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The Wakabayashis

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Wakabayashi at 13 addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Wakabayashis lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2145 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Wakabayashi 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Wiggs at 2131 and Y Yoshida at 2149. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    70 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • K Wakabayashi, a millworker at Alberta Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Blevins at 64. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1708 East Broadway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Kizo Wakabayashi, proprietor of National Grocery 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R McPherson at 1706 and Highway Prod at 1710. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    119 East Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Kenji Wakabayashi, proprietor of the Madrona Rooms 1940

    Next door in 1940: Eagle Mill & Log Supp at 117 and Nicol G Oil Supp at 123. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    347 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • H Wakabayashi 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Crook at 309 and T Chaki at 353. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    8055 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • G Wakabayashi, a millworker 1940
    • Mrs Yasuye Wakabayashi, proprietor of Lilly Dressmakers 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Chapman at 8041 and Beauty Salon Angus at 8057. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1805 Pine Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • T Wakabayashi, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: T B Hyde at 1803 and T F Percival at 1811. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    431 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C Wakabayashi, of Farmers' Products 1940
    • Tadao Wakabayashi, of Farmers' Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: Y Hori at 427 and Mrs N Teranishi at 433. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    439 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C Wakabayashi, in bean cakes 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Kajioka at 437 and J Iseki at 441. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    463 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Chutaro Wakabayashi, proprietor of Maruchu Transfer 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Amemori at 461 and Matsuyama T & Co at 467. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    344 West 4th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Genemon Wakabayashi, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 372. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    343 West 5th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T Wakabayashi, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Singh at 335 and H Ohashi at 345. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    165 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • K Wakabayashi, proprietor of the Avalon Apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: Denby Bros & Co at 163 and Glidden Co at 167. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a millworker (5) and a proprietor (5). Two of them worked for Farmers' Products.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (4), Mount Pleasant (3), Downtown (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Marpole. 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 J Wakabayashi at 2145 Commercial Drive. K Wakabayashi is listed at 70 East 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Kutaro Wakabayashi there as the householder, a millworker at Alberta Lumber. The 1940 name section lists Kizo Wakabayashi at 1708 East Broadway, proprietor of National Grocery.

The 1940 name section lists Kenji Wakabayashi at 119 East Cordova Street, proprietor of the Madrona Rooms. H Wakabayashi is listed at 347 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hikotaro Wakabayashi there as the householder.

G Wakabayashi is listed at 8055 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gentaro Wakabayashi there as the householder, a millworker, with Mrs Yasuye Wakabayashi, proprietor of Lilly Dressmakers. T Wakabayashi is listed at 1805 Pine Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Takejiro Wakabayashi there as the householder, a millworker.

C Wakabayashi is listed at 431 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Chiyo Wakabayashi there, of Farmers' Products, with Tadao Wakabayashi, of Farmers' Products. C Wakabayashi, in bean cakes, is listed at 439 Powell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Chutaro Wakabayashi at 463 Powell Street, proprietor of Maruchu Transfer.

The 1940 name section lists Genemon Wakabayashi at 344 West 4th Avenue, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists T Wakabayashi at 343 West 5th Avenue, with Tokuzo Wakabayashi, a millworker. K Wakabayashi is listed at 165 West Pender Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kenichi Wakabayashi there as the householder, proprietor of the Avalon Apartments.

Today

347 East Cordova and 165 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 347 East Cordova on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 119 East Cordova (1987) and 8055 Granville (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2145 Commercial Drive, 70 East 6th, 1708 East Broadway, 1805 Pine, 431 Powell, 439 Powell, 463 Powell, 344 West 4th and 343 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk
1917 Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk. Not at the house at 8055 Granville: no archive photo of the 8000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-350. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 22 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 W. Want a name removed? Tell us.