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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Soderbergs

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses

The directories print eight people named Soderberg at eight addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Soderbergs lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    677 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Benjamin Soderberg 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Hjeldnes at 681. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1906 East 35th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs H Soderberg, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: S J Surman at 1916. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    774 East 57th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Doris E Sederberg, a cashier for Melrose Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: R F Hayes at 768 and H G Smith at 784. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    910 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • E Soderberg, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Bexter at 904 and T Takeuchi at 920. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1808 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C O Soderberg, a contractor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Johnston at 1806 and G Patterson at 1810. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    296 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Oscar Soderberg, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 290. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    259 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • August Soderberg 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Fish Mkt at 253 and showa taxi at 261. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    396 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Olaf Soderburg 1940

    Next door in 1940: New Fish Mkt at 394 and Japan & Canada Trust Sav Co at 398. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a cashier, a contractor, a cook, a fisherman and a laundress.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (4), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Sunset. 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 Benjamin Soderberg at 677 Cambie Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs H Soderberg at 1906 East 35th Avenue, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Doris E Sederberg at 774 East 57th Avenue, a cashier for Melrose Cafe.

E Soderberg is listed at 910 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Eric Soderberg there as the householder, a fisherman. C O Soderberg is listed at 1808 Franklin Street 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 Carl O Soderberg there as the householder, a contractor.

The 1940 name section lists Oscar Soderberg at 296 Keefer Street, a cook. The 1940 name section lists August Soderberg at 259 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Olaf Soderburg at 396 Powell Street.

Today

259 Powell still has its building from before 1946, dated 1907 by the City's record; 1906 East 35th (1985), 774 East 57th (1973) and 1808 Franklin (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 677 Cambie, 910 East Cordova, 296 Keefer and 396 Powell, 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.
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.