Formerly located on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg, a one-storey cream brick and terracotta trimmed, Spanish Colonial Revival-style building, measuring 33 feet by 80 feet, was designed by the architectural firm of Northwood and Chivers. It was built in 1929 by construction firm of Fraser and MacDonald at a cost of about $13,000, for Safeway Stores Limited. It was used as a grocery store and officially opened on 30 November 1929.
Occupied by Safeway until the earlier 1940s, at the time of a 2023 site visit, the building has been demolished and the site was a vacant lot.
Site of the former Safeway Store No. 519 (August 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91652, W97.14721
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Northwood and Chivers / Northwood Chivers and Casey
Manitoba Business: Fraser and MacDonald
Manitoba Business: Safeway Stores Limited
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 4081/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Grant permit for $15,000 dwelling” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1929, page 25.
[Advertisement: “Announcing the opening of two more stores”], Winnipeg Tribune, 29 November 1929, page 5.
[Advertisement: “Announcing the opening of two more stores”], Manitoba Free Press, 30 November 1929, page 6.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #279 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 21 Febuary 2026
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