Formerly located at the southwest corner of Dufferin Avenue and McGregor Street in Winnipeg, a two-storey brick building, measuring 60 feet by 67 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built in 1915 by day labour as a bakery for owner Nathan Segal at a cost of about $20,000.
In 1920, the building became the factory for the newly formed Canada Candy and Biscuit Company which occuped the building until the early 1930s. In June 1931, the building was purchased by the Workers and Farmers Co-Operative Association (WFCA, renamed People’s Co-operative in 1938) at a cost of $9,000 and was converted into a creamery. The conversion—which cost about $6,000 including equipment and building repairs—was completed at a cost of about $1,000. A two-storey brick garage, measuring 25 feet by 63 feet, was also added that year at a cost of about $5,000. In 1935, repairs and an addition to the building were completed at a cost of about $1,000.
The building has been demolished and the site is now occupied by a different building.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91424, W97.15139
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
“Bakery destroyed,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 February 1915, page 14.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 622/1915, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“New biscuit enterprise has authorized capital of $750,000,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 October 1920, page 19.
“New building during week totals $25,600,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 August 1931, page 11.
“Home building for season total 300 dwellings,” Manitoba Free Press, 8 August 1931, page 24.
“Fifteen houses started this week, year’s total 325,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 August 1931, page 3.
“Permits issued,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 August 1931, page 4.
“Building notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 June 1935, page 4.
“Three dwellings added to number of season’s homes,” Manitoba Free Press, 8 June 1935, page 4.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #266 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
The People's Co-op: The Life and Times of a North End Institution by Jim Mochoruk with Nancy Kardash, Fernwood Publishing, 2000.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 14 July 2024
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