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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba

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Map of featured sites

Abandoned Manitoba

More Abandoned Manitoba

In collaboration with the Weekend Morning Show at CBC Manitoba, the Manitoba Historical Society is highlighting unique historic structures around the province. Among the places profiled in this regular radio feature are schools, churches, stores, homes, grain elevators, military bases, and more. If you would like to suggest an historic site for the series, please contact the MHS Webmaster.

Past Episodes

Broadcast Date	Featured Site	MP3 Audio
17 February 2019	One hundred years ago, these buildings were a vital part of the business districts of many rural towns. Today, most are struggling or gone.
10 February 2019	Emerson Customs Building (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)	11 minutes
3 February 2019	Red River Frame buildings and Henderson House (St. Norbert Provincial Heritage Park)	10 minutes
27 January 2019	St. James Fire Hall (200 Berry Street, Winnipeg)	12 minutes
20 January 2019	Starbuck Cemetery (Starbuck, RM of Macdonald), Wheatfield Burial Site (RM of Yellowhead), Shellmouth Pioneers Cemetery (RM of Riding Mountain West), Ostman Grave (RM of Stuartburn), Brandon Indian Residential School Cemetery (RM of Cornwallis)	11 minutes
13 January 2019	Central Judicial District Gaol (20 Third Street SE, Portage la Prairie)	11 minutes
6 January 2019	Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Historical Preservation and Promotion	11 minutes
30 December 2018	Kanuchuan Generating Station (Kanuchuan River, Northern Manitoba)	12 minutes
23 December 2018	Medicine Rock Cafe (St. Francois Xavier, RM of St. Francois Xavier)	10 minutes
16 December 2018	Kenosewun Centre (Lockport, RM of St. Clements)	7 minutes
9 December 2018	Salvation Army Citadel (221 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg)	10 minutes
2 December 2018	McKinley School No. 1462 (RM of Mountain) and Manitoba’s Rural School Designs Other surviving Eatons plan schools: Balsam Bay, Belses, Bluebell, Brandon Hills, Cowan, Hillview, Loon Lake, Meleb, Oak Point, Pine Valley, St. Vincent de Paul	9 minutes
25 November 2018	Undelivered letters in the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives	11 minutes
18 November 2018	Manitoba House (Kinosota, RM of Alonsa)	9 minutes
11 November 2018	MHS war memorials project (with Darryl Toews)	17 minutes
4 November 2018	Hoffman Family Grain Elevator and Mill (RM of Macdonald)	13 minutes
28 October 2018	Sasaginnigak Fire Tower (Sasaginnigak Lake, Atikaki Provincial Park), Woodridge Fire Tower (Woodridge, Woodridge Provincial Park)	13 minutes
21 October 2018	Launching this week, the book More Abandoned Manitoba	11 minutes
14 October 2018	Hodgson Legion Hall (Hodgson, RM of Fisher)	11 minutes
7 October 2018	St. Charles Hotel (235 Notre Dame Avenue), Rubin Block (270 Morley), St. James Hotel (1719 Portage Avenue), and Osborne Village Inn (160 Osborne Street)	11 minutes
30 September 2018	Curry Brothers Building (Municipality of Pembina)	9 minutes
23 September 2018	Grey Nuns’ Convent (St. Francois Xavier, RM of St. Francois Xavier)	9 minutes
16 September 2018	Oxbow Woods (RM of Portage la Prairie)	9 minutes
9 September 2018	Asessippi Townsite (RM of Riding Mountain West)	10 minutes
2 September 2018	Summer Edition - Downtown Winnipeg	9 minutes
26 August 2018	Summer Edition - The Narrows	8 minutes
19 August 2018	Summer Edition - Morden	9 minutes
12 August 2018	Summer Edition - Boreal Shores Art Tour	9 minutes
5 August 2018	Summer Edition - Melita	11 minutes
29 July 2018	Summer Edition - Dauphin	9 minutes
22 July 2018	Summer Edition - Austin	9 minutes
15 July 2018	Summer Edition - Churchill	8 minutes
1 July 2018	On the road to western Manitoba	16 minutes
3 June 2018	Van Horne Farm / Searle Farm (RM of St. Clements)	12 minutes
6 May 2018	Modern Dairy Building (738 St. Joseph Street, Winnipeg)	9 minutes
