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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sundstroms

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Sundstrom at ten addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Sandstrom. 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 Sundstroms at 7322 Prince Edward in 1940.

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Where the Sundstroms 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

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • William J Sandstrom, in advertising at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    261 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Rev C Sundstrom, a pastor at the Scandinavian Baptist Mission 1940

    Next door in 1940: Scandinavian Baptist Mission at 259. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    766 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • M V Sandstrom, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: L A Welch at 764 and A Soderblom at 768. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1036 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Einar Sundstrom, a waiter at the West Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Chalmers at 1034 and W Flynn at 1042. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    889 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J V Sundstrom, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Waterfield at 885 and Mrs H L D Young at 899. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    7322 Prince Edward Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Sundstrom, retired 1940
    • Alice Sundstrom 1940
    • O Emil Sundstrom, a sorter at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs P Petreny at 7376. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1142 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Margaret Sundstrom, widow of J S 1940

    Next door in 1940: Helen's Kitchen at 1140 and Hop Sing Lndy at 1144. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3559 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • U A Sandstrom, a shipwright 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Smith at 3557 and L E Barber at 3561. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1506 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • E T Sundstrom, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Ward at 1510. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    9 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Oscar Sandstrom, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Royal Bk at 1 and fred's barber shop at 15. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a logger (3), an advertising, a millworker, a pastor, a shipwright and a sorter, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), West End (3), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona and Sunset. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William J Sandstrom at 777 Burrard Street, in advertising at the Hudson's Bay Company. Rev C Sundstrom is listed at 261 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rev Charles Sundstrom there as the householder, a pastor at the Scandinavian Baptist Mission.

M V Sandstrom is listed at 766 Hamilton Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Morris V Sandstrom there as the householder, a logger. The 1940 name section lists Einar Sundstrom at 1036 Haro Street, a waiter at the West Hotel.

In 1940 the directory lists J V Sundstrom at 889 Helmcken Street. The 1940 name section lists John V Sundstrom there as the householder, a logger. In 1940 the directory lists J Sundstrom at 7322 Prince Edward 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 John Sundstrom there as the householder, retired, with Alice Sundstrom, and O Emil Sundstrom, a sorter at the Eburne Saw Mills.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Sundstrom at 1142 Robson Street, widow of J S. U A Sandstrom is listed at 3559 Turner Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Une A Sandstrom there as the householder, a shipwright.

E T Sundstrom is listed at 1506 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elmer T Sundstrom there as the householder, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists Oscar Sandstrom at 9 West Cordova Street, a logger.

Today

777 Burrard, 3559 Turner and 9 West Cordova still have their buildings from before 1946; 889 Helmcken (2000) and 7322 Prince Edward (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 261 East Cordova, 766 Hamilton, 1036 Haro, 1142 Robson and 1506 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Sundstroms

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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.