This one-storey brick building at the southeast corner of Westminster Avenue and Ruby Street in Winnipeg was built in 1932 for Isaac Colish for use of a neighbourhood grocery store. Measuring 22 feet by 28 feet, it was built at a cost of about $2,000. Only occupied by Colish until late 1933, it has been occupied by a variety of tenants including other grocery stores, a bakery, a drug store, a hardware store, and a laundromat. At the time of a 2022 site visit, the building was occupied by a restaurant.
Colish Grocery (December 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88159, W97.17266
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Isaac Colish (1878-1977)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Colish Block (1969-1973 Main Street, Winnipeg)
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Building permits nearing $500,000 for 1932 season,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 1932, page 15.
“Vita-weat whole wheat crispbread,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 1932, page 9.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 January 2023
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