This two-storey wood and concrete warehouse on Mulvey Avenue East adjacent to the Canadian National Railway main line in Winnipeg, measuring 160 feet by 58 feet, was designed by local architects John Woodman and Raymond Marwood-Elton Carey, and built in 1912 by contractor John McQuarrie at a cost of about $50,000. It was used initially by the Blackwood’s Brewery as a pickle factory, adjacent to its soda and mineral water factory at 421 Mulvey and brewery at 409 Mulvey.
Occupants through the years included Systems Equipment Limited (1920s to 1960s), Flo-Form Industries Limited (1960s-1970s), Goldin and Company (1970s-1980s), Lemax Corporation (1990s-2000s), and Dominion Antiques (2010s).
Blackwood Pickle Factory Building (July 2017)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Blackwood Pickle Factory Building (July 2017)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Blackwood Pickle Factory Building (September 2022)
Source: Kerrin AsmundsonSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87346, W97.14017
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See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Woodman (1861-1944)
Memorable Manitobans: Raymond Marwood-Elton Carey (1883-1975)
Memorable Manitobans: John McQuarrie (1849-1929)
Memorable Manitobans: William Blackwood (1849-1935)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Blackwood Soda Factory Building (421 Mulvey Avenue East, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Business: Blackwood Brothers / Blackwoods Limited
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3370/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
409 Mulvey Avenue East, Former Pelissier's (Blackwood's) Brewery by Murray Peterson, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, 2002.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk, Nathan Kramer, Kerrin Asmundson, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 November 2022
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