This small building on Broadway Street in Crystal City was designed by Winnipeg architect Alexander D. Melville and built in 1928 as a local telephone exchange of Manitoba Telephone Systems.
Telephone Exchange Building at Crystal City (May 2013)
Source: Ken JacobsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.14544, W98.95089
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Alexander D. Melville (1873-1949)
MHS Centennial Business: Manitoba Government Telephones / Manitoba Telephone System / MTS Allstream / Bell MTS
“Contract awarded for 'phone exchanges,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 August 1928, page 4.
We thank Ken Jacobs for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 February 2023
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