8 April 2018	Manitoba Power Commission Powerhouse (Minnedosa) / Maps of rural electrification	12 minutes
4 March 2018	St. Boniface Normal School (210 rue Masson, Winnipeg)	11 minutes
4 February 2018	Assiniboine River Needle Dam (Assiniboine River, RM of Portage la Prairie)	11 minutes
7 January 2018	Winnipeg Central Dump / Saskatchewan Avenue Dump / “Garbage Hill” / Westview Park (Winnipeg) and Mixed Garbage and Refuse Destructor / Winnipeg Incinerator / Maude Street Incinerator (Henry Avenue, Winnipeg)	11 minutes
3 December 2017	Brandon House No. 1 (Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress)	9 minutes
5 November 2017	St. Boniface Water Tower (552 Plinguet Street, Winnipeg)	9 minutes
1 October 2017	Circus Drive-In Theatre / Delta Drive-In Theatre (Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie)	10 minutes
24 September 2017	This Old Barn	13 minutes
17 September 2017	This Old Elevator	14 minutes
10 September 2017	British-American Cement Plant (Sturgeon Road, RM of Rosser)	12 minutes
3 September 2017	Campbell Soup Plant (Fifteenth Street NW, Portage la Prairie)	8 minutes
27 August 2017	Caddy Lake Emergency Airfield (Whiteshell Provincial Park)	11 minutes
20 August 2017	Canadian Pacific Railway Bergen Cutoff Bridge (Red River, Winnipeg)	12 minutes
13 August 2017	Salt Plains Raceway (Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)	9 minutes
6 August 2017	RCAF Station Bird (Fox Lake Cree Nation)	10 minutes
30 July 2017	York Factory Depot Building (Hayes River, Northern Manitoba)	12 minutes
23 July 2017	Lido Plage Resort (RM of Cartier), Holmfield Swimming Hole (Long River, Holmfield, RM of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	8 minutes
16 July 2017	North Kildonan Municipal Hall (1400 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg)	10 minutes
9 July 2017	Misericordia General Hospital (20 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg)	11 minutes
2 July 2017	Pine Falls Paper Mill (Powerview-Pine Falls)	11 minutes
25 June 2017	Davidson Ranch / Manitoba Dairy Farms (Marchand, RM of La Broquerie), Carter Farm Silo (RM of La Broquerie), and Schau Farm Silos (RM of La Broquerie)	12 minutes
18 June 2017	Palace Theatre (501 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg)	7 minutes
11 June 2017	Canadian National Railway Water Tower / Prisoner-of-War Camp (RM of Roland)	9 minutes
4 June 2017	Grand Rapids Tramway (Grand Rapids, Northern Manitoba)	8 minutes
28 May 2017	Carnegie Library / City of Winnipeg Archives (380 William Avenue, Winnipeg)	11 minutes
21 May 2017	Conestoga Campsites (1341 St. Anne's Road, Winnipeg)	9 minutes
14 May 2017	Crabby Steve’s Dance Hall (RM of Armstrong)	8 minutes
7 May 2017	Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Tyndall, RM of Brokenhead)	11 minutes
30 April 2017	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge (Assiniboine River, Brandon) and grain elevators on the CNR Wawanesa Subdivision: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Hilton, RM of Prairie Lakes), Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Wawanesa, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa), and Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator “B” (Rounthwaite, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)	18 minutes
23 April 2017	Demonstration Farm House (44 Water Street, Killarney, RM of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	13 minutes
15 April 2017	Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled Children / Rehabilitation Centre for Children (611-633 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg)	16 minutes
9 April 2017	Captain William Kennedy House (417 River Road, RM of St. Andrews)	12 minutes
2 April 2017	Manitoba 1912 License Plate Project	14 minutes
26 March 2017	Red River / Netley-Libau Marsh (RM of St. Clements)	12 minutes
19 March 2017	Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead (Municipality of Gilbert Plains)	12 minutes
