Formerly located at the northwest corner of King Street and Flora Avenue in Winnipeg, a one-storey brick and concrete building, measuring 36 feet by 52 feet, was built in 1934, at a cost of about $7,000, as a factory for the Star Kosher Sausage Company.
The building was occupied by the company until late 1939 and it was taken over the following year by the Boston-based United Fruit Company and used as a warehouse. In mid-1954, that was charged with federal monopoly charges and subsequently vacated the building. It then became occupied by the American Corned Beef and Sausage Manufacturing Company (later renamed to the Smiths Corned Beef).
The building was demolished sometime after 1965 and the site is now occupied by a church.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91172, W97.13489
denoted by symbol on the map above
“Week’s permits,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 1934, page 30.
“Mortgage sale of valuable city property,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 December 1939, page 21.
“Bookkeeper wanted,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 1946, page 19.
“Would-be thieves defeated by vault,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 November 1947, page 9.
“Juvenile desperados admit to three break-ins, thefts,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 September 1953, page 3.
“Monopoly charges laid against banana “Empire”,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 July 1954, page 1.
“American Corned Beef & Sausage Mfg. Co.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 1954, page 8.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #273 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
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 September 2024
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