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West End, Vancouver

1284 Nelson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1284 Nelson Street is The Altamont, an apartment building, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: Charles F Clive, retired; Nancy Helyer, a stenographer at McGregor Johnston & Thomas; and eight others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

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

The household

  • Charles F Cliveretired · householder · suite 5p. 116
  • Nancy Helyera stenographer at McGregor Johnston & Thomas · householder · suite 8p. 266
  • Emil Hessa cook at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 4p. 269
  • Marjorie E Hoffara stenographer at Belding-Corticelli · householder · suite 7p. 276
  • Sid Lalondehouseholder · suite 6p. 334
  • Florence R Macdonella stenographer · householder · suite 2p. 373
  • Stan F M Moodiehouseholder · suite 3p. 437
  • Ralph W Rossa manager at The Altamont · householder · suite 1p. 533
  • Marion Sutherlanda writer · householder · suite 10p. 596

Also under the Moodie name

  • Stan E M Moodieon active service · lives here · suite 3p. 437

Also at this address

  • Four 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

  1. 1284Altamont The aptsp. 119
  2. 12841Ross R Wp. 119
  3. 12842Macdonell Miss F Rp. 119
  4. 12843Moodie S F Mp. 119
  5. 12844Hess Ep. 119
  6. 12845Clive C Fp. 119
  7. 12846Lalonde Sp. 119
  8. 12847Hoffar Miss M Ep. 119
  9. 12848Helyer Miss Np. 119
  10. 128410Sutherland Miss Mp. 119

Names

  1. Clive Chas F retired h5, 1284 Nelsonp. 116
  2. Helyer Nancy sten McGregor Johnston & Thomas h8, 1284 Nelsonp. 266
  3. Hess Emil cook Van Hotel h4, 1284 Nelsonp. 269
  4. Hoffar Marjorie E sten Belding-Corticelli h7, 1284 Nelsonp. 276
  5. Lalonde Sid h6, 1284 Nelsonp. 334
  6. Macdonell Florence R sten h2, 1284 Nelsonp. 373
  7. Moodie Stan F M h3, 1284 Nelsonp. 437
  8. Ross Ralph W mgr The Altamont h1, 1284 Nelsonp. 533
  9. Sutherland Marion writer h10, 1284 Nelsonp. 596
  10. Moodie Stan E M act serv r3, 1284 Nelsonp. 437
The lines for 1284 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.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1284 Nelson Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1235, on the heritage register, on the other side of the street, one of two on the block.

The 1200 block in 1940

Nelson 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.

Nelson 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 Nelson Street

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1284 Nelson Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.