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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Department Store (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
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In July 1905, a five-storey building opened at this site along Portage Avenue as the western Canadian flagship for the T. Eaton Department Store chain. Three additional floors were added in 1910. It was demolished in 2002 to make way for a sports arena.
General Managers
Period
General Manager
1905-1914
Alfred Allison Gilroy (1865-1919)
1914-1935
Herbert Mason Tucker (1875-1959)
1935-1952
Robert Stephenson McCordick (1886-1968)
1952-1966
Alfred Rea Tucker (1909-1979)
1966-?
Donald Scott “Don” McGiverin (c1924-1998)
Photos & Coordinates
Eaton’s Department Store in Winnipeg (November 1972)
Source: George Penner
Eaton’s Department Store in Winnipeg (January 2002)
Source: George Penner
Eaton’s building undergoing demolition (December 2002)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89266, W97.14375
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: T. Eaton Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Department Store (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Timothy Eaton Statue (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Employee War Memorial (345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Printing Plant and Warehouse (130 Galt Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eaton’s Department Store (Main Street North, Dauphin)
A Store Like No Other: Eaton’s of Winnipeg by Russ Gourluck, Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2004.
Sources:
“General Manager,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 February 1935, page 2.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 1 January 2021
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