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The Towns

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Town at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Towns 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

    2879 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R K Town, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M I Malcolm at 2873. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    983 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sid Town 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McD Third at 977. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1311 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • M E Town, a waiter at the Castle Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Nassey at 1307 and A Wood at 1315. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2030 Larch Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A W Town, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Dalton at 2020 and H D Murphy at 2040. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    852 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • G H Town 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wiltshire at 814. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1145 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs L Town, a laundress at Star Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bicsaro at 1131 and C E Tapp at 1147. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1735 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Candace Town, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M J Dalley at 1725 and C M Jaynes at 1745. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1305 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M Town, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: granchester court at 1315. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2822 West 38th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Jessie I Town, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
    • Mary K Town, widow of F V 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Short at 2816 and H A Ranniger at 2830. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2929 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • C S Town, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: S H Hatch at 2921 and W B Earl at 2937. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3257 West 41st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H K Town, a salesman 1940
    • Victor J Town, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L Berto at 3249 and L S Mangin at 3263. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3357 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • N Town, a grocer 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Luond at 3351. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2835 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G Town, a manager at the Valdimir Apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S D Kidd at 2827 and S A Taylor at 2843. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 15: a salesman (2), a grocer, a laundress, a manager, an on active service and an operator, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Kitsilano (3), Fairview (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale and West End. 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 R K Town at 2879 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Reginald K Town there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Sid Town at 983 Homer Street.

M E Town is listed at 1311 Hornby Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Marshall E Town there as the householder, a waiter at the Castle Hotel. A W Town is listed at 2030 Larch Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert W Town there as the householder, a salesman.

G H Town is listed at 852 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists G H Town there as the householder. Mrs L Town is listed at 1145 Richards Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lydia Town there as the householder, a laundress at Star Laundry.

The 1940 name section lists Candace Town at 1735 West 10th Avenue, widow of A. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Town at 1305 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Matilda Town there as the householder, widow of H. The 1940 name section lists Jessie I Town at 2822 West 38th Avenue, an operator at the BC Telephone, with Mary K Town, widow of F V.

C S Town is listed at 2929 West 41st Avenue in 1940; 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 Charles S Town there as the householder, retired. H K Town is listed at 3257 West 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry K Town there as the householder, a salesman, with Victor J Town, a student at UBC.

N Town, a grocer, is listed at 3357 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Norman Town there, a grocer. G Town is listed at 2835 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon Town there as the householder, a manager at the Valdimir Apartments.

Today

852 Nicola, 1305 West 15th, 2822 West 38th, 3357 West 4th and 2835 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2879 Graveley (1977), 2929 West 41st (1990) and 3257 West 41st (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 983 Homer, 1311 Hornby, 2030 Larch, 1145 Richards and 1735 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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.