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The Yips

In the city directories 1940 · 21 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 21 people named Yip at 13 addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Yipp. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Yips at 51 East Pender in 1940.

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Where the Yips 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

    264 East 1st Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • George Yip, a chauffeur 1940

    Next door in 1940: B L Bordignon at 262 and I Pavan at 270. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    244 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • S Yip, a warehouseman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Shaw Choy Co at 240 and L F Tim at 246. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    262 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Florence Yip 1940

    Next door in 1940: Savoy Hotel Beer Parl at 260 and Get Lum at 264. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    738 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • H Yip, a service station attendant 1940

    Next door in 1940: Animal Clinic Free at 720 and W Polowy at 740. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    51 East Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Dr K G Yip, a physician 1940
    • Mow Yip, a manager for Wing Sang 1940
    • Mrs Sang Yip 1940
    • Shen Yip 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kee Fook at 49 and Lee Gim at 53. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    925 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Jong Yip, a manager for Liberty Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Liberty Cafe at 921 and Sixteen Sweet at 927. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    830 Jackson Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Alex Yip 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Rooms” at 826. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    867 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Q Yip, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Ruda at 863 and F A Babuka at 879. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    504 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Chang Yui Yip, a proprietor 1940

    Next door in 1940: High G Co at 500 and “Orientals” at 510. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    531 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • K G Yip, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sun Gong at 525 and Geck Leck at 533. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1916 Turner Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R D Yip, a clerk 1940
    • May Yip 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Tel Co at 1920. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    956 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • M K Yip 1940
    • Alex W Yip 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Plumsteel at 946 and J McD Grosart at 966. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3035 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Yipp, retired 1940
    • Madeline Yipp, a clerk 1940
    • Cath S Yipp, a clerk 1940
    • Emiline D Yipp, proprietor of Emiline Beauty Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Simons at 3019 and Mrs A M Duckworth at 3039. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 21: a clerk (3), a manager (2), a proprietor (2), a chauffeur, a physician and a service station attendant, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (8), Downtown (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Kitsilano. 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 George Yip at 264 East 1st Avenue, a chauffeur. S Yip is listed at 244 East Georgia 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 Sing Yip there as the householder, a warehouseman. The 1940 name section lists Florence Yip at 262 East Hastings Street.

In 1940 the directory lists H Yip at 738 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Horne Yip there as the householder, a service station attendant. In 1940 the directory lists Dr K G Yip at 51 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Kew G Yip there as the householder, a physician, with Mow Yip, a manager for Wing Sang, Mrs Sang Yip, and Shen Yip.

The 1940 name section lists Jong Yip at 925 Granville Street, a manager for Liberty Cafe. The 1940 name section lists Alex Yip at 830 Jackson Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists Q Yip at 867 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Quong Yip there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Chang Yui Yip at 504 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Chang Yui Yip there as the householder, a proprietor. In 1940 the directory lists K G Yip, a physician, at 531 Main Street.

R D Yip is listed at 1916 Turner Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard D Yip there as the householder, a clerk, with May Yip. M K Yip is listed at 956 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mow K Yip there as the householder, with Alex W Yip.

S Yipp is listed at 3035 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Singkee Yipp there as the householder, retired, with Madeline Yipp, a clerk, Cath S Yipp, a clerk, and Emiline D Yipp, proprietor of Emiline Beauty Shoppe.

Today

738 East Hastings, 51 East Pender, 830 Jackson and 3035 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 264 East 1st (1987), 244 East Georgia (1968) and 867 Keefer (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 262 East Hastings, 925 Granville, 504 Main, 531 Main, 1916 Turner and 956 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.
1936–1938 Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.. Not at the house at 51 East Pender: no archive photo of the first block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 300-101. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 29 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

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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 Y. Want a name removed? Tell us.