In 1940, 1108 Nicola Street is Chatteris Apartments, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists four people here: W Scott Allan, a managing director at Allan Morgan & Co Ltd; Ethel M Donald, widow of J C; and two others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 5
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 1974
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Chatteris Apartmentsp. 120
- Mrs S Shawsuite 1p. 120
- C K Westonsuite 3p. 120
- Mrs E M Donaldsuite 4p. 120
- W S Allansuite 6p. 120
The household
- W Scott Allana managing director at Allan Morgan & Co Ltd · householder · suite 6p. 9
- Ethel M Donaldwidow of J C · householder · suite 4p. 164
- Mrs Sadie Shawhouseholder · suite 1p. 555
- C Keith Westona chief clerk at Shell Oil · householder · suite 3p. 652
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 1108Chatteris Aptsp. 120
- 11081Shaw Mrs Sp. 120
- 11083Weston C Kp. 120
- 11084Donald Mrs E Mp. 120
- 11086Allan W Sp. 120
Names
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1108 now to 1974; across the street, 1101, on the heritage register, still has one from before 1946, one of two on the block.
Since 1940
- 1974Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
The 1100 block in 1940
Nicola Street, on the stretch it shares with the 1000 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 1100 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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1108 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1974, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1108-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.