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The Suzukis

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Suzuki at 13 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. The most under one roof: three Suzukis at 526 Alexander in 1940.

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Where the Suzukis 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

    240 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • I Suzuki, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Machida at 230 and Ind Supply Co at 296. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    526 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs K Suzuki, widow of G 1940
    • George Suzuki 1940
    • Hajime Suzuki, an optician 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Inouye at 524 and Mrs F Mizuno at 578. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    372 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • T Suzuki 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Iwata at 368 and T Nishimura at 378. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2456 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • T Suzuki, proprietor of Empress Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Starinovich at 2450 and H & M Motors at 2466. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1010 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs S Suzuki, proprietor of Fuji Wear Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A H Dalgetty at 1014. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    8933 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Carr Suzuki, proprietor of Marpole Cleaners & Dyers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Marpole Fish & Chips at 8927 and A Moore at 8935. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    923 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • S Suzuki 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Babiy at 921 and G Ostrogolow at 929. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1036 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Suzuki, an editor at the Canada Daily News 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Massaro at 1024. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3316 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Tastuzo Suzuki, proprietor of Rex Shoe Repairs 1940

    Next door in 1940: M M Bowles at 3314 and Mrs N P Smith at 3318. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    318 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Kaisaku Suzuki, proprietor of Matsunoyu Baths 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lion Rooms at 316 and Archery Tokyo at 324. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    357 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs K Suzuki, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: kasuga conf at 359. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    377 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • H Suzuki, an optician 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Maikawa at 369 and F S Fujiwara at 379. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    215 Princess Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Kunizo Suzuki, proprietor of the Eureka Rooms 1940
    • Mrs Nobu Suzuki, a proprietor 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Nakamuro at 233. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a proprietor (7), an editor and an optician. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (9), Downtown, Fairview, Marpole and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 I Suzuki, rooms to let, at 240 Alexander Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ichitaro Suzuki there, who kept rooms to let. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K Suzuki at 526 Alexander 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 Koto Suzuki there as the householder, widow of G, with George Suzuki, and Hajime Suzuki, an optician.

In 1940 the directory lists T Suzuki at 372 East Cordova Street. The 1940 name section lists Tamesaburo Suzuki there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists T Suzuki at 2456 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Toshizo Suzuki there as the householder, proprietor of Empress Cleaners.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S Suzuki at 1010 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs S Suzuki there as the householder, proprietor of Fuji Wear Shop. The 1940 name section lists Carr Suzuki at 8933 Hudson Street as the householder, proprietor of Marpole Cleaners & Dyers.

S Suzuki is listed at 923 Keefer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Seizo Suzuki there as the householder. J Suzuki is listed at 1036 Keefer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Juzo Suzuki there as the householder, an editor at the Canada Daily News.

The 1940 name section lists Tastuzo Suzuki at 3316 Kingsway, proprietor of Rex Shoe Repairs. The 1940 name section lists Kaisaku Suzuki at 318 Powell Street, proprietor of Matsunoyu Baths. Mrs K Suzuki, a confectioner, is listed at 357 Powell Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists H Suzuki, an optician, at 377 Powell Street.

The 1940 name section lists Kunizo Suzuki at 215 Princess Avenue, proprietor of the Eureka Rooms, with Mrs Nobu Suzuki, a proprietor.

Today

1036 Keefer and 215 Princess still have their buildings from before 1946, 1036 Keefer on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1010 Howe (1988), 3316 Kingsway (1969) and 377 Powell (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 240 Alexander, 526 Alexander, 372 East Cordova, 2456 Granville, 8933 Hudson, 923 Keefer, 318 Powell and 357 Powell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.