The 1940 directory lists five suites and households at 855 Nicola Street. Its name section lists six people here: Beatrice Gallop, a physiotherapist; Hugh Gracey, an engineer at Shell Oil; and four others.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- M Maxwellsuite 1p. 120
- Miss M H Harringtonsuite 2p. 120
- H Graceysuite 3p. 120
- Miss B Gallopsuite 4p. 120
- Mrs C Masonsuite 5p. 120
The household
- Beatrice Gallopa physiotherapist · householder · suite 4p. 215
- Hugh Graceyan engineer at Shell Oil · householder · suite 3p. 233
- Muriel H Harringtona clerk at the Bank of Nova Scotia · householder · suite 2p. 256
- Constance Masonwidow of G W · householder · suite 5p. 418
- Morley Maxwella clerk at Canadian National Carbon · householder · suite 1p. 422
Also under the Mason name
- Georgina D Masona stenographer for Booth Optical · lives here · suite 5p. 418
Nicola Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
NICOLA
- 8551Maxwell Mp. 120
- 8552Harrington Miss M Hp. 120
- 8553Gracey Hp. 120
- 8554Gallop Miss Bp. 120
- 8555Mason Mrs Cp. 120
Names
- Gallop Beatrice physiotherapist 419, 736 Granville h4, 855 Nicolap. 215
- Gracey Hugh eng Shell Oil h3, 855 Nicolap. 233
- Harrington Muriel H clk Bk of NS h2, 855 Nicolap. 256
- Mason Constance wid G W h5, 855 Nicolap. 418
- Maxwell Morley clk Can Natl Carbon h1, 855 Nicolap. 422
- Mason Georgina D sten Booth Optical r5, 855 Nicolap. 418
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 855 Nicola Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); across the street, 852 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.
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)
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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855 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/855-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.