Manitoba Business: Hazelton and Walin [Hazleton and Walin]

This Winnipeg-based firm was established in 1910 by Herbert Torrence Hazelton [Hazleton] and Claes Sanford Walin, and incorporated the following year.

Some of the construction works in Manitoba by the firm included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Orpheum Theatre	283 Fort Street, Winnipeg	1910-1911	Demolished (1946)
YMCA Building	301 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg	1911-1913
Tribune Building	257 Smith Street, Winnipeg	1913-1914	Demolished (1983)
Bank of British North America Building (addition)	436 Main Street, Winnipeg	1914
Inglis Building (addition and alterations)	291 Garry Street, Winnipeg	1916
Manitoba Government Telephones Building	19 Ninth Street, Brandon	1916-1917
Elmhurst Golf Clubhouse	RM of Springfield	1918
Winnipeg Hydro Substation No. 5	Scotland Avenue, Winnipeg	1919
Dominion Motors Garage and Auto Sales Building	250-256 Fort Street, Winnipeg	1920-1921	Demolished (?)
Assiniboine School	175 Winston Road, Winnipeg	1922
David Livingstone School	270 Flora Avenue, Winnipeg	1922
Kiewel Brewery Building	690 St. Joseph Street, Winnipeg	1924
Medical Arts Building (additions)	Graham Avenue at Kennedy Street, Winnipeg	1926	Demolished (1974)
Eaton’s Department Store (renovations)	345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg	1927
Elmwood Telephone Exchange Building	230 Martin Avenue West, Winnipeg	1928
Florence Apartments	145-149 Arlington Street, Winnipeg	1928
River Heights Telephone Exchange Building	413 Niagara Street, Winnipeg	1929
Sherbrook Pool	381 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg	1930-1931
Manitoba Telephone System Building	166 Portage Avenue East, Winnipeg	1930-1932
Christie Brown Building	1147-1155 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg	1931-1932
Queenston School	245 Queenston Street, Winnipeg	1931
Kelly House (renovation)	19 Carlton Street / 383 Assiniboine Avenue, Winnipeg	1941-1942	Demolished (1965)

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Herbert Torrence Hazelton [Hazleton] (1868-1939)

Memorable Manitobans: Claes Sanford Walin (1863-1926)

Sources:

“May building sets new record over dominion,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 June 1926, page 1.

“Permits pass million dollar mark in city,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 March 1931, page 23.

We thank Jordan Makichuk and Rick Mutton for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 24 April 2025