Formerly located at the northeast corner of Portage Avenue and Edmonton Street in Winnipeg, this one-storey brick and terra cotta building, measuring 44.6 feet by 150 feet, was designed by local architect William Fingland and was built in 1914 by the Frid-Lewis Company for real estate mogul Charles Henry Enderton at a cost of about $24,610.
In its original configuration, the building contained seven retail spaces, three along Portage Avenue and four along Edmonton Street. From 1927 to the late 1970s, it was home to the Thomson and Pope menswear shop.
The building was demolished in 1983 and the site became part of the new Portage Place shopping mall.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89268, W97.14713
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Fingland (1862-1946)
Manitoba Business: Frid-Lewis Company
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Henry Enderton (1861-1920)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2565/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #102 February 1963, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Lost Winnipeg: The Thomson and Pope Building,” Heritage Winnipeg Blog, 12 June 2019.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 1 December 2023
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