12 March 2017	St. Peter Dynevor Anglican Rectory / Dynevor Indian Hospital / St. John’s Cathedral Boys’ School (1147 Breezy Point Road, RM of St. Andrews)	12 minutes
5 March 2017	Reginald Buller Monument (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg)	17 minutes
26 February 2017	Manitoba Sugar Company Plant (555 Hervo Street, Winnipeg)	15 minutes
19 February 2017	Gilbert Plains Beef Ring Building (Municipality of Gilbert Plains)	9 minutes
12 February 2017	Grainfields School No. 2186 (Municipality of Roblin)	12 minutes
5 February 2017	Langtry Fox Farm Tower (RM of Rockwood) / Rempel Janz Fox Barn (RM of Hanover) / Emerson Fox Barn (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)	10 minutes
29 January 2017	Duck Factory No. 1 Building (Oak Hammock Marsh, RM of Rockwood)	9 minutes
22 January 2017	Chapman Museum (Municipality of Riverdale)	9 minutes
15 January 2017	Masonic Temple / Mother Tucker’s Restaurant (335 Donald Street, Winnipeg)	9 minutes
8 January 2017	Sovereen Eight-sided Log House (Swan River)	9 minutes
31 December 2016	Winnipeg Canoe Club (47 Dunkirk Drive, Winnipeg)	11 minutes
24 December 2016	Flax Fibre Warehouses (North Railway Street, Killarney, RM of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	8 minutes
18 December 2016	Updates on a few sites from the past 18 months (Terry Macleod’s retirement)
11 December 2016	J. R. Watkins Company Building (90 Annabella Street, Winnipeg)	10 minutes
4 December 2016	Brookeville Granite Quarry (East Braintree, RM of Reynolds)	11 minutes
27 November 2016	Ivan Franko Hall (Lorne Hill Road, RM of Springfield)	10 minutes
20 November 2016	Biffie Burn Monument (Bowsman, Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman)	7 minutes
13 November 2016	Emerson CPR Station (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)	9 minutes
6 November 2016	The town of Pointe du Bois (Whiteshell Provincial Park)	10 minutes
30 October 2016	Scallion House and Granary (RM of Wallace-Woodworth)	9 minutes
23 October 2016	St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery (Rofton, RM of Stuartburn)	12 minutes
16 October 2016	Manitoba Industrial Farm / Prison Farm (RM of Reynolds)	12 minutes
9 October 2016	Davidson House (344 Main Street East, Neepawa)	6 minutes
2 October 2016	Elie Strawboard Plant (Elie, RM of Cartier)	8 minutes
25 September 2016	Swistun Buddas (RM of Harrison Park)	13 minutes
18 September 2016	Brookdale Grain Warehouse (Brookdale, Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)	7 minutes
11 September 2016	Fairford Railway Bridge (RM of Grahamdale)	8 minutes
4 September 2016	Eighth Street Bridge (Brandon)	9 minutes
28 August 2016	Camp Hughes (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)	9 minutes
21 August 2016	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Dam and Pump House (Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale)	9 minutes
14 August 2016	Fort Ellice trails: Neepawa, RM of Wallace-Woodworth, and Birtle	9 minutes
7 August 2016	Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Quadra, Municipality of Prairie View)	10 minutes
31 July 2016	Canada Cement Plant (McGillivray Boulevard, Winnipeg)	9 minutes
24 July 2016	Totogan Town Site (Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)	10 minutes
17 July 2016	Valley River Suspension Bridge (RM of Dauphin)	9 minutes
10 July 2016	Redemptorist Fathers College / St. Vladimir’s College (Roblin, Municipality of Roblin)	8 minutes
3 July 2016	HMCS Churchill / CFS Churchill / Churchill Naval Base (Churchill)	8 minutes
26 June 2016	Lyons House (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)	8 minutes
19 June 2016	A. E. McKenzie Building (30 Ninth Street, Brandon)	8 minutes
12 June 2016	Kirkjubol Cemetery (Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park)	8 minutes
5 June 2016	Valleyview Building (Brandon Mental Health Centre, First Street, Brandon)	8 minutes
29 May 2016	Northern Woods and Water Route Monument (RM of Rosser)	7 minutes
22 May 2016	Mapping Manitoba’s historic sites, part 2	9 minutes
