tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post1771652424030317809..comments2024-03-29T02:29:51.872-05:00Comments on West End Dumplings: Safeway in Winnipeg Part 2 - The Boom YearsChristian Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-84692677397207509392016-05-17T08:15:54.028-05:002016-05-17T08:15:54.028-05:00There was also a Safeway at St. Mary's and St....There was also a Safeway at St. Mary's and St. Vital Road in the 1940s. The building is still there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257094184090974247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-42175732134910937252010-03-23T01:39:36.568-05:002010-03-23T01:39:36.568-05:00Yes, though, the style (with the slate-looking til...Yes, though, the style (with the slate-looking tile roof overhang and mini 'turrets') was very popular. <br /><br />Whether Safeway just capitalized on something already in-vogue for stores OR they set the trend and others micmicked it I'm not sure. I've seen dozens of little shops in West Broadway, West End etc. with that sort of roofline that turn out weren't Safeways. The one distinctive feature for the chain was that their stores were the taller ones as there was a managers office on a second floor at the very back of the store. I took a pic of the interior of the Pals on St. Matthews showing the office at the back which I will insert somewhere.Christian Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-55323475749786671592010-03-22T17:00:32.666-05:002010-03-22T17:00:32.666-05:00Neat - I had always wondered what the deal was wit...Neat - I had always wondered what the deal was with those buildings with that particular side pillar detail. You see them everywhere! Now I know...DMSMCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724561127217106075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-72933262249580029152010-03-19T14:01:55.630-05:002010-03-19T14:01:55.630-05:00Thanks !
There's two more parts to go !Thanks !<br /><br />There's two more parts to go !Christian Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-74333757358830465882010-03-19T12:39:43.634-05:002010-03-19T12:39:43.634-05:00Good job on the research! You certainly go the ext...Good job on the research! You certainly go the extra mile in digging for facts when preparing your posts.<br /><br />It's certainly a timely post, given the likelihood that the development of Wal-Mart's "Supercentres" will mean big changes in this industry locally.The View from Sevenhttp://theviewfromseven.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com