This three-storey brick building on Langside Street in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1927 by the Moxam Construction Company at a cost of about $50,000. Measuring 49 feet by 91 feet, the building contained 18 residential apartments of three, four, or five rooms. The facade was of red bricks with stone trim and interior woodwork was of oak. It was first block in the city to have “dinettes”, a combination kitchen and dining room. The property was managed from the beginning by the Smith Agency.
Tuxedo Apartments (September 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.88513, W97.15646
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Moxam Construction Company
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 911/1927, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Work started on Langside St. apartment block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 April 1927, page 7.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2024
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