This one-storey brick building on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 33 feet by 75 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein. It was built in 1920 by day labour for owner Stanley I. Kraft at a cost of about $12,000. In its original configuration, the building contained two retail spaces, one of which hosted the Kraft and Trasiewiez Pool Hall operated by the owner.
In 1948, the building was renovated to house the Ukrainian Canadian Veterans Branch No. 141 which opened officially on 10 September 1948. Occupied by the Legion until the 1970s when they built a new building to the west, at the time of a 2024 site visit, the original building was occupied by a church but was unrecognizable from its earlier appearance.
Ukrainian Canadian Veterans Legion Hall (1948)
Source: Manitoba Museum
The former Ukrainian Canadian Veterans Legion Hall (November 2024)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Rear of the former Ukrainian Canadian Veterans Legion Hall (August 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91692, W97.14936
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1930/1920, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Ukrainian Legion to meet Friday,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 January 1948, page 3.
“Legion group plans social program,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 February 1948, page 3.
“Ukrainian Veterans to open hall Sept. 10,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 August 1948, page 3.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #279 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Ukrainian Canadian Veterans, Branch 141 (Part I), Manitoba Museum, 12 July 2022.
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: 22 August 2025
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