Demolition underway at Manchester Brew Pub lot on Idylwyld

Demolition is underway at the busy intersection of Idylwyld Drive and 33rd Street in Saskatoon, where the longtime local staple Manchester Brew Pub is being torn down.

The City of Saskatoon has confirmed it has received a building permit application for the property. The application, currently under review, indicates plans for a new retail development, beginning with the foundation only.

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According to its website, the brew pub was known as “The Original home of 9-Cent Wings,” on Wednesdays, which also featured karaoke nights.

The pub served a range of dishes from classic deep fried pub food to pizzas and featured a selection of house brewed beers. It also provided delivery service for beer, wine and spirits.

650 CKOM has reached out to the 33rd Street Business Improvement District for comment.

The area is expecting more changes, with Saskatchewan Polytechnic expected to move its headquarters from Idylwyld Drive to a new space at Innovation Place on the University of Saskatchewan campus.

The provincial government provided $6 million in the 2023-24 budget for the campus planning and design. Since 2018-19, the province has invested $11.4 million for work related to the project.

The Manchester Brew Pub is one of several longstanding buildings in Saskatoon to be torn down in recent months. In January 2024, the University of Saskatchewan demolished two silos and the original dairy barn at the corner of College Drive and Preston Avenue.

According to the University of Saskatchewan the barn and silos were originally built in 1972 for the university’s dairy herd but the infrastructure had not been used since 2013.

In Jan of 2024, the University also submitted a request for proposal for demolition of two buildings on its Saskatoon campus that included the former Lutheran Theological Seminary.

— with files from 650 CKOM’s Shane Clausing and Alex Brown

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Manchester Brew Pub and the University campus were in the same area.

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