This one-storey brick building on St. Matthews Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 30 feet by 80 feet, was constructed in 1929 for Safeway Stores by the firm of Fraser and MacDonald at a cost of about $12,000. The building, with a relatively unmodified exterior from its original appearance, was still in use as a grocery store at the time of a 2020 site visit.
Former Safeway store on St. Matthews Avenue in Winnipeg (February 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89001, W97.16535
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Fraser and MacDonald
Manitoba Business: Safeway Stores Limited
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2986/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“For Easter … It’s Swift’s premium ham,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 April 1936, page 12.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Nathan Kramer, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 March 2022
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