The Todds

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James G Todd at 1901 Barclay Street, a student. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Bessie Todd at 2035 Barclay Street. In 1940 the directory lists R E Todd at 4294 Commercial Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert E Todd there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists J B Todd, a bookseller, at 1244 Commercial Drive. The 1940 name section lists Dorothea S Todd at 1205 Comox Street, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists J A Todd at 2758 Dundas 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 James A Todd there as the householder, a school janitor.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E K Todd at 1611 East 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eva K Todd there as the householder, widow of W G H. The 1940 name section lists Jack S Todd at 373 East 26th Avenue, an exporter.

H Todd is listed at 3081 East 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Todd there as the householder, retired. J S Todd is listed at 1907 East 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James S Todd there as the householder, an accountant, with Evelyn L Todd, a waitress at Spencer's, and Reginald S Todd.

A G P Todd is listed at 432 East 46th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists D T Todd at 575 East 51st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Don T Todd there as the householder, a polisher.

In 1940 the directory lists A H Todd at 2450 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex H Todd there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Edward Todd at 853 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists John C Todd at 1605 Graveley Street, a clerk at Leith & Dyke.

The 1940 name section lists James Todd at 1175 Haro Street, a clerk at the BC Government. J H Todd, a general contractor, is listed at 8031 Hudson Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Todd there, a general contractor, with Frank E Todd, who worked for J H Todd, and Marian E Todd. The 1940 name section lists Norman S Todd at 5586 Lanark Street, a salesman at Dominion Furniture.

The 1940 name section lists M Todd at 331 Main Street. R K Todd, in eggs poultry, is listed at 451 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jessie Todd at 1070 Melville Street. The 1940 name section lists W Alan Todd at 1236 Melville Street, a clerk at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists C H Todd at 544 Nanaimo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Todd there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Miss M Todd, a bookseller, at 20 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Marion Todd there, in magazines.

In 1940 the directory lists Cheque Writers Todd at 509 Richards Street. R Todd is listed at 337 Smithe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard Todd there as the householder, a manager at The Homer.

E E Todd is listed at 2560 Venables Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest E Todd there as the householder, a clerk at Storey & Campbell. J Todd is listed at 5778 Victoria Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Todd there as the householder, a guard at the Customs, with Dorothy Todd.

The 1940 name section lists Archibald H Todd at 174 West 11th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists J McL Todd at 1106 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James McL Todd there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists D M Tod at 2754 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David M Tod there as the householder, retired, with Andrew McT Tod, of Tod & Risk, David S Tod, a salesman for J C Wilson, and Philip A Tod, a clerk at the CNR. The 1940 name section lists Todd at 1290 West 13th Avenue.

G S Todd is listed at 3878 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George S Todd there as the householder, a scaler at the BC Loggers Association. J L Todd is listed at 3873 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James L Todd there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone.

J Y Todd is listed at 3880 West 18th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Y Todd there as the householder, a salesman at Charlton & Morgan, with Phyllis Todd. D P Todd is listed at 3942 West 19th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists David P Todd there as the householder, a school teacher.

H D Todd is listed at 1691 West 28th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry D Todd there as the householder. A L Todd is listed at 3137 West 28th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alan L Todd there as the householder, of Todd & Rothenburger.

Mrs A V Todd is listed at 2505 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie V Todd there as the householder, widow of T R. D Todd is listed at 4426 West 9th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists David Todd there as the householder, an engineer at Canadian National Steamships, with Marjorie D Todd, a student at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists Mina Todd at 3255 West King Edward Avenue, a maid for J G Watts. The 1940 name section lists Tod at 640 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists John Todd at 4798 Windsor Street, a builder.

Today

2758 Dundas, 373 East 26th, 1605 Graveley, 544 Nanaimo, 509 Richards, 174 West 11th, 3878 West 14th, 3873 West 16th, 3942 West 19th, 3137 West 28th, 2505 West 2nd and 640 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 509 Richards, 2505 West 2nd and 640 West Pender on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1901 Barclay (1954), 2035 Barclay (1959), 1205 Comox (1955), 1611 East 12th (2001), 3081 East 26th (1970), 432 East 46th (2021), 575 East 51st (1988), 2450 East 5th (1984), 853 East Pender (1981), 1175 Haro (1967), 5586 Lanark (1990), 2560 Venables (1980), 5778 Victoria Drive (1959), 2754 West 12th (1981), 1290 West 13th (1960), 3880 West 18th (2012), 4426 West 9th (1995) and 4798 Windsor (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4294 Commercial, 1244 Commercial Drive, 1907 East 41st, 8031 Hudson, 331 Main, 451 Main, 1070 Melville, 1236 Melville, 20 Powell, 337 Smithe, 1106 West 12th, 1691 West 28th and 3255 West King Edward, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).