This one-storey dark red brick building at the southeast corner of Selkirk Avenue and Sinclair Street in Winnipeg, measuring 26 feet by 46 feet, was built in 1926 for proprietor Joseph Peters as a bottling plant and warehouse for his Arctic Drink Company at a cost of about $2,500 for the building and another $2,500 for the bottling equipment. The company bottled such soft drinks as Nesbitt’s Orange, Frostie Root Beer, Snow White Cream Soda, and Jamaica Ginger Ale. It was still in operation into the 1970s.
Arctic Drink Company Building (February 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92000, W97.15896
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Peters (1888-1942)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Peters House (860 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3183/1926, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Alignment on Selkirk is before committee,” Manitoba Free Press, 16 September 1926, page 4.
“Permits near ten million mark in city,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 September 1926, page 3.
“Building for season now over $11,000,000,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 October 1926, page 2.
“Factories in greater Winnipeg enlarged in 1926,” Manitoba Free Press, 20 November 1926, page 26.
“Aerated waters,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 February 1932, page 21.
“Family size bottle beverages will now retail for 13 cents,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 November 1947, page 15.
“Soft drink men get work hours act exemption,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 September 1949, page 7.
“The Arctic Drink Manufacturing Co.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 February 1963, page 44.
“Wanted experienced soft drink driver,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 February 1971, page 48.
“Soft drink prices increase,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 November 1971, page 2.
“Local soft drink prices pop upward,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 September 1974, page 3.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 December 2023
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