This one-storey brick building on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg, was built in 1953 for radio and television store owner John Chester (1909-1987), before which he had a shop in the Budnik Block as of 1948. Chester occupied the building until 1979 when he moved the business to the back of 570 Pritchard Avenue. At the time of a 2024 site visit, this building was vacant.
Chester’s Radio Store (August 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91678, W97.14807
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Budnik Block (594-602 Selkirk Avenue / 145 McGregor Street, Winnipeg)
“Chester’s Radio and Electric Service,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 October 1953, page 8.
“Liquidation sale - everything must be sold,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 June 1979, page 18.
Obituary [John Chester], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 1987, page 64.
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: 14 September 2024
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