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West End, Vancouver

1853 Nelson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1853 Nelson Street is The Sandringham, an apartment building, with 17 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 20 people here: William J Babcock, a maintenanceman at Home Oil; George Brown, a weighmaster at the Board of Grain Commissioners; and 18 others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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21
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 18 linesThe Sandringham and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • William J Babcocka maintenanceman at Home Oil · householder · suite 7p. 24
  • George Browna weighmaster at the Board of Grain Commissioners · householder · suite 3p. 72
  • Edward Campbella janitor at The Sandringham · householder · suite 1p. 89
  • Arthur E Dodmanretired · householder · suite 5p. 162
  • Howard I Edwardsan analyst at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 17p. 178
  • L D Gibbenshouseholder · suite 6p. 221
  • George Haywarda salesman · householder · suite 8p. 263
  • William G Helmsingan operator at the Standard Oil Service Station · householder · suite 11p. 266
  • Hannah A Lovewidow of C D O · householder · suite 14p. 356
  • Sam R McMillanan assistant appraiser at the Customs · householder · suite 12p. 396
  • Harold C Moorea salesman for W M Gow · householder · suite 2p. 438
  • William J Mullina clerk · householder · suite 10p. 447
  • Harold R Punnetthouseholder · suite 18p. 506
  • Mrs Kathleen Taylora stenographer at BC Sugar · householder · suite 19p. 603
  • S Allan Thomasa clerk at Hamilton Bridge · householder · suite 16p. 608
  • Marion Watsonwidow of G · householder · suite 15p. 644
  • Janet Wellswidow of G · householder · suite 9p. 649

Also under the Love name

  • Margaret E Lovea bookkeeper at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 14p. 356
  • Gertrude M Watsona stenographer at Elk River Timber · householder · suite 15p. 644
  • Grace M Wellsa stenographer · lives here · suite 9p. 649

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their 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. 1853Sandringham (The) aptsp. 119
  2. 18531Campbell Ep. 119
  3. 18532Moore H Cp. 119
  4. 18533Brown Gp. 119
  5. 18535Dodman A Ep. 119
  6. 18536Gibbens L Dp. 119
  7. 18537Babcock W Jp. 119
  8. 18538Hayward Gp. 119
  9. 18539Wells Mrs Jp. 119
  10. 185310Mullin W Jp. 119
  11. 185311Helmsing W Gp. 119
  12. 185312McMillan S Rp. 119
  13. 185314Love Mrs H Ap. 119
  14. 185315Watson Mrs Mp. 119
  15. 185316Thomas S Ap. 119
  16. 185317Edwards H Ip. 119
  17. 185318Punnett H Rp. 119
  18. 185319Taylor Mrs Kp. 119

Names

  1. Babcock Wm J maintenancemn Home Oil h7, 1853 Nelsonp. 24
  2. Brown Geo weighmstr Bd of Grain Comrs h3, 1853 Nelsonp. 72
  3. Campbell Edw jntr The Sandringham h1, 1853 Nelsonp. 89
  4. Dodman Arth E retired h5, 1853 Nelsonp. 162
  5. Edwards Howard I analyst Can Govt h17, 1853 Nelsonp. 178
  6. Gibbens L D h6, 1853 Nelsonp. 221
  7. Hayward Geo slsmn h8, 1853 Nelsonp. 263
  8. Helmsing Wm G opr Standard Oil Serv Sta h11, 1853 Nelsonp. 266
  9. Love Hannah A wid C D O h14, 1853 Nelsonp. 356
  10. McMillan Sam R asst appraiser Customs h12, 1853 Nelsonp. 396
  11. Moore Harold C slsmn W M Gow h2, 1853 Nelsonp. 438
  12. Mullin Wm J clk Bk of aCnada h10, 1853 Nelsonp. 447
  13. Punnett Harold R h18, 1853 Nelsonp. 506
  14. Taylor Mrs Kathleen sten BC Sugar h19, 1853 Nelsonp. 603
  15. Thomas S Allan clk Hamilton Bridge h16, 1853 Nelsonp. 608
  16. Watson Marion wid G de B h15, 1853 Nelsonp. 644
  17. Wells Janet wid G h9, 1853 Nelsonp. 649
  18. Love Margt E bkpr BC Tel r14, 1853 Nelsonp. 356
  19. Watson Gertrude M sten Elk River Tbr h15, 1853 Nelsonp. 644
  20. Wells Grace M sten CCMTA r9, 1853 Nelsonp. 649
The lines for 1853 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 1853 Nelson Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1835 still has its building from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 1800 block in 1940

Nelson Street between Denman and Gilford 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 1800 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 1800 block of Nelson 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.