A family name in Vancouver's city directories
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In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at 13 addresses
The directories print 20 people named Street at 13 addresses in 1940 in eleven 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 Streets at 6891 Laburnum in 1940.
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Where the Streets lived
- 1
1040 East 22nd Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- C H H Street, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Sutherland at 1026 and T Jones at 1044. The block, door by door
- 2
1748 East 34th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Frank C Street, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J Brydson at 1742 and W E Luckings at 1754. The block, door by door
- 3
125 East 8th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Edith Street 1940
Next door in 1940: J L Lee at 115 and F Marriott at 135. The block, door by door
- 4
445 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- P I Street, a music teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: White Lunch Ltd at 439 and Owl Drug Co Ltd at 449. The block, door by door
- 5
2714 Horley Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- W Street, a stenographer at Benison Co 1940
- George T Street, a sub manager at the Province 1940
Next door in 1940: L N Milward at 2704 and O W Legg at 2724. The block, door by door
- 6
6891 Laburnum Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- V C Street, an engineer in charge at the BC Electric Railway 1940
- Dorothy M Street, a commercial artist 1940
- William A Street, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: R L Johnson at 6875. The block, door by door
- 7
804 Nicola Street
West End, 1940
- C F Street, rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: Wiltshire at 814. The block, door by door
- 8
3873 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- L J Street, a professor engineer for G S Eldridge 1940
- Bertha M Street, a stenographer 1940
- Margaret M Street, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: R E Cole at 3863 and Mrs P Shiels at 3883. The block, door by door
- 9
275 West 17th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- Margaret Street, widow of R J 1940
Next door in 1940: T H Campbell at 251 and R Elliott at 285. The block, door by door
- 10
653 West 20th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- E Street, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
- A Verne Street, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: W Thomson at 645 and M T Brown at 661. The block, door by door
- 11
3057 West 33rd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- G E Street, a superintendent at the BC Government 1940
- Eva M H Street, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: C T F Coy at 3041 and R F Worsley at 3075. The block, door by door
- 12
3286 West 38th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A R Street, a clerk at Richards Akroyd & Gall 1940
Next door in 1940: C S McCallum at 3276. The block, door by door
- 13
1363 West 64th Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- H T Street, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J L Palmer at 1359 and R A Harrison at 1369. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 20: a stenographer (2), a clerk, a commercial artist, a conductor, an engineer in charge and a motorman, among others. Three of them worked for BC Electric Railway. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park, South Cambie, West End 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 C H H Street at 1040 East 22nd 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 Charles H H Street there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Frank C Street at 1748 East 34th Avenue, retired. The 1940 name section lists Edith Street at 125 East 8th Avenue.
In 1940 the directory lists P I Street, a music teacher, at 445 Granville Street. W Street is listed at 2714 Horley Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter Street there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries, with Winifred M Street, a stenographer at Benison Co, and George T Street, a sub manager at the Province.
V C Street is listed at 6891 Laburnum Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Victor C Street there as the householder, an engineer in charge at the BC Electric Railway, with Dorothy M Street, a commercial artist, and William A Street, a student. C F Street, rooms to let, is listed at 804 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists C Frank Street there.
L J Street is listed at 3873 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Louis J Street there as the householder, a professor engineer for G S Eldridge, with Bertha M Street, a stenographer, and Margaret M Street, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Street at 275 West 17th Avenue, widow of R J.
In 1940 the directory lists E Street at 653 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Street there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, with A Verne Street, a student. In 1940 the directory lists G E Street at 3057 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George E Street there as the householder, a superintendent at the BC Government, with Eva M H Street, an operator at the BC Telephone.
In 1940 the directory lists A R Street at 3286 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A Ray Street there as the householder, a clerk at Richards Akroyd & Gall. In 1940 the directory lists H T Street at 1363 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert T Street there as the householder, retired.
Today
1040 East 22nd, 1748 East 34th, 6891 Laburnum, 3873 West 10th and 3057 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 2714 Horley (1980), 653 West 20th (2016) and 1363 West 64th (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 125 East 8th, 445 Granville, 804 Nicola and 3286 West 38th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 275 West 17th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 30 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Street C H H1040 East 22nd, p. 234
- Street Chas H H cond BCER1040 East 22nd, p. 592
- Street Frank C retired1748 East 34th, p. 592
- Street Edith125 East 8th, p. 592
- Street P I mus tchr445 Granville, p. 62
- *Street W2714 Horley, p. 85
- Street Geo T sub mgr Province2714 Horley, p. 592
- Street Walter slsmn Can Bkries2714 Horley, p. 592
- Street Winifred M sten Benison Co2714 Horley, p. 592
- *Street V C6891 Laburnum, p. 100
- Street Dorothy M coml artist6891 Laburnum, p. 592
- Street Victor C eng in chge BCER6891 Laburnum, p. 592
- Street Wm A studt6891 Laburnum, p. 592
- Street C F rooms804 Nicola, p. 120
- Street C Frank804 Nicola, p. 592
- Street L J3873 West 10th, p. 201
- Street Bertha M sten3873 West 10th, p. 592
- Street Louis J prof eng G S Eldridge3873 West 10th, p. 592
- Street Margt M nurse Van Genl Hosp3873 West 10th, p. 592
- Street Margt wid R J275 West 17th, p. 592
- *Street E653 West 20th, p. 231
- Street A Verne studt653 West 20th, p. 592
- Street Edwin mtrmn BCER653 West 20th, p. 592
- *Street G E3057 West 33rd, p. 249
- Street Eva M H opr BC Tel3057 West 33rd, p. 592
- Street Geo E supt BC Govt3057 West 33rd, p. 592
- *Street A R3286 West 38th, p. 255
- Street A Ray clk Richards Akroyd & Gall3286 West 38th, p. 592
- *Street H T1363 West 64th, p. 271
- Street Herbt T retired1363 West 64th, p. 592
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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.