A family name on West Hastings Street, Downtown
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses
The directories print eight people named Smith at eight addresses in 1940, all on West Hastings Street. 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
- 1
18 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs M Smith, a saleswoman at A&N Department Store 1940
Next door in 1940: Spotlight Mkt at 16 and Beacon Theatre at 20. The block, door by door
- 2
49 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- L W Smith, an optometrist 1940
Next door in 1940: H Hamm at 47 and Pierre Paris at 51. The block, door by door
- 3
53 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Thomas W P Smith, a caretaker at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
Next door in 1940: Pierre Paris at 51 and Standard Electric & Radio Ltd at 55. The block, door by door
- 4
106 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Alfred Smith, a miller at the National Spice Mills 1940
Next door in 1940: Brown Bros & Co at 104 and Dale's Roast Chickens at 108. The block, door by door
- 5
624 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Jean Smith, a waitress at Good Eats Cafe 1940
Next door in 1940: T E Wilson at 622 and Strand Cigar Store at 626. The block, door by door
- 6
675 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Calvin Smith, a president at Safety Equipment 1940
Next door in 1940: P Miller at 623 and Bank Royal at 685. The block, door by door
- 7
918 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- J P Smith, a barrister 1940
Next door in 1940: E D Stone at 916 and Pt Mellon Operating Co at 922. The block, door by door
- 8
1147 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Daniel Smith, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: M Montgomery at 1129 and Mrs H Wright at 1151. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a caretaker, a carpenter, a miller, a president, a saleswoman and a waitress.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (8). 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 Mrs M Smith at 18 West Hastings Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs M Smith there as the householder, a saleswoman at A&N Department Store. In 1940 the directory lists L W Smith, an optometrist, at 49 West Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence Smith there.
The 1940 name section lists Thomas W P Smith at 53 West Hastings Street, a caretaker at the Vancouver Parks Board. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Smith at 106 West Hastings Street, a miller at the National Spice Mills. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jean Smith at 624 West Hastings Street, a waitress at Good Eats Cafe. The 1940 name section lists Calvin Smith at 675 West Hastings Street, a president at Safety Equipment.
In 1940 the directory lists J P Smith, a barrister, at 918 West Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Smith at 1147 West Hastings Street, a carpenter.
Today
18 West Hastings, 53 West Hastings, 106 West Hastings and 675 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 106 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 49 West Hastings, 624 West Hastings, 918 West Hastings and 1147 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith Mrs M18 West Hastings, p. 76
- Smith Mrs M slswm A&N Dept Store18 West Hastings, p. 572
- Smith L W optometrist49 West Hastings, p. 76
- Smith Lawrence Optometrist49 West Hastings, p. 571
- Smith Thos W P caretkr Van Pks Bd53 West Hastings, p. 573
- Smith Alfd miller Natl Spice Mills106 West Hastings, p. 567
- Smith Mrs Jean waitress Good Eats Cafe624 West Hastings, p. 571
- Smith Calvin pres Safety Equip675 West Hastings, p. 568
- Smith J P barr918 West Hastings, p. 78
- Smith Danl carp1147 West Hastings, p. 568
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.