A two-storey building at this site on Main Street in Winnipeg was constructed in 1945 for merchant Chaim Adelman and his North End Furniture Company (later known Penthouse Furniture). Expanded in 1951, the building became the home of Nick Hill's Kern Hill Furniture in April 1963. The firm moved out in 2005 and, two years later, the building became home to Surplus Direct. It was destroyed by fire in February 2023.
Surplus Direct Building (April 2022)
Source: George Penner
The former Surplus Direct Building (February 2023)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90812, W97.13325
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Chaim Adelman (1904-1983)
Memorable Manitobans: Nicholas “Nick” Hill (c1932-2003)
843 Main Street - Former Kern Hill Furniture by Christian Cassidy, Winnipeg Places, 3 November 2012.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 January 2026
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