This one-storey red-brown brick and Tyndall stone trimmed, Restrained Art Deco-style building was at the southwest corner of Main Street and Inkster Boulevard inb Winnipeg. Measuring 26 feet by 50 feet, it was built in 1928 by contractor Joseph Arthur Oliver Brunet at a cost of about $7,000, for owner Michael Wikeem (1890-1960).
In its original configuation, the building contained a single retail space, which was occupied by Wikeem's confectionery business known as Terra Nova Confectionery. It was later occupied by Happy’s Inn confectionary operated by retired railway chef Frank “Happy” Earle (1894-1961).
The building has since been demolished and the site is now occupied by a surface parking lot for an adjacent commercial building.
Wikeem Block (1953)
Source: Transit Collection, City of Winnipeg ArchivesSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92739, W97.12455
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Arthur Oliver Brunet (1878-1950)
Attestation papers [Frank Earle], Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 456/1928, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Thirteen new dwellings in this week's list,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 March 1928, page 65.
“Building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 March 1928, page 16.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #314 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 10 March 1961, page 15.
“Deaths,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 March 1961, page 24.
Property Details [1460 Main Street], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
We thank Gordon Goldsborough for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 11 October 2026
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