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Located originally on the south side of Taylor Avenue (renamed Talbot Avenue in 1906) in Winnipeg, this two-storey apartment block was designed by contractor F. Chapman and built in 1906 for its owner Margret Thorsteinson (1881-1971, wife of George Wilfred Goodall). The building, which had a frontage of 48 feet along Talbot to a depth of 28 feet, was of wood frame construction, clad in stucco, and was completed at a cost of about $3,000. It featured four residential suites and was known as the Goodall Block. The Goodall family resided here from its opening until their new home at 208 Glenwood Crescent was built in 1924.
By the early 1950s, the building came into the ownership of Rudolph Sternschein. On 10 November 1953, the building was relocated, using greased skids by R. Litz & Sons Company, from its original site at 328 Talbot Avenue (N49.90742, W97.11017) and moved across the street and set on a new foundation immediately west of the Fire Hall No. 8. The previous location was then used as a parking lot for a nearby factory. Re-addressed as 315 Talbot, the apartment was renamed Grant Apartments and the suite count increased to nine. A small enclosed two-storey addition was also made to the front and rear of the building.
The vacant structure was destroyed by fire on 24 September 2017. Its remains were demolished.
Aerial view of Goodall Block across from Fire Hall No. 8 (1923) by Royal Canadian Air Force
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Surveys Branch Aerial Photos (A0262), GR11610, FA 23-44
Moving the Goodall Block (November 1953)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune
Grant Apartments (July 2015)
Source: Google Streetview
Grant Apartments fire (September 2017)
Source: Heather BenjaminSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90799, W97.11048
denoted by symbol on the map above
1906 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
1926 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1469/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1901/1924, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1801/1925, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation Department.
“[Photo caption; Squatters rights ...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 November 1953, page 1.
“[Photo caption; Talbot avenue was a bit crowded ...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 November 1953, page 3.
“Fire crews demolish building after blaze on Talbot Ave,” CTV Winnipeg, 24 September 2017.
“Crews fighting blaze on Winnipeg’s Talbot Avenue,” Global News, 24 September 2017.
“Firefighters battle blaze at Talbot and Stadacona,” CBC Manitoba, 24 September 2017.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
We thank Gordon Goldsborough and Heather Benjamin for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 15 April 2023
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