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The Steens

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Steen at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Steens 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

    1065 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M Steen 1940

    Next door in 1940: mayfair apts at 1019. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1086 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Miriam Steen, a cashier at the RKO Distributor Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E L Monkman at 1036. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2735 Cambridge Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H H Steen, a district fire chief at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Elizabeth J Steen, a stenographer for Mutual Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gulliver at 2715 and C E Pierce at 2739. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5874 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • C P Steen, a cleaner at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C English at 5864 and R Forgie at 5894. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1866 East 50th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W H Steen, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D De Brincat at 1836 and G H Waring at 1886. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2774 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A J Steen, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Wilkins at 2766 and G H Brown at 2788. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3718 Fraser Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D H Steen 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Anderson at 3730. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2115 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Florence Steen 1940

    Next door in 1940: Turko-Persian Oriental Rug Clng at 2113 and J Sinclair at 2117. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    801 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Steen, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A D Binns at 807. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2555 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • B T Steen, a driver at S D & W 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Laing at 2547 and Willis (no first name printed) at 2561. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    146 West 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A J Steen, a salesman at Richmond Milk Producers 1940
    • Albert O Steen, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N C Slater at 140 and Mrs C M Cameron at 154. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a salesman (2), a cashier, a cleaner, a district fire chief, a driver and a mechanic, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), West End (2), Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Steen at 1065 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Miriam Steen at 1086 Bute Street as the householder, a cashier at the RKO Distributor Corporation. In 1940 the directory lists H H Steen at 2735 Cambridge Street; 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 Hugh H Steen there as the householder, a district fire chief at the City of Vancouver, with Elizabeth J Steen, a stenographer for Mutual Life.

In 1940 the directory lists C P Steen at 5874 Chester Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles P Steen there as the householder, a cleaner at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists W H Steen at 1866 East 50th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Steen there as the householder, a mechanic.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Steen at 2774 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert J Steen there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists D H Steen at 3718 Fraser Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David H Steen there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Florence Steen at 2115 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists John Steen at 801 Helmcken Street, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists B T Steen at 2555 Trinity Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bruce T Steen there as the householder, a driver at S D & W.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Steen at 146 West 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert J Steen there as the householder, a salesman at Richmond Milk Producers, with Albert O Steen, a student.

Today

1065 Bute, 1086 Bute, 2735 Cambridge and 146 West 18th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1866 East 50th (1995) and 2555 Trinity (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5874 Chester, 2774 East Pender, 3718 Fraser, 2115 Granville and 801 Helmcken, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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.