Partners in this Winnipeg-based construction company were James William Frid (President and Managing Director), his brother Herbert Percival Frid (Vice-President), and F. C. Lewis, with offices in the Somerset Block. The company, which operated in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, was dissolved in April 1915, following allegations that it underpaid its workers.
Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Consolidated Plate Glass Warehouse
375 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg
1911
Demolished (?)
Kemp Block (addition)
111 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg
1911
1609 Elgin Avenue West, Winnipeg
1912
464 Spence Street, Winnipeg
1912
282-294 Graham Avenue / 244 Smith Street, Winnipeg
1913
Demolished (1974)
181 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg
1913
836 Arlington Street, Winnipeg
1913
Anthes Foundry
Saskatchewan Avenue, Winnipeg
1913
266 Linwood Street, Winnipeg
1913-1914
252 Home Street, Winnipeg
1913-1914
719 Beverley Street, Winnipeg
1914
285-291 Edmonton Street / 379-381 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1914
Demolished (1983)
McLaughlin Company Warehouse
?
?
YMCA Building
?
?
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James William Frid (1878-1944)
“New building for Garry Street,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 May 1911, page 1.
“Knights build a new club house,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 May 1913, page 1.
“Anthes Foundry one of Winnipeg's active factories,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 October 1913, page 52.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Notice to creditors of Frid-Lewis Co. Ltd.,” Manitoba Free Press, 21 June 1915, page 2.
Herbert Percival Frid (1888-1966), WikiTree.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 February 2024
