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West End, Vancouver

852 Nicola Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 852 Nicola Street is The Linton, an apartment building, with 14 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 17 people here: Miss M P Antinock, a clerk at the CPR; Harry J Buckley, a clerk at Hammond Hardwood; and 15 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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19
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1913
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 15 linesThe Linton and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Miss M P Antinocka clerk at the CPR · householder · suite 12p. 16
  • Harry J Buckleya clerk at Hammond Hardwood · householder · suite 10p. 78
  • James A Ewinga clerk at Woodward's · householder · suite 11p. 188
  • Gladys A Houkesa telephone operator · householder · suite 5p. 284
  • Sally I Le Quieaa nurse for Dr H H Milburn · householder · suite 15p. 345
  • Keeble Overallhouseholder · suite 16p. 474
  • William G Overallproprietor of Linton · householder · suite 14p. 474
  • William C Pyea clerk · householder · suite 4p. 507
  • Gertrude A Rhodeswidow of C C · householder · suite 3p. 518
  • Arthur H Rugglesa hand shipper at Johnston National Storage · householder · suite 7p. 537
  • G H Townhouseholder · suite 17p. 617
  • Anthony Villaa barber at Vancouver Hotel Barber Shop · householder · suite 6p. 634

Also under the Flieger name

  • Edith H Fliegera home matron at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 2p. 201
  • Fredaghouseholder · suite 1p. 209
  • Leona Le Quieaa nurse · lives here · suite 15p. 345
  • Irene E Overalllives here · suite 14p. 474
  • Theodora G Rhodeswho worked for the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 3p. 518

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

  1. 852Linton (The) aptsp. 120
  2. 8521Fredag Miss Np. 120
  3. 8522Flieger Miss E Mp. 120
  4. 8523Rhodes Mrs G Ap. 120
  5. 8524Pye W Cp. 120
  6. 8525Houkes Miss G Ap. 120
  7. 8526Villa Ap. 120
  8. 8527Ruggles A Hp. 120
  9. 85210Buckley H Jp. 120
  10. 85211Ewing J Ap. 120
  11. 85212Antinock Miss M Pp. 120
  12. 85214Overall W Gp. 120
  13. 85215Le Quiea Miss S Ip. 120
  14. 85216Overall Kp. 120
  15. 85217Town G Hp. 120

Names

  1. Antinock Miss M P clk CPR h12, 852 Nicolap. 16
  2. Buckley Harry J clk Hammond Hardwood h10, 852 Nicolap. 78
  3. Ewing Jas A clk Woodwards h11, 852 Nicolap. 188
  4. Houkes Gladys A tel opr CP Com h5, 852 Nicolap. 284
  5. Le Quiea Sally I nurse Dr H H Milburn h15, 852 Nicolap. 345
  6. Overall Keeble h16, 852 Nicolap. 474
  7. Overall Wm G prop Linton h14, 852 Nicolap. 474
  8. Pye Wm C clk CP Com h4, 852 Nicolap. 507
  9. Rhodes Gertrude A wid C C h3, 852 Nicolap. 518
  10. Ruggles Arth H hd shpr Johnston Natl Stge h7, 852 Nicolap. 537
  11. Town G H h17, 852 Nicolap. 617
  12. Villa Anthony barber Van Hotel Barber Shop h6, 852 Nicolap. 634
  13. Flieger Edith H home matron Van Genl Hosp h2, 852 Nicolap. 201
  14. Fredag Nina h1, 852 Nicolap. 209
  15. Le Quiea Leona nurse r15, 852 Nicolap. 345
  16. Overall Irene E r14, 852 Nicolap. 474
  17. Rhodes Theodora G emp BC Tel r3, 852 Nicolap. 518
The lines for 852 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

852 Nicola Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 800 block of Nicola Street; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.

The 800 block in 1940

Nicola Street between Robson and Haro 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.

Nicola Street, the 800 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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852 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/852-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.