A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Steeles
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Steele at three 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 directories print the name on 46 other streets too, all listed on the Steele name's own page.
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Where the Steeles lived
- 1
37 West Broadway
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs A L Steele, widow of S E 1940
Next door in 1940: Ice Western at 23 and W D Finlayson at 45. The block, door by door
- 2
250 West Broadway
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- G A Steele, a grocer 1940
Next door in 1940: Pac Mfg at 252. The block, door by door
- 3
3863 West Broadway
West Point Grey, 1940
- Dr D A Steele, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: G H Burton at 3855 and L A Keele at 3877. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a grocer and a physician. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2) and West Point Grey. 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 A L Steele at 37 West Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Agnes L Steele there as the householder, widow of S E. In 1940 the directory lists G A Steele at 250 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Gustave A Steele there as the householder, a grocer.
In 1940 the directory lists Dr D A Steele at 3863 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 David A Steele there as the householder, a physician.
Today
3863 West Broadway still has its building from before 1946, dated 1939 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 37 West Broadway and 250 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Steele Mrs A L37 West Broadway, p. 16
- Steele Agnes L wid S E37 West Broadway, p. 582
- Steele G A250 West Broadway, p. 16
- Steele Gustave A gro250 West Broadway, p. 583
- *Steele Dr D A3863 West Broadway, p. 19
- Steele David A phys 812, 925 W Georgia3863 West Broadway, p. 583
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Steeles
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Steele name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.