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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Security Storage Warehouse / Naval Reserve Depot (583 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg)This three-storey brick building on Ellice Avenue in Winnipeg was built in 1909 by the firm of Carter-Halls-Aldinger as a five-storey structure for the Security Storage Company. Measuring 50 feet by 100 feet, it was built at a cost of about $50,000. It is presently unknown when or how the uppermost two storeys were removed. During the Second World War, the building was used as a Naval Reserve Depot, with alterations in 1939 done by the Malcom Construction Company at a cost of about $5,000.
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Sources:“New storage warehouse,” Manitoba Free Press, 21 August 1909, page 6. “The Security Storage and Warehouse Co.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 September 1915, page 104. “Year’s building permits top $2,000,000 last week,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 September 1939, page 4. This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 10 January 2023
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