This one-storey brick building on Sargent Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 30 feet by 90 feet, was constructed in 1933 as a grocery for Piggly Wiggly Canadian Limited, at a cost of about $10,000. It was opened officially on 8 December 1933.
The storefront has been reclad but its overall appearance is largely unchanged from its original configuration. The building was still in use as a community food store at the time of a 2020 site visit.
Former Piggly Wiggly store on Sargent Avenue in Winnipeg (April 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89633, W97.15191
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Piggly Wiggly Canadian Limited
“Permit granted for $10,000 store on Sargent Avenue,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 October 1933, page 17.
“Permits for new stores and improvements,” Manitoba Free Press, 28 October 1933, page 19.
[Advertisement for Piggly Wiggly], Winnipeg Tribune, 6 December 1933, page 4.
“For Easter … It’s Swift’s premium ham,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 April 1936, page 12.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Piggly wiggly company opens store no. 20,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 October 1929, page 29.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 14 October 2023
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