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West End, Vancouver

1020 Nicola Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1020 Nicola Street is The Nicola, an apartment building, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Burton W Atkinson, a salesman; Ann Cross; and twelve others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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17
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesThe Nicola and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Burton W Atkinsona salesman · householder · suite 7p. 22
  • Ann Crosshouseholder · suite 1p. 140
  • Isabel M Doranwidow of D L · householder · suite 11p. 165
  • A George Downesa salesman at the News Herald · householder · suite 5p. 167
  • Freda M Elwellof Boulevarde Shop · lives here · suite 9p. 183
  • Frederick Elwellan electrician superintendent at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 9p. 183
  • William Milnera police officer at the CPR · householder · suite 12p. 432
  • Effie Monrohouseholder · suite 10p. 437
  • Harold A Orron active service · householder · suite 6p. 473
  • Carmen Ruetta clerk · householder · suite Bp. 537
  • Fletcher Sparlinghouseholder · suite 4p. 578

Also under the Atkinson name

  • Jean M Atkinsona saleswoman · lives here · suite 7p. 22
  • Stewart A Atkinsona salesman · lives here · suite 7p. 22
  • Dorothy A Monroa stenographer for London Life · lives here · suite 10p. 437

Also at this address

  • Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

Nicola Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

NICOLA

  1. 1020Nicola (The) aptsp. 120
  2. 1020BRuett Miss Cp. 120
  3. 10201Cross Mrs Ap. 120
  4. 10204Sparling Fp. 120
  5. 10205Downes A Gp. 120
  6. 10206Orr H Ap. 120
  7. 10207Atkinson B Wp. 120
  8. 10209Elwell Fp. 120
  9. 102010Monro Miss Ep. 120
  10. 102011Doran Mrs I Mp. 120
  11. 102012Milner Wp. 120

Names

  1. Atkinson Burton W slsmn h7, 1020 Nicolap. 22
  2. Cross Ann wid F h1, 1020 Nicolap. 140
  3. Doran Isabel M wid D L h11, 1020 Nicolap. 165
  4. Downes A Geo slsmn News Herald h5, 1020 Nicolap. 167
  5. Elwell Freda M of Boulevarde Shop r9, 1020 Nicolap. 183
  6. Elwell Fredk elec supt BCER h9, 1020 Nicolap. 183
  7. Milner Wm police CPR h12, 1020 Nicolap. 432
  8. Monro Effie h10, 1020 Nicolap. 437
  9. Orr Harold A act serv h6, 1020 Nicolap. 473
  10. Ruett Carmen clk hB, 1020 Nicolap. 537
  11. Sparling Fletcher h4, 1020 Nicolap. 578
  12. Atkinson Jean M slswm r7, 1020 Nicolap. 22
  13. Atkinson Stewart A slsmn r7, 1020 Nicolap. 22
  14. Monro Dorothy A sten London Life r10, 1020 Nicolap. 437
The lines for 1020 Nicola Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. The name section prints h for a householder and r for someone who lives at the address.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1020 Nicola Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1093, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.

The 1000 block in 1940

Nicola Street, on the stretch it shares with the 1100 block, between Nelson and Davie Streets, West End: 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.

Nicola 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)

Nicola Street, block by block

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1020 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1020-nicola, 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.