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The Waldens

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Walden at ten addresses in 1940 in five 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 Waldens at 2342 East 49th in 1940.

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Where the Waldens 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

    838 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Frank E Walden, a student at F Field & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: R F Mertens at 850. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    416 East 38th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C Walden, a shedman at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Wright at 412 and R Gordon at 426. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2342 East 49th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Mrs L M Walden, widow of G 1940
    • Chris A Walden, a strander at Wright's Canadian Ropes 1940
    • George A Walden, a helper at Finning Tractor & Equipment 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Johnston at 2396. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4386 Main Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J Walden, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C C F Club at 4360 and M Imada at 4394. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1018 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • A Walden, proprietor of the Walden Shoe Clinic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Chesterfield Shop at 1016 and K Leong at 1024. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4415 Sophia Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • L Walden, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Clark at 4425. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3205 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • I Walden, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Burnett at 3225. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1894 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G J Walden, a fireman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hair at 1890. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2256 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H R Walden 1940
    • H Barry Walden, a student 1940
    • Mary Walden, widow of H W 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E R Huguet at 2246 and L Goehring at 2266. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    675 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Franklin Walden, an assistant at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Miller at 623 and Bank Royal at 685. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: an assistant, an engineer, a fireman, a helper, a plumber and a proprietor, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Riley Park (3), West End (2), Downtown and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Frank E Walden at 838 Broughton Street, a student at F Field & Co. C Walden is listed at 416 East 38th 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 Walden there as the householder, a shedman at Canadian White Pine.

Mrs L M Walden is listed at 2342 East 49th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lucy M Walden there as the householder, widow of G, with Chris A Walden, a strander at Wright's Canadian Ropes, and George A Walden, a helper at Finning Tractor & Equipment. J Walden is listed at 4386 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Walden there as the householder, retired.

A Walden is listed at 1018 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Walden there as the householder, proprietor of the Walden Shoe Clinic. L Walden is listed at 4415 Sophia Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lewis Walden there as the householder, an engineer.

I Walden is listed at 3205 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isaac Walden there as the householder, a plumber. G J Walden is listed at 1894 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George J Walden there as the householder, a fireman at the CPR.

H R Walden is listed at 2256 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry R Walden there as the householder, with H Barry Walden, a student, and Mary Walden, widow of H W. The 1940 name section lists Franklin Walden at 675 West Hastings Street, an assistant at UBC.

Today

416 East 38th, 4386 Main, 4415 Sophia, 1894 West 7th and 675 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 1894 West 7th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2256 West 7th (1985) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 838 Broughton, 2342 East 49th, 1018 Robson and 3205 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Waldens

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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.