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West End, Vancouver

1160 Nicola Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1160 Nicola Street is The Beaufort, an apartment building, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Esmond C J Bird, a secretary at the A1 Aluminum Foundry; Wilfred C M Broadbent, who kept rooms to let; and ten others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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16
people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1931
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

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

The household

  • Esmond C J Birda secretary at the A1 Aluminum Foundry · householder · suite 10p. 48
  • Wilfred C M Broadbentwho kept rooms to let · householder · suite 14p. 69
  • William E Clarkea clerk at H R MacMillan Export · householder · suite 12p. 114
  • J W Creaseyhouseholder · suite 1p. 137
  • Emma E Fishwidow of J N · householder · suite 15p. 198
  • Irene B Fosterwidow of J H · householder · suite 20p. 205
  • James McCallhouseholder · suite 24p. 363
  • James S McCallan apprentice at the Burrard Dry Dock · lives here · suite 24p. 363
  • Lawrence W MacDonaldan agent at General Equipment · householder · suite 22p. 372
  • C Parkhursthouseholder · suite 11p. 480
  • James McD Reida clerk at the Bank of Montreal · householder · suite 23p. 515

Also under the Bird name

  • Mrs Erah B Birdproprietor of Beaufort · lives here · suite 10p. 48

Also at this address

  • Four 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. 1160Beaufort (The) aptsp. 120
  2. 11601Creasey J Wp. 120
  3. 116010Bird E C Jp. 120
  4. 116011Parkhurst Cp. 120
  5. 116012Clarke W Ep. 120
  6. 116014Broadbent W C Mp. 120
  7. 116015Fish Mrs E Ep. 120
  8. 116020Foster Mrs I Bp. 120
  9. 116022MacDonald L Wp. 120
  10. 116023Reid J Mp. 120
  11. 116024McCall Jp. 120

Names

  1. Bird Esmond C J sec A1 Aluminum Fndy h10, 1160 Nicolap. 48
  2. Broadbent Wilfd C M rooms 1371 Harwood h14, 1160 Nicolap. 69
  3. Clarke Wm E clk H R MacMillan Export h12, 1160 Nicolap. 114
  4. Creasey J W h1, 1160 Nicolap. 137
  5. Fish Emma E wid J N h15, 1160 Nicolap. 198
  6. Foster Irene B wid J H h20, 1160 Nicolap. 205
  7. McCall Jas h24, 1160 Nicolap. 363
  8. McCall Jas S appr Burrard Dry Dock r24, 1160 Nicolap. 363
  9. MacDonald Lawrence W agt Genl Equip h22, 1160 Nicolap. 372
  10. Parkhurst C h11, 1160 Nicolap. 480
  11. Reid Jas McD clk Bk of Mont h23, 1160 Nicolap. 515
  12. Bird Mrs Erah B prop Beaufort r10, 1160 Nicolap. 48
The lines for 1160 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

1160 Nicola Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1931 as its year built.

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

Nicola Street, block by block

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1160 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1931 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1160-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.