A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Yochlowitzes
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Yochlowitz at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Yochlowitzes at 651 East Georgia in 1940.
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Where the Yochlowitzes lived
- 1
651 East Georgia Street
Strathcona, 1940
- J Yochlowitz, proprietor of Service Auto Wrecking 1940
- Anne Yochlowitz, a stenographer 1940
- Charles E Yochlowitz, a helper at Service Auto Wrecking 1940
Next door in 1940: Gam Wong at 647 and S Faora at 659. The block, door by door
- 2
1497 West 7th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- D Yochlowitz, a junk dealer 1940
Next door in 1940: E J Doughtery at 1473. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: a helper, a junk dealer, a proprietor and a stenographer. Two of them worked for Service Auto Wrecking.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview and Strathcona. 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
In 1940 the directory lists J Yochlowitz at 651 East Georgia 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Joseph Yochlowitz there as the householder, proprietor of Service Auto Wrecking, with Anne Yochlowitz, a stenographer, and Charles E Yochlowitz, a helper at Service Auto Wrecking. In 1940 the directory lists D Yochlowitz at 1497 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Yochlowitz there as the householder, a junk dealer.
Today
651 East Georgia (1976) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1497 West 7th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Yochlowitz J651 East Georgia, p. 55
- Yochlowitz Anne sten651 East Georgia, p. 679
- Yochlowitz Chas E hlpr Serv Auto Wrecking651 East Georgia, p. 679
- Yochlowitz Jos prop Serv Auto Wrecking651 East Georgia, p. 679
- Yochlowitz D1497 West 7th, p. 191
- Yochlowitz Danl junk dlr1497 West 7th, p. 679
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.