This two-storey brick building at the northwest corner of Selkirk Avenue and Salter Street in Winnipeg, measuring 32 feet by 55 feet, was built in 1937 for Polish immigrant physician William E. Chasney (1892-1958) at a cost of about $6,500. In its official configuration, the building contained a single retail space on the main floor while the second floor contained the medical office of Dr. Chasney.
In 1938, alterations to the ground floor retail space, costing about $2,500, were done to accommodate a drug store.
The building was damaged by fire on 23 February 2025.
Chasney Block (May 2021)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Chasney Block after a fire (February 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91468, W97.14156
denoted by symbol on the map above
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2175/1937, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Permits issued,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 August 1937, page 2.
“This week’s permits,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 1938, page 9.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #276 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“William Chasney, city doctor dead at 66,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 November 1958, page 34.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 1 March 2025
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