A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Strands
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses
The directories print eight people named Strand at eight addresses in 1940 in five 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 Strands lived
- 1
737 East 13th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- H B Strand 1940
Next door in 1940: A A Moul at 729 and D Campbell at 743. The block, door by door
- 2
769 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Andrew Strand 1940
Next door in 1940: N Pishak at 765 and Donuts Eatmor at 771. The block, door by door
- 3
431 East Pender Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Edward Strand, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Fransen at 429 and G D Weatherbie at 441. The block, door by door
- 4
917 Main Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Anton Strand, proprietor of the Cobalt Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Better 'Ole (The) at 915 and Machinery Jobbing & Junk Co at 925. The block, door by door
- 5
1287 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- A Strand 1940
Next door in 1940: F Hugo at 1281. The block, door by door
- 6
2607 West 35th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- Lillian Strand, a domestic for A R Hager 1940
Next door in 1940: F E Larnder at 2627. The block, door by door
- 7
1833 West 3rd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Terence N Strand, a machinist 1940
Next door in 1940: C H Lawson at 1827 and J N Wilson at 1837. The block, door by door
- 8
602 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Coffee Ann Strand, who ran a restaurant 1940
Next door in 1940: Chicago Hat Wks at 600 and Physicians Pharmacy at 618. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a domestic, a machinist, a painter, a proprietor and a restaurant.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (3), Downtown (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. 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 H B Strand at 737 East 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry B Strand there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Strand at 769 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward Strand at 431 East Pender Street, a painter.
The 1940 name section lists Anton Strand at 917 Main Street, proprietor of the Cobalt Hotel. A Strand is listed at 1287 Richards Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A Strand there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Lillian Strand at 2607 West 35th Avenue, a domestic for A R Hager.
The 1940 name section lists Terence N Strand at 1833 West 3rd Avenue, a machinist. The 1940 name section lists Coffee Ann Strand at 602 West Georgia Street, who ran a restaurant.
Today
737 East 13th, 769 East Hastings, 431 East Pender and 917 Main still have their buildings from before 1946; 2607 West 35th (2003) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1287 Richards, 1833 West 3rd and 602 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Strand H B737 East 13th, p. 210
- Strand Harry B737 East 13th, p. 591
- Strand Andw Ingshmn769 East Hastings, p. 591
- Strand Edw pntr431 East Pender, p. 591
- Strand Anton prop Cobalt Hotel917 Main, p. 591
- Strand A1287 Richards, p. 142
- Strand A1287 Richards, p. 591
- Strand Lillian dom A R Hager2607 West 35th, p. 591
- Strand Terence N mach1833 West 3rd, p. 591
- Strand Coffee Ann restr602 West Georgia, p. 591
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.