J Middleton, who kept rooms to let, is the one line the 1940 street section prints at 1155 Nelson Street, and no line in the name section matches it. Its name section lists one more person here: Robert N Middleton, a warehouseman at Wilkinson Co. It lists eleven more people here under other surnames too.
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- 13
- people the 1940 directory lists here, eleven of them named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- J Middletonrooms to let · marked *p. 119
Also under the Middleton name
- Robert N Middletona warehouseman at Wilkinson Co · lives herep. 428
Also at this address
- Eleven more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
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 house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1155 Nelson Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1100 block of Nelson Street; next door, 1157 has one the City dates to 1975.
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
- 1101Honestway Grogone
- 1103Thurlow Pharmgone
- 1105Kawamoto Miss Ygone
- 1107Nelson Delctsngone
- 1109Latimer S Hgone
- 1111Davis Mrs Agone
- 1115Langham (The) +1rebuilt
- 1117Campbell W Agone
- 1119Davison Jgone
- 1121Vassey Sgone
- 1147Nelson Court +18rebuilt
- 1155*Middleton Jgone
- 1157*Stone Mrs A Brebuilt
- 1165*Spelman Hgone
- 1169*Forbes Mrs E Rrebuilt
- 1171*Pitman W Bgone
- 1173Ware Mrs M Lgone
South side, even numbers
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1155 Nelson Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1155-nelson, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1155 Nelson Street
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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.