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West End, Vancouver

934 Nicola Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 934 Nicola Street is Shaftsbury Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: Hugh Anderson, a clerk at the BC Government; Hugh Anderson Jr, a radio service; and nine others.

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11
people the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesShaftsbury Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Hugh Andersona clerk at the BC Government · householder · suite 7p. 13
  • Hugh Anderson Jra radio service · lives here · suite 7p. 13
  • Lillian M Blackburnwidow of P C · householder · suite 1p. 50
  • Mary E Campionwidow of J W · householder · suite 4p. 91
  • Ernest J Kerrproprietor of Angelus Coffee Shop · householder · suite 9p. 320
  • James G Lewisa rental manager at Toronto General Trust · householder · suite 6p. 347
  • Mrs Dolly-May Nuttallhouseholder · suite 5p. 466
  • Percy L Robinsonhouseholder · suite 8p. 527
  • Alfred B Seablooma caretaker at the Shaftsbury Apartments · householder · suite 3p. 550
  • Frederick Wilesa fireman · householder · suite 2p. 659

Also under the Blackburn name

  • Gladys J Blackburna stenographer · lives here · suite 1p. 50

Nicola Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

NICOLA

  1. 934Shaftsbury Aptsp. 120
  2. 9341Blackburn Mrs L Mp. 120
  3. 9342Wiles Fp. 120
  4. 9343Seabloom A Bp. 120
  5. 9344Campion Mrs M Ep. 120
  6. 9345Nuttall Mrs D Mp. 120
  7. 9346Lewis J Gp. 120
  8. 9347Anderson Hp. 120
  9. 9348Robinson P Lp. 120
  10. 9349Kerr E Jp. 120

Names

  1. Anderson Hugh clk BC Govt h7, 934 Nicolap. 13
  2. Anderson Hugh Jr radio serv r7, 934 Nicolap. 13
  3. Blackburn Lillian M wid P C h1, 934 Nicolap. 50
  4. Campion Mary E wid J W h4, 934 Nicolap. 91
  5. Kerr Ernest J prop Angelus Coffee Shop h9, 934 Nicolap. 320
  6. Lewis Jas G rental mgr Toronto Genl Trust h6, 934 Nicolap. 347
  7. Nuttall Mrs Dolly-May h5, 934 Nicolap. 466
  8. Robinson Percy L h8, 934 Nicolap. 527
  9. Seabloom Alfd B caretkr Shaftsbury Apts h3, 934 Nicolap. 550
  10. Wiles Fredk firmn h2, 934 Nicolap. 659
  11. Blackburn Gladys J sten r1, 934 Nicolap. 50
The lines for 934 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 934 Nicola Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 951, on the other side of the street, one of five on the block.

The 900 block in 1940

Nicola Street between Haro and Nelson 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 900 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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934 Nicola Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/934-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.