The Wings

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Chow Wing at 333 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Chow Wing there as the householder, a president at United Fraser Growers. In 1940 the directory lists Yee Wing, a tailor, at 128 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Yee Wing there, a tailor.

In 1940 the directory lists Hing Wing, in dry goods, at 47 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Hing Wing there, in dry goods. The 1940 name section lists Lem Wing at 269 East Pender Street, a manager at Shing Chong Co.

Lim Wing is listed at 303 East Pender Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lim Wing there as the householder, proprietor of Centre Garage. Fong Wing is listed at 524 Keefer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Fong Wing there as the householder.

Q S Wing is listed at 379 Kingsway 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 Q S Wing there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Wah Wing at 509 Main Street, proprietor of Wing Wah Co. The 1940 name section lists Cecil H Wing at 1236 Nelson Street, a driver at the Valley Lumber Yards.

W H Wing is listed at 1615 Salsbury Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Wing there as the householder, a commissionaire. P A Wing is listed at 1118 Semlin Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Paul A Wing there as the householder, a geologist.

Lee Wing is listed at 234 Union Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lee Wing there as the householder. Yee Wing is listed at 236 Union Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Yee Wing there as the householder.

P Wing is listed at 317 Union Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Park Wing there as the householder, a manager at Maple Leaf Cafe, with Charlie Wing, a manager at Wo Hing & Co. The 1940 name section lists Edna M Wing at 1065 West 12th Avenue, a clerk at Western Wholesale Drug.

In 1940 the directory lists H E Wing at 3193 West 27th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry E Wing there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists A B Wing at 2496 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert B Wing there as the householder, a salesman at BC Equipment.

In 1940 the directory lists Sing Wing, a laundry, at 1667 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sing Wing there, who ran a laundry. In 1940 the directory lists Chung Lee Wing, a laundry, at 1517 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Chung Lee Wing there, who ran a laundry.

Today

524 Keefer and 1118 Semlin Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 303 East Pender (2017), 1065 West 12th (1963) and 2496 West 36th (1977) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 333 East Georgia, 128 East Hastings, 47 East Pender, 269 East Pender, 379 Kingsway, 509 Main, 1236 Nelson, 1615 Salsbury Drive, 234 Union, 236 Union, 317 Union, 3193 West 27th, 1667 West 4th and 1517 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).