This two-storey brick building, dating from around 1905, was home to the Empire Publishing Company, Virden’s oldest, continuously-operating business. It published the Virden Empire-Advance newspaper.
Empire Publishing Building (July 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Empire Publishing Building (May 2019)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84945, W100.93337
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Old Post Office Building (221 Nelson Street West, Virden)
MHS Centennial Business: Virden Empire-Advance
Virden Downtown Heritage District Assessment by Ken Storie, 2010.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 October 2022
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