In 1940, 1373 Nicola Street is Devon Court, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Nellie E Bibby, widow of B; Robert D Dickie; and four others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.
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- 8
- 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
- Devon Courtapartmentsp. 120
- H Rushsuite 1p. 120
- Mrs M M Stroudsuite 2p. 120
- R D Dickiesuite 3p. 120
- H T V Prossersuite 4p. 120
- Mrs N E Bibbysuite 5p. 120
- T Sunderlandsuite 6p. 120
The household
- Nellie E Bibbywidow of B · householder · suite 5p. 46
- Robert D Dickiehouseholder · suite 3p. 159
- Harold T V Prossera clerk at the Customs · householder · suite 4p. 504
- Herbert J Rusha waiter at the BC Coast Steamship Service · householder · suite 1p. 537
- Mrs Marjorie M Strouda clerk at the Bank of Nova Scotia · householder · suite 2p. 593
- Tom Sunderlanda caretaker at Devon Court · householder · suite 6p. 595
Also at this address
- Two 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
- 1373Devon Court aptsp. 120
- 13731Rush Hp. 120
- 13732Stroud Mrs M Mp. 120
- 13733Dickie R Dp. 120
- 13734Prosser H T Vp. 120
- 13735Bibby Mrs N Ep. 120
- 13736Sunderland Tp. 120
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1373 Nicola Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1386, on the heritage register, on the other side of the street, 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)
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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1373 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1373-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.