Market
Building (Great West Saddlery Factory) 112-114 Market Avenue
Elisha Frederick Hutchings, an Ontarian of English descent,
was the founder of Great West Saddlery Company, one of
the world's largest, turn-of-the-century manufacturers,
wholesalers and retailers of harnesses, saddles and related
goods.
Great West Saddlery
Building 113 Market
The Great West Saddlery Company built this factory at
the foot of Market Avenue to accommodate their booming
business. Founder and president Elisha F. Hutchings had
built the company into a large national interest and the
factory complemented their main warehouse across the street.
Marshall-Wells Warehouse
136 Market Avenue
Opportunities created by large-scale prairie settlement prior to World War I
attracted the Marshall-Wells Company to Winnipeg in 1894.
Steele Briggs Building
139 Market Avenue
A five storey Edwardian style brick warehouse built in
1912.
Stanley Brock Building
145 Market Avenue
A four storey Italianate style warehouse built in 1916.
Pantages
(Playhouse) Theatre 180 Market
The Pantages Theatre was the first Canadian theatre in
a chain of lavish vaudeville playhouses owned by the
famous impresario Pericles (Alexander) Pantages of Seattle,
Washington.
Electric
Railway Chambers 213 Notre Dame
The Winnipeg Electric Street Railway was formed in 1892,
later changing its name to the Winnipeg Electric Company
in 1924. The company’s principals, William Mackenzie
and capitalist James Ross had obtained an exclusive 35-year
franchise to operate an electrical streetcar system in
Winnipeg.
St. Charles Hotel
235 Notre Dame Avenue
Built on the northwest
corner of Albert Street and Notre Dame Avenue during
a recession in 1913, the structure cost $122,000.
Christie Block
245-255 Notre Dame Avenue
This two storey Art Deco style building has been in use
as a retail, office and residential space since its origins
in 1906.
Canadian General
Electric Building
(Greater Winnipeg Gas)
265 Notre Dame
Built in a transitional zone bridging
Winnipeg's warehouse and downtown commercial districts, its
Art Deco styling was a marked departure from nearby offices
and warehouses, many of which featured neoclassical designs
popular prior to World War I.
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