smith there as the householder, a salesman at G E Gudewill & Co, with Doris E Smith, a student, and Norman U Smith, a bookkeeper at Gault Bros. P N Smith is listed at 2836 West Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Philip N Smith there as the householder, an engineer.

Miss A A Smith is listed at 3066 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alice A Smith there as the householder, proprietor of Broadway Wool Shoppe, with Allen F Smith, retired.

Today

1915 West Broadway still has its building from before 1946, dated 1913 by the City's record; 2813 West Broadway (2005) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 420 West Broadway, 435 West Broadway, 516 West Broadway, 695 West Broadway, 1025 West Broadway, 1293 West Broadway, 1766 West Broadway, 1871 West Broadway, 1945 West Broadway, 2221 West Broadway, 2536 West Broadway, 2836 West Broadway and 3066 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 30 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.