1911 – 113 Market Avenue, Great West Saddlery Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
From its heavy brick exterior to its masonry base,
From its heavy brick exterior to its masonry base,
Built in 1901 of red brick,
The English-born James H. Ashdown was probably Winnipeg’s best-known businessman and he first arrived in the Red River settlement via Ontario in 1868.
“An example where the front is wholly erected of Bedford stone is seen in the branch at Stratford,
In 1911, armed with a fortune of $17 million,
The Central Fire Station was constructed in 1911 and stands on the site of its 1882- 93 predecessor.
Now dwarfed by the newer city hall sited next to it,
Canadian Pacific Railway Department of Natural Resources building which was on the south side of 9th Avenue east of Centre Street,
A fine three-storey sandstone and marble bank building with a terra cotta facade designed by Winnipeg architect George W.
Built in 1911 to replace Calgary’s first Fire Headquarters,