Promislow's Wholesale (Regina)

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This 1926 building was constructed for Campbell, Wilson and Strathdee Wholesale Grocers, who operated here until the mid-1940s. Established in Winnipeg in 1910 as the firm of Campbell & Wilson, the company constructed its first Regina wholesale building at 2206 Dewdney Avenue, which it occupied from 1913 to 1926. The present building was the second location for the company in this area. It was later purchased by J.M. Sinclair Ltd., later known as Sinclair Wholesale. Sinclair had worked for Campbell, Wilson & Strathdee as a young stock boy. This building is another example of the work of the firm of Van Egmond & Storey, and displays Art Deco influences in the elaboration of the brick pilasters and the panels between the first- and second- storey windows. Other notable features include the articulated roofline and main entrance portal, both executed in stone, as well as the decorative stone crest above the entrance, containing the stylized initials of the original occupants. This property has been on the Regina Heritage Holding Bylaw List since 1989.
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