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The Sorensons

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eleven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Sorenson at eleven addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Sorensons 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

    3831 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A Sorenson 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Bourdon at 3819 and K Iwashita at 3843. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6940 Gladstone Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • P Sorenson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: G T Sharman at 6928 and W G Bawn at 6952. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    8079 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Walter Sorenson 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Skelton at 8055. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2355 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E C K Sorenson, a logger 1940
    • Fred Sorenson, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Matheson at 2345 and B Thorvardson at 2365. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2043 Macdonald Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Sorenson 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Galbraith at 2037 and Mrs G H Scott at 2049. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    318 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs Sophie Sorenson, proprietor of Green Orchard Lunch 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lanning Pool Hall at 314 and N Aihoshi at 320. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3551 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • N Sorenson, a warehouseman at Mainland Ice 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Wilson at 3545 and W J Taylor at 3559. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    955 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • C Sorenson, a manager at The Biltmore 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Esch at 921 and H Aird at 989. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1270 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L M Sorenson 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 1264 and Mrs M E Harris at 1284. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1455 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ernest Sorenson, a secretary-treasurer at Trader's Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Querry at 1445 and Mrs J Williams at 1471. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    50 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Carl Sorenson, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hatchery Queen at 36 and C Carlson at 52. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a logger (2), a carpenter, a clerk, a manager, a proprietor and a secretary-treasurer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Marpole, Strathcona, Victoria-Fraserview and West End. 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 A Sorenson at 3831 Dunbar Street. P Sorenson is listed at 6940 Gladstone 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Paul Sorenson there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Walter Sorenson at 8079 Hudson Street.

In 1940 the directory lists E C K Sorenson at 2355 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Einar C K Sorenson there as the householder, a logger, with Fred Sorenson, a clerk. In 1940 the directory lists S Sorenson at 2043 Macdonald Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sverre Sorenson there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Sophie Sorenson at 318 Main Street, proprietor of Green Orchard Lunch. N Sorenson is listed at 3551 Oxford Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Neils Sorenson there as the householder, a warehouseman at Mainland Ice.

C Sorenson is listed at 955 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Chris Sorenson there as the householder, a manager at The Biltmore. Mrs L M Sorenson is listed at 1270 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Sorenson at 1455 West 11th Avenue, a secretary-treasurer at Trader's Service.

The 1940 name section lists Carl Sorenson at 50 West Cordova Street, a logger.

Today

3831 Dunbar, 2043 Macdonald, 955 Thurlow, 1270 West 11th, 1455 West 11th and 50 West Cordova still have their buildings from before 1946; 6940 Gladstone (1977), 8079 Hudson (1987), 2355 Kitchener (1981) and 3551 Oxford (1980) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 318 Main, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.