15 May 2016	Mapping Manitoba’s historic sites, part 1	9 minutes
8 May 2016	Atkinson House (RM of Hamiota)	7 minutes
1 May 2016	Hartney Town Hall (220 West Railway Street, Hartney, Municipality of Grassland)	7 minutes
24 April 2016	Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church (Sclater, RM of Mountain)	6 minutes
17 April 2016	Bradley Gravesite (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)	8 minutes
10 April 2016	La Riviere Ski Slopes (La Riviere, RM of Pembina)	7 minutes
3 April 2016	Leacock House “The Castle” (Birtle, Municipality of Prairie View)	9 minutes
27 March 2016	Bender Hamlet (RM of Armstrong)	7 minutes
20 March 2016	SS Alpha Shipwreck (RM of Victoria)	7 minutes
13 March 2016	Scheppers Agricultural College / Sacred Heart College (Swan Lake, Municipality of Lorne)	8 minutes
6 March 2016	Flee Island Entrenchments (RM of Portage la Prairie)	8 minutes
28 February 2016	Loyal Orange Lodge (Graysville, RM of Dufferin)	8 minutes
21 February 2016	Manitoba College of Pharmacy Building (422 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)	6 minutes
14 February 2016	Fort Daer (Pembina, North Dakota)	7 minutes
7 February 2016	Defence Industries Limited Cordite Plant / Transcona Cordite Plant (RM of Springfield)	8 minutes
31 January 2016	Fort Ellice (RM of Ellice-Archie)	8 minutes
24 January 2016	Harrison Mill and Grain Elevators (Holmfield, Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	7 minutes
17 January 2016	Canadian Pacific Railway Engine House (Reston, RM of Pipestone)	5 minutes
10 January 2016	Elma Pool Hall and Residence (Elma, RM of Whitemouth)	7 minutes
3 January 2016	Port Nelson Bridge and Island (Hudson Bay, Northern Manitoba)	11 minutes
20 December 2015	Kilkenny General Store (Broomhill, Municipality of Two Borders)	8 minutes
13 December 2015	Star Mound / Star Mound School No. 413 (Municipality of Louise)	6 minutes
6 December 2015	Mallard Lodge / Delta Marsh Field Station (RM of Portage la Prairie)	9 minutes
29 November 2015	Rapid City School No. 124 (Rapid City, RM of Oakview)	6 minutes
22 November 2015	Manitoba Glass Company Site (Beausejour)	7 minutes
15 November 2015	Carnegie Monument (Municipality of Riverdale)	6 minutes
8 November 2015	Betsey Ramsay Grave (Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)	7 minutes
1 November 2015	Copley Anglican Church and Cemetery (Municipality of Two Borders)	7 minutes
25 October 2015	Clay Banks Bison Jump (Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)	7 minutes
18 October 2015	Vulcan Iron Works (105 Maple Street North, Winnipeg)	6 minutes
11 October 2015	Ninette Sanatorium (Ninette, RM of Prairie Lakes)	6 minutes
4 October 2015	Lang House (RM of Pembina)	6 minutes
27 September 2015	Old Deloraine Bank Vault (Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)	6 minutes
20 September 2015	Little Saskatchewan River Generating Station / Hydroelectric Power Dam (RM of Whitehead)	5 minutes
13 September 2015	Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator (Elva, RM of Two Borders)	6 minutes
6 September 2015	Sidney Brickworks (Sidney, RM of North Norfolk)	8 minutes
30 August 2015	York Lodge / Kirchhoffer Lodge / The Chimney (Delta Marsh, RM of Portage la Prairie)	7 minutes
23 August 2015	Gervais Bowstring Arch Bridge (RM of Portage la Prairie)	6 minutes
16 August 2015	Rosehill Limestone Quarry and Kilns (RM of Siglunes)	7 minutes
9 August 2015	Telecommunications Repeater Station (RM of Morris)	7 minutes
2 August 2015	Matchettville School No. 1342 (Municipality of Norfolk-Treherne)	7 minutes
26 July 2015	McArdle Salt Works (near Lake Winnipegosis)	7 minutes
19 July 2015	Bombing and Gunnery School No. 7 (Paulson, RM of Dauphin)	7 minutes
12 July 2015	Lakeside Fresh Air Camp for Children (RM of Gimli)	11 minutes
5 July 2015	Union Stockyards (Winnipeg)	8 minutes
28 June 2015	Birtle Indian Residential School (Birtle, Municipality of Prairie View)	7 minutes

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 February 2019

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