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West End, Vancouver

1460 Nelson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1460 Nelson Street is Clifton Apartments, with 13 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 19 people here: George Cassidy, a manager at the Clifton Apartments; Margaret Coste, a widow; and 17 others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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24
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category C
1910
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 14 linesClifton Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • George Cassidya manager at the Clifton Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 101
  • Margaret Costea widow · householder · suite 11p. 128
  • Bert M Davisonhouseholder · suite 10p. 152
  • James F Donnellanan examiner at the Customs · householder · suite 9p. 165
  • Mary P Hayneswidow of G H · householder · suite 6p. 263
  • Malcolm A McLeana salesman at Spencer's · householder · suite 4p. 391
  • Axel W Nilssona clerk · householder · suite Ap. 461
  • Ursula Rosswidow of G · householder · suite 3p. 533
  • J Fred Sandersa notary public at Sortergraf · householder · suite 2p. 542
  • Eldon L Starra salesman for Grant Gunn · householder · suite 8p. 582
  • W G Watsona truckman at the Customs · householder · suite 12p. 645
  • Fred C Willowsa clerk at the St Regis Hotel · householder · suite 7p. 664
  • Harold P Wilsona general broker · householder · suite 5p. 666

Also under the Cassidy name

  • Cath Cassidya stenographer at Macdonald & Wilson · lives here · suite 1p. 101
  • Winifred L Costewho worked for the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 11p. 128
  • Phyllis Davisona saleswoman at Woodward's · lives here · suite 10p. 152
  • Janet H Rossa clerk at Birks · lives here · suite 3p. 533
  • Roma D Willowslives here · suite 7p. 664
  • Joyce G Wilsona stenographer at Begg Motor · lives here · suite 5p. 666

Also at this address

  • Five 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. 1460Clifton Aptsp. 119
  2. 1460ANilsson A Wp. 119
  3. 14601Cassidy Gp. 119
  4. 14602Sanders J Fp. 119
  5. 14603Ross Mrs Up. 119
  6. 14604McLean M Ap. 119
  7. 14605Wilson H Pp. 119
  8. 14606Haynes Mrs M Pp. 119
  9. 14607Willows F Cp. 119
  10. 14608Starr E Lp. 119
  11. 14609Donnellan J Fp. 119
  12. 146010Davison B Mp. 119
  13. 146011Coste Mrs Mp. 119
  14. 146012Watson W Gp. 119

Names

  1. Cassidy Geo mgr Clifton Apts h1, 1460 Nelsonp. 101
  2. Coste Margt wid — cook h11, 1460 Nelsonp. 128
  3. Davison Bert M h10, 1460 Nelsonp. 152
  4. Donnellan Jas F examr Customs h9, 1460 Nelsonp. 165
  5. Haynes Mary P wid G H h6, 1460 Nelsonp. 263
  6. McLean Malc A slsmn Spencer's h4, 1460 Nelsonp. 391
  7. Nilsson Axel W clk hA, 1460 Nelsonp. 461
  8. Ross Ursula wid G h3, 1460 Nelsonp. 533
  9. Sanders J Fred notary pub 601, 325 Howe and dist mgr Sortergraf h2, 1460 Nelsonp. 542
  10. Starr Eldon L slsmn Grant Gunn h8, 1460 Nelsonp. 582
  11. Watson W G truckmn Customs h12, 1460 Nelsonp. 645
  12. Willows Fred C clk St Regis Hotel h7, 1460 Nelsonp. 664
  13. Wilson Harold P genl broker 206, 510 W Hastings h5, 1460 Nelsonp. 666
  14. Cassidy Cath sten Macdonald & Wilson r1, 1460 Nelsonp. 101
  15. Coste Winifred L emp BC Tel r11, 1460 Nelsonp. 128
  16. Davison Phyllis slswm Woodward's r10, 1460 Nelsonp. 152
  17. Ross Janet H clk Birks r3, 1460 Nelsonp. 533
  18. Willows Roma D r7, 1460 Nelsonp. 664
  19. Wilson Joyce G sten Begg Motor r5, 1460 Nelsonp. 666
The lines for 1460 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

1460 Nelson Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category C), the only one left on the 1400 block of Nelson Street; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 1400 block in 1940

Nelson Street between Broughton and Nicola 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 1400 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 1400 block of Nelson Street

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1460 Nelson Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

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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.