Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Urban history in Selkirk, Manitoba

In 2020, I had a chance to do a lot of historic research for the City of Selkirk for their new online museum and archive collection. This series is a summary of some of the interesting buildings and places that I found there.

For more information about the city's historic buildings and other places, see the link above. For my photos of Selkirk, including a number of building tours, see my Flickr album.

If you want to try someplace new or an urban walk, definitely check out Selkirk!

Selkirk Water Tower
Selkirk Horton Watersphere Water Tank
370 Jemima Street, Selkirk MB
Horton Steel Works Ltd.
Opened: ca. 1961

Garry Theatre

225 Manitoba Avenue, Selkirk, MB
Architect: Max Zev Blankstein (presumed)
Opened: November 29, 1948
Reopened after fire: April 12, 1954

Selkirk Curling Club

381 Jemima Street, Selkirk, MB
Architect: Moody Moore and Partners
Opened: January 13, 1962

Daerwood School
211 Main Street, Selkirk MB
Architect: Edward Prain
Officially opened: January 26, 1951

The Selkirk Arena and Memorial Hall
368 Jemima Street, Selkirk MB
Prime Contractor: Ralph Walterson of Selkirk
Officially opened: December 9, 1949

Selkirk Bowling Centre

Selkirk Cenotaph

Selkirk Lift Bridge
Designer/Supervising Engineer: Arthur J. Taunton
Substructure: Macaw and MacDonald
Superstructure: Dominion Bridge
Officially opened: May 3, 1937

More to come!

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