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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Wagners

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 17 people named Wagner at 14 addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Wagners at 1923 Trafalgar in 1940.

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Where the Wagners 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

    1135 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Morris Wagner, a shipper at Atlas Iron & Metals 1940

    Next door in 1940: garth (the) at 1133 and G A McIntyre at 1137. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    747 Beatty Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Wagner, a millworker at Sterling Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Field at 743 and J S Crouch at 755. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    222 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A Wagener 1940

    Next door in 1940: Greenhouses Parkview at 218 and Pong Gay Chan at 232. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    7542 Ontario Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • H Wagner, a green chain man at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Mitchelson at 7532 and T Hampton at 7562. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    864 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Philip Wagner, an attendant at the Hockley Auto Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C Cann at 856 and H B Jackson at 872. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1923 Trafalgar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs P Wagner, widow of J T 1940
    • Clif J Wagner, a salesman 1940
    • Eulau J Wagner, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: V Long at 1917. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3055 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Wagner, a diesel engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Schuff at 3043. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    80 West 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Elizabeth Wagner, widow of C H G 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Taylor at 66. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    961 West 17th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • G P Wagner, a president at Western Suit & Cloak 1940
    • Doug Wagner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Ferguson at 955 and F G Ward at 967. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3416 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • O Wagner, a salesman at Walker & Worsley 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Shattock at 3412 and Mrs M S Clark at 3424. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3142 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • L J Wagner, a clerk at Great West Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Jacoby at 3126 and W L McComb at 3158. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1350 West 33rd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • H B Wagner, a president at Atlas Iron & Metals 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Milroy at 1336 and A R MacDougall at 1376. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1877 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Elmer B Wagner, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Heidl at 1871 and A M Currie at 1885. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    217 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Adolph Wagner, a barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Newbery at 215 and E Samson at 219. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 17: a salesman (3), a president (2), an attendant, a barber, a clerk and a diesel engineer, among others. Two of them worked for Atlas Iron & Metals. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), Downtown (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Marpole, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, South Cambie, Strathcona 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Morris Wagner at 1135 Barclay Street, a shipper at Atlas Iron & Metals. The 1940 name section lists A Wagner at 747 Beatty Street, a millworker at Sterling Lumber. The 1940 name section lists A Wagener at 222 Keefer Street.

H Wagner is listed at 7542 Ontario 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 Henry Wagner there as the householder, a green chain man at the Eburne Saw Mills. The 1940 name section lists Philip Wagner at 864 Richards Street, an attendant at the Hockley Auto Service.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs P Wagner at 1923 Trafalgar Street. The 1940 name section lists Philippine Wagner there as the householder, widow of J T, with Clif J Wagner, a salesman, and Eulau J Wagner, an operator at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists W Wagner at 3055 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Wagner there as the householder, a diesel engineer.

The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Wagner at 80 West 17th Avenue, widow of C H G. G P Wagner is listed at 961 West 17th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George P Wagner there as the householder, a president at Western Suit & Cloak, with Doug Wagner.

O Wagner is listed at 3416 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Orville Wagner there as the householder, a salesman at Walker & Worsley. L J Wagner is listed at 3142 West 32nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie J Wagner there as the householder, a clerk at Great West Life.

H B Wagner is listed at 1350 West 33rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry B Wagner there as the householder, a president at Atlas Iron & Metals. The 1940 name section lists Elmer B Wagner at 1877 West Broadway, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Adolph Wagner at 217 West Georgia Street, a barber.

Today

222 Keefer, 3055 West 15th, 80 West 17th, 3416 West 2nd and 1350 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1135 Barclay (2005), 7542 Ontario (2005) and 3142 West 32nd (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 747 Beatty, 864 Richards, 1923 Trafalgar, 961 West 17th, 1877 West Broadway and 217 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Wagners

Every directory, as one book

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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 W. Want a name removed? Tell us.