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West End, Vancouver

1334 Nicola Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1334 Nicola Street is Greythorpe Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: John A Dougall, a mechanic at Center & Hanna; Robert L Ennis, a caretaker at the Greythorpe Apartments; and five others.

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7
people the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • John A Dougalla mechanic at Center & Hanna · householder · suite 1p. 166
  • Robert L Ennisa caretaker at the Greythorpe Apartments · householder · suite Bp. 185
  • George C Grefea clerk at the Post Office · householder · suite 2p. 240
  • Aleth A Lloydwho ran a grocer confectioner and restaurant · householder · suite 3p. 352
  • L Elizabeth Otterbinea nurse at the St Pauls Hospital · householder · suite 5p. 474

Also under the Dougall name

  • Eliza Dougallwidow of R · lives here · suite 1p. 166
  • Janet C Otterbinelives here · suite 5p. 474

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

NICOLA

  1. 1334Greythorpe Aptsp. 120
  2. 1334BEnnis R Lp. 120
  3. 13341Dougall J Ap. 120
  4. 13342Grefe G Cp. 120
  5. 13343Lloyd A Ap. 120
  6. 13345Otterbine Miss L Ep. 120

Names

  1. Dougall John A mech Center & Hanna h1, 1334 Nicolap. 166
  2. Ennis Robt L caretkr Greythorpe Apts hB, 1334 Nicolap. 185
  3. Grefe Geo C clk PO h2, 1334 Nicolap. 240
  4. Lloyd Aleth A gro confr and restr 1055 Burrard h3, 1334 Nicolap. 352
  5. Otterbine L Eliz nurse St Pauls Hosp h5, 1334 Nicolap. 474
  6. Dougall Eliza wid R r1, 1334 Nicolap. 166
  7. Otterbine Janet C r5, 1334 Nicolap. 474
The lines for 1334 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1334 Nicola Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1386, on the heritage register, still has its building from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 1300 block in 1940

Nicola Street between Harwood Street and Beach Avenue, 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 1300 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)

Nicola Street, block by block

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1334 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1334-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.