MHM Newspaper Row & Telegram Building - 1882
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PeterNoG
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These two Manitoba Historical Markers (Historic Winnipeg) are on Albert Street just south of McDermot Ave in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMCEJM
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 08/29/2011
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This is part of the Exchange District National Historic Site (
visit link) which is a 20 block area containing approximately 150 heritage buildings.
Marker Name: Newspaper Row & Telegram Building - 1882
Agency: Historic Winnipeg
Languages: English
Location:
70 Albert St
Marker Text:
NEWSPAPER ROW
From 1882-1920, McDermot Ave west of Main Steert, was the location Winnipeg's major newspapers: The Manitoba Free Press; The Winnipeg Evening Tribune; and the Winnipeg Telegram. Among the noted journalists working in this area were William F. Luxton, Sanford Evans, and J.W. Dafoe.
TELEGRAM BUILDING - 1882
The offices of the "Telegram" Newspaper were located here from 1899 to 1920, although the building was originally constructed as a dry goods warehouse for the prominent merchant, R.J. Whitla. The building is late Victorian in style with rich brick ornamentation and internal cast iron columns.
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
Website: Not listed
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