This two-storey warehouse building was erected in 1896, on a design by local architect Joseph Greenfield, for fur merchant Andrew Carruthers. In 1906, the upper floor was rented to Der Nordwestern Publishing Company, the first and largest German-language press in Western Canada, printing the weekly Der Nordwesten since 1889.
The business was bought by Frank Dojacek in 1922 and expanded into several multi-lingual publications. During the 1940s, the general offices of Canadian Pacific Airlines were located here. From 1951 to 1983, it was home to Sparling Sales, a wholesale radio and television sales business. In 1983, the building was renovated into office space and a restaurant. It is a municipally-designated historic site.
Sparling Sales Building (May 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Sparling Sales Building (May 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89874, W97.14078
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Sparling Sales Limited (120 King Street), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, October 1982.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 June 2022
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