This two-storey brick block on Scotia Street in Winnipeg, measuring 32 feet by 92 feet, was designed by local architect David A. Abramovitch and construction in 1914 by owner Emanuel Lazarus was done at a cost of about $25,000. Completion work in 1917 was done by the Moxam Construction Company for an additional cost of $15,000. The building contained 15 apartments in its original configuration. It contains 11 apartments today.
Scotia Block (April 2017)
Source: George Penner
Rear of the Scotia Block (December 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Scotia Block (July 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92364, W97.11380
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: David A. Abramovitch [Abramovich] (1871-1950)
Manitoba Business: Moxam Construction Company
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 712/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 April 1914, page 7.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 405/1917, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Building permits for 1917 over half-million,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 May 1917, page 8.
Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
We thank George Penner and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 October 2024
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