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 MHM Winnipeg Post Office - Winnipeg MB Posted by:  PeterNoG
N 49° 52.960 W 097° 09.122
14U E 632756 N 5527222
This Manitoba Historical Marker is on a salvaged limestone column section in Mostyn Park on Granite Way near Colony Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMKPM2
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/12/2014
Views: 2
Marker Name: Winnipeg Post Office
Languages: English
Location:
Mostyn Park
Granite Way near Colony Street
Winnipeg
Marker Text:
Winnipeg Post Office
1903 - 1962
Designed by David Ewart, Dominion Government architect, Winnipeg’s sixth post office was constructed by Kelly Brothers Contractors at a cost of $750,000 under the supervision of Toronto architects Darling and Pearson. The four-storey, steel frame structure also housed the Parcel Customs Department, the Dominion Lands Department, and the Federal Public Works Department. The location of the post office on the south side of Portage between Fort and Garry Streets helped to establish Portage Avenue as the leading retail street in Winnipeg. However, by 1958, the post office had closed and in the fall of 1962, it was demolished. These salvaged limestone column sections were reerected in 1990 during the upgrading of Mostyn Park.
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
Agency: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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