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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Nickses

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Nicks at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Nickas. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Nickses lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    235 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Antonio Nickas, of Rex Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Old Empress Hotel at 237. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1839 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M J Nicks, widow of I 1940

    Next door in 1940: L V Martin at 1837 and H H Jonason at 1859. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1035 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • N H Nickas, a waiter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Maple Leaf Cafe at 1033 and Coast Cap Mfg at 1037. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1038 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • E A Nicks, a locomotive fireman at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Main Sheet Metal Works at 1024. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3672 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D D Nicks, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Innes at 3662 and M G Wallace at 3696. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a locomotive fireman and a waiter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland and Kitsilano. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Antonio Nickas at 235 East Hastings Street, of Rex Cafe. Mrs M J Nicks is listed at 1839 Franklin Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section lists Mary J Nicks there as the householder, widow of I.

N H Nickas is listed at 1035 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Nick H Nickas there as the householder, a waiter. The 1940 name section lists E A Nicks at 1038 Main Street, a locomotive fireman at the CNR.

In 1940 the directory lists D D Nicks at 3672 West 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David D Nicks there as the householder, retired.

Today

235 East Hastings, 1035 Granville, 1038 Main and 3672 West 1st still have their buildings from before 1946, 235 East Hastings and 1038 Main on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1839 Franklin (1980) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Nickses

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under N. Want a name removed? Tell us.