The Wheelers

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Annie Wheeler at 889 Burrard Street, a widow. W Wheeler is listed at 5267 Culloden 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 William Wheeler there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Cedy M Wheeler at 5549 Dunbar Street, an assistant at Wand's Photo Studio.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F L Wheeler at 1572 East 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs F Lillian Wheeler there as the householder, with Bernard F W Wheeler, a machinist at Restmore. In 1940 the directory lists N Wheeler at 199 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Norman Wheeler there as the householder, a plumber.

In 1940 the directory lists H Wheeler at 1783 East 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Wheeler there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J Wheeler at 1952 East 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Wheeler there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists W Wheeler at 611 East 7th Avenue. E R Wheeler is listed at 2530 East Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest R Wheeler there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Don L Wheeler at 786 East Hastings Street, a mechanic.

The 1940 name section lists Alice Wheeler at 866 East King Edward Avenue. G J Wheeler is listed at 1631 Graveley Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists G Jarvie Wheeler there as the householder, a machinist at BC Marine. The 1940 name section lists Roy Wheeler at 1676 Haro Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Wheeler at 3703 Inverness Street. The 1940 name section lists James A Wheeler there as the householder, a millworker at Sitka Spruce Lumber, with James A Wheeler Jr, a millworker at Sitka Spruce Lumber. The 1940 name section lists H Jane W Wheeler at 719 Jervis Street, a stenographer at the Canadian General Electric, with Hilda K Wheeler and Madeline C Wheeler. N Wheeler, a plumber, is listed at 4273 Main Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists John E Wheeler at 1999 Nelson Street, a salesman at Bell-Irving Insurance. R S A Wheeler is listed at 111 North Kootenay Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Roylance S A Wheeler there as the householder, a printer at Mitchell Printing. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Wheeler at 2033 Ontario Street, a gardener.

The 1940 name section lists Charles Wheeler at 1147 Pacific Street, a grocer. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Wheeler at 1062 Richards Street, a gardener. In 1940 the directory lists Wheeler at 784 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Wheeler (no first name printed) there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W L Wheeler at 206 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William L Wheeler there as the householder, a carpenter, with Gladys A Wheeler, a saleswoman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Lorie Wheeler at 896 West 13th Avenue, with Monica Wheeler, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital.

J H Wheeler is listed at 3934 West 20th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John H Wheeler there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. N H Wheeler is listed at 242 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman H Wheeler there as the householder, a waiter.

H L Wheeler is listed at 3232 West 38th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Howard L Wheeler there as the householder, a druggist at the BC Government. H J Wheeler is listed at 1345 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry J Wheeler there as the householder, a mate at the Gulf of Georgia Tow.

The 1940 name section lists Ray Wheeler at 528 West Broadway, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists C Wheeler at 2792 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Charles Wheeler there as the householder, proprietor of West Broadway Barber Shop.

In 1940 the directory lists F J A Wheeler at 4546 Windsor Street. The 1940 name section lists Frank J A Wheeler there as the householder, a laborer at West Coast Salvage.

Today

5267 Culloden, 611 East 7th, 786 East Hastings, 3703 Inverness, 784 Thurlow, 896 West 13th, 3934 West 20th and 242 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946, 784 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1783 East 34th (1990), 866 East King Edward (2014), 1999 Nelson (1951), 111 North Kootenay (1981) and 206 West 13th (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 889 Burrard, 1572 East 12th, 199 East 22nd, 1952 East 40th, 2530 East Broadway, 1631 Graveley, 1676 Haro, 719 Jervis, 4273 Main, 2033 Ontario, 1147 Pacific, 1062 Richards, 1345 West 8th, 528 West Broadway, 2792 West Broadway and 4546 Windsor, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 5549 Dunbar and 3232 West 38th, their pages say what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.