This one-storey brick building on Rosser Avenue in Brandon, measuring 33 feet by 80 feet, was designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Northwood and Chivers. It was constructed between late 1929 and early 1930, at a cost of about $18,000, as a grocery for Safeway Stores Limited. It opened officially on 28 February 1930.
Later occupied by a Simpsons-Sears department store, the building has been extensively renovated from the original, and was occupied by a Habitat for Humanity Restore at the time of a 2022 site visit.
The former Safeway store at Brandon (July 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84831, W99.94683
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Northwood and Chivers / Northwood Chivers and Casey
Manitoba Business: Safeway Stores Limited
“Building activity is boosting permit total almost daily now,” Brandon Sun, 29 May 1929, page 1.
“New Brandon post office cost $150,000,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 September 1929, page 6.
“Second Safeway store will open tomorrow on Rosser Avenue,” Brandon Sun, 27 February 1930, page 6.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 October 2024
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