The Vincents

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ernest E Vincent at 1172 Alberni Street, a salesman. In August 1927 Charles E Vincent took out the permit to build a house at 4326 Atlin Street. C E Vincent is listed at 4326 Atlin Street 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 E Vincent there as the householder, a salesman at Saba Bros.

Miss G E M Vincent is listed at 1065 Bute Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists G E Maye Vincent at 1086 Bute Street as the householder, a saleswoman at Vancouver Hotel News Stand. Mrs F M Vincent is listed at 719 Cambie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Florence M Vincent there as the householder, widow of E J.

The 1940 name section lists F W Vincent at 1844 Comox Street, an electrician at the Burrard Dry Dock. The 1940 name section lists John Vincent at 1863 Comox Street. L Vincent is listed at 1817 Creelman Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Louis Vincent there as the householder, a barber.

T H J Vincent is listed at 1719 East 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Tom H J Vincent there as the householder, a postman, with J C Vincent, a bundler at BC Plywoods. The 1940 name section lists Edgar W Vincent at 1245 East 62nd Avenue, with William A Vincent, proprietor of the Nuart Signs & Neon Service. The 1940 name section lists Doris I Vincent at 1442 Haro Street, a bookkeeper.

G Vincent is listed at 730 Helmcken Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Vincent there as the householder, a bookkeeper. Galleries Vincent, in antiques, is listed at 821 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Galleries Vincent there, in antiques.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas W Vincent at 4950 Mackenzie Street, a manager at Vincent Grocery. In 1940 the directory lists E J Vincent at 1049 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Edwin J Vincent there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists E F Vincent at 1857 Nelson Street.

L Vincent is listed at 343 Union Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Louis Vincent there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Albert Vincent and Inez Vincent. Mrs A Vincent is listed at 2256 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Vincent there as the householder, widow of S A.

The 1940 name section lists Gordon L Vincent at 4164 West 11th Avenue, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists C D Vincent at 4294 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles D Vincent there as the householder, a manager. The 1940 name section lists Corinne A Vincent at 354 West 15th Avenue, a maid for Dr L H Appleby.

The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Vincent at 1163 West 29th Avenue, a student. In 1940 the directory lists T T C Vincent at 2043 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas T C Vincent there as the householder, a watchman.

In 1940 the directory lists H G Vincent at 2697 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace G Vincent there as the householder, a salesman at Fletcher's. In 1940 the directory lists J Vincent at 2256 West 45th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Vincent there as the householder, a patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss A Vincent at 2134 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie Vincent there as the householder.

Today

4326 Atlin, 1065 Bute, 1086 Bute, 4294 West 12th, 354 West 15th and 1163 West 29th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1817 Creelman (1997), 1719 East 33rd (1994), 1245 East 62nd (2001) and 2256 West 45th (1983) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1172 Alberni, 719 Cambie, 1844 Comox, 1863 Comox, 1442 Haro, 730 Helmcken, 821 Howe, 4950 Mackenzie, 1049 Nelson, 1857 Nelson, 343 Union, 2256 West 10th, 4164 West 11th, 2043 West 2nd, 2697 West 34th and 2134 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).