The Yateses

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ellen Yates at 2118 Adanac Street, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists B A Yates at 552 Burrard Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G W Yates at 1170 Comox Street. The 1940 name section lists Albert H Yates at 1823 Comox Street, an engraver at Trayling & Waters.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss V L D Yates at 1435 Cypress 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 Violet L D Yates there as the householder, a cashier at Empire Universal Films. The 1940 name section lists Gladys T Yates at 5515 Cypress Street, a maid for Dr A W Hunter.

W Yates is listed at 1765 East 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter Yates there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists E Arthur Yates at 1842 East 34th Avenue, a millworker, with Trevor W Yates, a millworker at BC Plywoods.

In 1940 the directory lists W L Yates at 2041 East 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William L Yates there as the householder, a master mariner at the Union Steamship Company, with Lawrence H Yates, a seaman. In 1940 the directory lists T N Yates at 2811 East 42nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas N Yates there as the householder, a carpenter, with Hubert D Yates, a fisherman, and Margaret B Yates.

In 1940 the directory lists H S Yates at 2526 East 45th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold S Yates there as the householder, a warehouseman for W H Malkin. The 1940 name section lists Harry A Yates at 3195 East 5th Avenue, a metal worker at Begg Motor.

J B Yates is listed at 2546 East 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James B Yates there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Susan A Yates at 2678 East Georgia Street, widow of W H.

In 1940 the directory lists S Yates at 1110 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Syd Yates there as the householder, a driver. The 1940 name section lists Yates at 1370 Harwood Street.

H A Yates is listed at 5211 Nanaimo Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert A Yates there as the householder, a painter, with Charles R Yates, a carpenter, and Mabel A Yates, a saleswoman at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Clara H Yates at 1021 Nelson Street, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry. The 1940 name section lists Lyle Yates at 1999 Nelson Street, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital, with Mrs Matilda Yates.

R A Yates is listed at 3495 Price Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Roy A Yates there as the householder, a plasterer. L Yates is listed at 1247 Richards Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Langley Yates there as the householder, a mechanic.

J Yates is listed at 608 Salsbury Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Yates there as the householder, retired, with Bessie Yates, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists Glen Yates at 2245 Trafalgar Street, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Yates at 3422 Triumph Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elsie Yates there as the householder, with Richard Yates, retired. In 1940 the directory lists N Yates at 2108 Waverley Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Noah Yates there as the householder, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists R Yates at 1046 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph Yates there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists W M Yates at 4313 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William M Yates there as the householder, of Ideal Hair Parlors.

In 1940 the directory lists T Yates at 461 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Yates there as the householder, a longshoreman. In 1940 the directory lists H V Yates at 3254 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace V Yates there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists Winifred Yates at 3677 West 22nd Avenue, widow of J. S R Yates is listed at 3030 West 27th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan R Yates there as the householder, a salesman at Radio Sales.

L S Yates is listed at 3393 West 27th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leslie S Yates there as the householder, a clerk at the Royal Bank. F Yates is listed at 3191 West 32nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Yates there as the householder, with J Joy Yates, a student at UBC, and Rose S Yates, a student at UBC.

G T Yeates is listed at 1379 West 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Yeates there as the householder, retired, with Mavis C Yeates. The 1940 name section lists Mary I Yates at 2031 West 47th Avenue, a hairdresser.

In 1940 the directory lists J H Yates at 3109 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Joseph H Yates there as the householder, proprietor of Foto-Craft.

Today

2118 Adanac, 1170 Comox, 5515 Cypress, 608 Salsbury Drive, 2245 Trafalgar, 4313 West 11th, 461 West 17th, 3677 West 22nd, 3191 West 32nd, 1379 West 41st and 2031 West 47th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1170 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1842 East 34th (1976), 2041 East 39th (2006), 2811 East 42nd (2003), 3195 East 5th (1969), 2546 East 6th (1978), 2678 East Georgia (1986), 5211 Nanaimo (1994), 1999 Nelson (1951), 3495 Price (1983), 3422 Triumph (2017), 2108 Waverley (1981), 3030 West 27th (2015) and 3393 West 27th (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 552 Burrard, 1823 Comox, 1435 Cypress, 1765 East 33rd, 2526 East 45th, 1110 East Pender, 1370 Harwood, 1021 Nelson, 1247 Richards, 1046 West 11th, 3254 West 20th and 3109 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).