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The Throwers

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Thrower at six addresses in 1940 in three 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 Throwers 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

    3932 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A E Thrower, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Rands at 3920 and A G Watson at 3968. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1908 East 39th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F G Thrower, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Gay at 1928. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1503 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Frederick J M Thrower, proprietor of the Corner Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Terminal Gar at 1505. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3896 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs Grace Thrower, a housekeeper for H A Winter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M P Foster at 3890. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3589 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R G Thrower, a supervisor for Northwestern Mutual 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Terry at 3577 and L McK Scott at 3593. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2078 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Annie F Thrower, widow of E G 1940

    Next door in 1940: I W R McCready at 2070 and A McCallum at 2090. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a carpenter, a housekeeper, a laborer, a proprietor and a supervisor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) and Kerrisdale. 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 A E Thrower at 3932 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Albert E Thrower there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists F G Thrower at 1908 East 39th 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 Frank G Thrower there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists Frederick J M Thrower at 1503 Kingsway, proprietor of the Corner Service. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Grace Thrower at 3896 West 21st Avenue, a housekeeper for H A Winter. In 1940 the directory lists R G Thrower at 3589 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert G Thrower there as the householder, a supervisor for Northwestern Mutual.

The 1940 name section lists Annie F Thrower at 2078 West 44th Avenue as the householder, widow of E G.

Today

3932 Dunbar still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 1908 East 39th (1994), 3896 West 21st (2013), 3589 West 23rd (2003) and 2078 West 44th (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1503 Kingsway, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows
1940 A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows. Not at the house at 3932 Dunbar: no archive photo of the 3900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, 2009-005.530. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 9 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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.