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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Stefanis

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at five addresses

The directories print twelve people named Stefani at five addresses in 1940 in Strathcona. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Stefanis at 544 Prior in 1940.

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Where the Stefanis 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

    880 Princess Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Stefani, retired 1940
    • Anne Stefani, a hairdresser 1940
  2. 2

    523 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C Stefani, a laborer 1940
    • Elda Stefani, an operator at Reid's Holiday Togs 1940
    • Reno L Stefani 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Pressacco at 517 and G Calabrigo at 537. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    544 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C Stefani, a shedman 1940
    • Edwin W Stefani 1940
    • Eli Stefani 1940
    • Elmo Stefani 1940
    • Elsie Stefani 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 536 and “Cabins” at 546. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    608 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • F Stefani, a concrete worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Miatto at 610. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    657 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Stefani, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Flett at 653 and H E Brekka at 661. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: a laborer (2), a concrete worker, a hairdresser, an operator and a shedman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (5). 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 J Stefani at 880 Princess Avenue; 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 John Stefani there as the householder, retired, with Anne Stefani, a hairdresser. In 1940 the directory lists C Stefani at 523 Prior Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Caesar Stefani there as the householder, a laborer, with Elda Stefani, an operator at Reid's Holiday Togs, and Reno L Stefani.

In 1940 the directory lists C Stefani at 544 Prior Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Carlo Stefani there as the householder, a shedman, with Edwin W Stefani, Eli Stefani, Elmo Stefani and Elsie Stefani. In 1940 the directory lists F Stefani at 608 Prior Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Stefani there as the householder, a concrete worker.

In 1940 the directory lists J Stefani at 657 Union Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Julio Stefani there as the householder, a laborer.

Today

523 Prior, 544 Prior, 608 Prior and 657 Union still have their buildings from before 1946, 523 Prior and 544 Prior on the Vancouver Heritage Register; for 880 Princess, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

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

The book of the Stefanis

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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.