The Tanakas

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Yuzo Tanaka at 514 Alexander Street. H Tanaka, a confectioner, is listed at 672 Alexander Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Haruo Tanaka there, a confectioner, with Herbert H Tanaka, a salesman at West Coast Trading.

R Tanaka is listed at 1531 Charles Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rokuya Tanaka there as the householder, proprietor of King Fish Market, with Hideo Tanaka, Mitsuo Tanaka, and Yoshie Tanaka, proprietor of Lily Dressmakers. The 1940 name section lists Sayoko Tanaka at 4243 Dunbar Street, proprietor of Bonnie Lass Cleaners & Dressmakers.

In 1940 the directory lists K Tanka at 118 East 5th 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 lists Koryo Tanaka there as the householder, of Tanacar Garage. In 1940 the directory lists I Tanaka at 629 East Cordova Street.

T Tanaka is listed at 653 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Takutaro Tanaka there as the householder, a president at Tanaka & Co Ltd, with Rokumatsu Tanaka, a chairman at Tanaka & Co. J Tanaka is listed at 743 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kikujiro Tanaka there as the householder, of New Fish Market.

J Tanaka is listed at 753 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jinya Tanaka there as the householder, a millworker. T Tanaka is listed at 856 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Tetsuya Tanaka there as the householder.

F Tanaka is listed at 2985 McGill Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Fuji Tanaka there as the householder, a manager at the Tanaka Insurance Agency. Mrs K Tanaka is listed at 3467 Monmouth Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kane Tanaka there as the householder, widow of H, with George Tanaka, a gardener, and Kinzei Tanaka.

I Tanaka, in bean cakes, is listed at 451 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Tokiko Tanaka at 568 Powell Street. K Tanaka is listed at 620 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kikichi Tanaka there as the householder, proprietor of the Alter Rooms.

J Tanaka, a rice mill, is listed at 755 Powell Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists J Tanaka at 767 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Bunjiro Tanaka at 215 Princess Avenue, a salesman, with Mrs Y Tanaka, a teacher at the Japanese Language School. In 1940 the directory lists H Tanaka at 829 Prior Street.

Y Tanaka is listed at 2312 Wall Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Yoshio Tanaka there as the householder, of Tanacar Garage. K Tanaka is listed at 2085 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kanezo Tanaka there as the householder, proprietor of Maple Leaf Market.

The 1940 name section lists D Tanaka at 130 West 1st Avenue, a boomman. In 1940 the directory lists J Tanaka at 105 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jitaro Tanaka there as the householder, a manager at Advance Manufacturing. The 1940 name section lists J Tanaka at 432 West 2nd Avenue.

T Tanaka is listed at 1616 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Tomezo Tanaka there as the householder, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists Genno Tanaka at 344 West 4th Avenue, a millworker, with Genya Tanaka, a millworker.

In 1940 the directory lists M Tanaka at 2006 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Masuya Tanaka there as the householder, proprietor of Maple Confectionery & Grocery. In 1940 the directory lists G T Tanaka at 162 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Tanaka there as the householder, a managing director at West Coast Trading, with Akuri Tanaka, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists S Tanaka at 117 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sataro Tanaka there as the householder, a sander at Advance Manufacturing. The 1940 name section lists S Tanaka at 161 West 6th Avenue, a bell boy. The 1940 name section lists Tommy Tanaka at 859 West 7th Avenue, a millworker at Alberta Lumber.

The 1940 name section lists Tatsuya Tanaka at 964 West 7th Avenue, a millworker.

Today

514 Alexander, 653 East Cordova, 451 Powell, 568 Powell and 215 Princess still have their buildings from before 1946; 2985 McGill (1973), 3467 Monmouth (1989), 2312 Wall (1990), 105 West 20th (1999), 1616 West 2nd (1955), 162 West 5th (1968) and 117 West 6th (1975) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 672 Alexander, 1531 Charles, 4243 Dunbar, 118 East 5th, 629 East Cordova, 743 East Cordova, 753 East Cordova, 856 East Cordova, 620 Powell, 755 Powell, 767 Powell, 829 Prior, 2085 West 16th, 130 West 1st, 432 West 2nd, 344 West 4th, 2006 West 4th, 161 West 6th, 859 West 7th and 964 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).