1150 Nelson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1150 Nelson Street is The Lorne, an apartment building, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Orlando C Gilbert; Vernon L Gordon, an assistant manager at the Merritt Gordon Hotel and a director at Gordon Hotel Co Ltd; and ten others.

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12: people the 1940 directory lists here
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Rebuilt in 1974: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

ten linesThe Lorne and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Orlando C Gilberthouseholder · suite 201p. 223
Vernon L Gordonan assistant manager at the Merritt Gordon Hotel and a director at Gordon Hotel Co Ltd · householder · suite 204p. 230
Alex D Irvineretired · householder · suite 102p. 296
William McDonaldan engineer · householder · suite 205p. 373
Nicol McNicola clerk at the BC Government · householder · suite 1p. 398
Nicol McNicol Jra helper for Kelly Douglas · lives here · suite 1p. 398
Harry A Maxteda constable at the RCMP · householder · suite 104p. 422
Ken L Shaplanda clerk at Shell Oil · householder · suite 103p. 553
Elizabeth Tulleyproprietor of The Lorne · householder · suite 105p. 620

Also under the Hollyfield name

Hollyfieldhouseholder · suite 3p. 278
Margaret P Irvinea telephone operator at the Canadian General Electric · lives here · suite 102p. 296
Marion Irvinea clerk at the Canadian General Electric · lives here · suite 102p. 296

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

NELSON

Names

The lines for 1150 Nelson 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1150 now to 1974; no building from before 1946 is left on the 1100 block of Nelson Street, and across the street the City dates 1147's to 1986.

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

Nelson Street between Thurlow and Bute 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.

Nelson Street, the 1100 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

The 1100 block of Nelson Street

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1150 Nelson 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/1150-nelson, 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.