A wooden grain elevator on Marion Street in Winnipeg was operated by the Seeds Department of Manitoba Pool Elevators from 1945 to around 1975. After 1977, the facility was operated as a feed mill by a succession of companies, most recently by East-Man Feeds. It was demolished in July 2021.
Manitoba Pool seed plant (circa 1952)
Source: Manitoba Pool Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
Eastman Feeds grain elevator (October 2015)
Source: Jean McManus
Eastman Feeds grain elevator (October 2015)
Source: Jean McManus
Eastman Feeds grain elevator (September 2018)
Source: George Penner
Eastman Feeds grain elevator being demolished (July 2021)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Eastman Feeds grain elevator being demolished (July 2021)
Source: Jean McManusSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88235, W97.09172
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Manitoba Pool Elevators / Agricore
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jean McManus.
Page revised: 27 March 2022
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