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The Springs

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Spring at eleven addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Springs at 2837 West 3rd in 1940.

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Where the Springs 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

    1176 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G Y Spring, a salesman at Dominion Machinery 1940

    Next door in 1940: Manual Wallpaper Appliances Ltd at 1174. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    219 East 16th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A G Spring 1940

    Next door in 1940: M C Bolton at 217 and H Haley at 235. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    851 East 51st Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • C I Spring, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Ferguson at 827 and Mrs E E Harris at 875. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    657 East 57th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • T Spring, a salesman for D W Johnston 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Parry at 641 and J Polinsky at 665. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6217 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • B C Spring, a carrier driver at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: Box Hat at 6215 and Hamilton G W Undertkg at 6219. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1866 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W F Spring, a master mariner at the Shipping Fed of BC 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Stubbs at 1856 and A M Smith at 1876. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3533 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H C Spring, a secretary at Prud Securities 1940

    Next door in 1940: H P Gatrell at 3525 and Mrs E M Preston at 3539. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2931 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C C Spring, a wireless operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N J Noble at 2923 and I J D Coltart at 2939. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2151 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Agnes Spring, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Woodhouse at 2147 and Mrs M Meagher at 2165. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2837 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F R Spring, a carpenter 1940
    • Gladys R Spring, a stenographer at the Columbia Coast Mission 1940
    • Marjorie C Spring, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A Morrison at 2831 and J G Martin at 2851. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4228 Windsor Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs J M Spring 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Oliver at 4238. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a salesman (2), a stenographer (2), a carpenter, a carrier driver, a master mariner and a mechanic, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Sunset (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Riley Park. 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 G Y Spring at 1176 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Garfield Y Spring there as the householder, a salesman at Dominion Machinery. In 1940 the directory lists A G Spring at 219 East 16th Avenue.

C I Spring is listed at 851 East 51st 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 Clif I Spring there as the householder, a mechanic. T Spring is listed at 657 East 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Truman Spring there as the householder, a salesman for D W Johnston.

B C Spring is listed at 6217 Fraser Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bryce C Spring there as the householder, a carrier driver at Canadian White Pine. W F Spring is listed at 1866 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William F Spring there as the householder, a master mariner at the Shipping Fed of BC.

H C Spring is listed at 3533 West 21st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry C Spring there as the householder, a secretary at Prud Securities. C C Spring is listed at 2931 West 30th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists C Cecil Spring there as the householder, a wireless operator.

The 1940 name section lists Agnes Spring at 2151 West 3rd Avenue, widow of C. In 1940 the directory lists F R Spring at 2837 West 3rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick R Spring there as the householder, a carpenter, with Gladys R Spring, a stenographer at the Columbia Coast Mission, and Marjorie C Spring, a stenographer.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J M Spring at 4228 Windsor Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jennie M Spring there as the householder.

Today

851 East 51st, 3533 West 21st and 2931 West 30th still have their buildings from before 1946; 657 East 57th (1962), 1866 West 14th (1980), 2837 West 3rd (1989) and 4228 Windsor (2015) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1176 Burrard, 219 East 16th, 6217 Fraser and 2151 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.