Vancouver / Robson Street / West End

West End, Vancouver

1234 Robson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1234 Robson Street is The Nottingham, an apartment building, with 18 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 21 people here: Garvin L Black, a manager at The Nottingham; Jeanette R A B Borger, widow of W A; and 19 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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23
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 19 linesThe Nottingham and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Garvin L Blacka manager at The Nottingham · householder · suite 5p. 50
  • Jeanette R A B Borgerwidow of W A · householder · suite 12p. 56
  • Robert Brownea clerk at the Post Office · householder · suite 22p. 75
  • Archibald H Cateran accountant at Western City · householder · suite 15p. 102
  • Sid L Dykean artist · householder · suite 14p. 175
  • Mildred E Fawnsa stenographer at Macaulay Nicolls & Maitland · householder · suite 24p. 192
  • Evelyn Geean assistant laborer director at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 21p. 219
  • Frederick Krivya fitter · householder · suite 1p. 331
  • Frederick D Leeworthya helper at Alexandra Bakery · householder · suite 23p. 343
  • N L Lovegrovehouseholder · suite 4p. 356
  • George W McDonaldan accountant at Safeway Stores · householder · suite 28p. 371
  • Sadie McKaywidow of J · lives here · suite 17p. 382
  • Sadie E McKaya school teacher · householder · suite 17p. 382
  • James Mackenziehouseholder · suite 27p. 384
  • John D Paxtonretired · householder · suite 3p. 484
  • Roy W Powera barber at Spencer's · householder · suite 26p. 501
  • Ethel F M Tilla school instructor at N Westminster City · householder · suite 18p. 613
  • Zelda Traera president at Traer & Dickie · householder · suite 11p. 617
  • Doris M Wallera stenographer at the Royal Securities Corporation · householder · suite 16p. 639

Also under the Fawns name

  • Jean Fawnswidow of T W · lives here · suite 24p. 192
  • William J Paxtona salesman at Standard Oil · lives here · suite 3p. 484

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ROBSON

  1. 1234Nottingham (The) aptsp. 144
  2. 12341Krivy Fp. 144
  3. 12343Paxton J Dp. 144
  4. 12344Lovegrove N Lp. 144
  5. 12345Black G Lp. 144
  6. 123411Traer Miss Zp. 144
  7. 123412Borger Mrs J R A Bp. 144
  8. 123414Dyke S Lp. 144
  9. 123415Cater A Hp. 144
  10. 123416Waller Miss D Mp. 144
  11. 123417McKay Miss S Ep. 144
  12. 123418Till Miss E F Mp. 144
  13. 123421Gee Miss Ep. 144
  14. 123422Browne Rp. 144
  15. 123423Leeworthy F Dp. 144
  16. 123424Fawns Miss M Ep. 144
  17. 123426Power R Wp. 144
  18. 123427Mackenzie Jp. 144
  19. 123428McDonald G Wp. 144

Names

  1. Black Garvin L mgr The Nottingham h5, 1234 Robsonp. 50
  2. Borger Jeanette R A B wid W A h12, 1234 Robsonp. 56
  3. Browne Robt clk PO h22, 1234 Robsonp. 75
  4. Cater Arch H acct Western City h15, 1234 Robsonp. 102
  5. Dyke Sid L artist h14, 1234 Robsonp. 175
  6. Fawns Mildred E sten Macaulay Nicolls & Maitland h24, 1234 Robsonp. 192
  7. Gee Evelyn asst lab dir Van Genl Hosp h21, 1234 Robsonp. 219
  8. Krivy Fredk ftr h1, 1234 Robsonp. 331
  9. Leeworthy Fredk D hlpr Alexandra Bky h23, 1234 Robsonp. 343
  10. Lovegrove N L h4, 1234 Robsonp. 356
  11. McDonald Geo W acct Safeway Stores h28, 1234 Robsonp. 371
  12. McKay Sadie wid J r17, 1234 Robsonp. 382
  13. McKay Sadie E sch tchr Van City h17, 1234 Robsonp. 382
  14. Mackenzie Jas h27, 1234 Robsonp. 384
  15. Paxton John D retired h3, 1234 Robsonp. 484
  16. Power Roy W barber Spencers h26, 1234 Robsonp. 501
  17. Till Ethel F M sch instr N Westr City h18, 1234 Robsonp. 613
  18. Traer Zelda pres Traer & Dickie h11, 1234 Robsonp. 617
  19. Waller Doris M sten Royal Securities Corpn h16, 1234 Robsonp. 639
  20. Fawns Jean wid T W r24, 1234 Robsonp. 192
  21. Paxton Wm J slsmn Standard Oil r3, 1234 Robsonp. 484
The lines for 1234 Robson 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 1234 Robson Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); nothing on the 1200 block of Robson Street stands from before 1946: two doors along, 1256 has a building from 1968.

The 1200 block in 1940

Robson Street between Bute and Jervis 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.

Robson Street, the 1200 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)

The 1200 block of Robson 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.