In 1940, 1013 Dunsmuir Street is Nesbitt Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: Harold S Cole, a chauffeur; William Graf, a bridgeman at the CPR; and three others. It lists ten more people here under other surnames too.
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- 15
- people the 1940 directory lists here, ten of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Nesbitt Apartmentsp. 47
- J Sedlarsuite 1p. 47
- W Wrightsuite 2p. 47
- J A McLellansuite 9p. 47
- H S Colesuite 10p. 47
- W Grafsuite 18p. 47
The household
- Harold S Colea chauffeur · householder · suite 10p. 119
- William Grafa bridgeman at the CPR · householder · suite 18p. 233
- John A McLellanhouseholder · suite 9p. 391
- John Sedlara caretaker at the Nesbitt Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 550
- Wilfrid J Wrighta longshoreman · householder · suite 2p. 676
Also at this address
- Ten more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Dunsmuir Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
DUNSMUIR
- 1013Nesbitt Aptsp. 47
- 10131Sedlar Jp. 47
- 10132Wright Wp. 47
- 10139McLellan J Ap. 47
- 101310Cole H Sp. 47
- 101318Graf Wp. 47
Names
The building today
Not one of the five addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 1000 block of Dunsmuir Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 1013 is probably gone (inferred).
The 1000 block in 1940
Dunsmuir Street starting at Hornby Street, Downtown: every door the 1940 directory lists on the block, the way it prints them, and what stands at each today. This house is marked in red.
Dunsmuir Street, the 1000 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
North side, odd numbers
South side, even numbers
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1013 Dunsmuir Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1013-dunsmuir, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
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Sources
The 1940 city directory (British Columbia and Yukon Directory), street and name sections, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories); each line above links its page. Today's buildings: City of Vancouver Open Data (property tax report 2026, property addresses, Vancouver Heritage Register; Open Government Licence – Vancouver). The City's year built is BC Assessment's figure and can be approximate for old houses. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.