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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Westlakes

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named Westlake at seven 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 Westlakes 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

    1787 East 8th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Louis Westlake, a shoe repairer at Georgia Shoe Renew 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Anderson at 1775. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Arthur R Westlake, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4933 Spencer Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H L Westlake, a driver at Terminal Cartage 1940
    • Harold W Westlake, a machinist at Hardwood Chair 1940

    Next door in 1940: O O Lawrence at 4947. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    7791 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Mrs L M Westlake 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Price at 7763. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3106 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J S Westlake, retired 1940
    • Beatrice M M Westlake 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Cowherd at 3124. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    767 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H Westlake, a helper at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Stirrat at 765. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    641 West 21st Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • W R Westlake, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Crosland at 639 and J H Shellshear at 645. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: an accountant, a driver, a helper, a machinist, a salesman and a shoe repairer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, South Cambie 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 Louis Westlake at 1787 East 8th Avenue, a shoe repairer at Georgia Shoe Renew. The 1940 name section lists Arthur R Westlake at 1025 Granville Street, an accountant. In 1940 the directory lists H L Westlake at 4933 Spencer Street; 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 Harold L Westlake there as the householder, a driver at Terminal Cartage, with Harold W Westlake, a machinist at Hardwood Chair.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L M Westlake at 7791 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lillian M Westlake there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J S Westlake at 3106 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Westlake there as the householder, retired, with Beatrice M M Westlake.

In 1940 the directory lists H Westlake at 767 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harry Westlake there as the householder, a helper at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists W R Westlake at 641 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred R Westlake there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries.

Today

1787 East 8th and 1025 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1025 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4933 Spencer (2007), 7791 Victoria Drive (1974) and 3106 West 10th (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 767 West 13th and 641 West 21st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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 Westlakes

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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.