This Winnipeg-based construction firm was established by Franklin Coulson Pain and John Alexander Roe.
Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:
Building |
Location |
Year |
Status |
Tabernacle Baptist Church |
155 Bannerman Avenue, Winnipeg |
1923 |
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House (repairs) |
31 Mortimer Place, Winnipeg |
1927 |
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Holland Creamery Warehouse (repairs and alterations) |
291 Owena Street, Winnipeg |
1927 |
Demolished (?) |
House (foundation) |
374 College Avenue, Winnipeg |
1927 |
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Canadian Czechoslovak Benevolent Association Building (alterations) |
154 Mckenzie Street, Winnipeg |
1927 |
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Brown Block (repairs) |
207 Princess Street, Winnipeg |
1928 |
Demolished (?) |
House (repairs) |
209 Chestnut Street, Winnipeg |
1928 |
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St. James Hotel |
1719 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
1928 |
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Union Auto Garage Building |
158 Fort Street, Winnipeg |
1928 |
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Bank of Toronto Building |
98 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
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Garage (alterations) |
203 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg |
1929 |
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Prairie Cities Oil Service Station |
1397 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
Prairie Cities Oil Service Station |
145 Osborne Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
Warehouse (repairs) |
57 Victoria Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
House (repairs) |
178 Colony Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
Manitoba Cartage and Warehousing Building (addition) |
345 Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg |
1929 |
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House (repairs) |
984 McMillan Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
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House (alterations) |
260 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
Radio Industries Building |
120 Fort Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
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Albany Apartments (repairs) |
91 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
House |
290 Lindsay Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
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Bettes Block (repairs) |
289 Carlton Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
House (alterations) |
236 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
Olympia Hotel / Marlborough Hotel (renovations) |
331 Smith Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
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House (repairs) |
15 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
Kenilworth Court (repairs) |
44 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Destroyed by fire (2015) |
St. Mary’s Court (repairs) |
371 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg |
1929 |
Demolished (?) |
Office Specialty Manufacturing Building |
358 Donald Street, Winnipeg |
1930 |
Demolished (?) |
House (repairs) |
133 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg |
1930 |
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Ross House (repairs) |
484 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg |
1930 |
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House (repairs) |
250 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg |
1931 |
Demolished (?) |
House (repairs) |
289 Beaverbrook Street, Winnipeg |
1931 |
|
House (repair) |
219 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg |
1931 |
|
House (repairs) |
30 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg |
1931 |
Demolished (?) |
Stovel House (repairs) |
6 Ruskin Row, Winnipeg |
1931 |
|
House (repairs) |
160 Nassau Street, Winnipeg |
1931 |
|
House (repairs) |
535 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg |
1932 |
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House (repairs) |
254 Carlton Street, Winnipeg |
1932 |
Demolished (?) |
House (repairs) |
59 Walnut Street, Winnipeg |
1932 |
|
House (repairs) |
345 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg |
1932 |
Demolished (?) |
House (repairs) |
586 River Avenue, Winnipeg |
1932 |
|
House (repairs) |
195 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg |
1932 |
Demolished (?) |
House (repairs) |
85 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg |
1932 |
Demolished (?) |
House (underpinning) |
614 Furby Street, Winnipeg |
1933 |
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Store (alterations) |
990 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
1933 |
Demolished (?) |
Store (alterations) |
948-950 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
1933 |
Demolished (?) |
Locarno Apartments (repairs) |
1 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg |
1933 |
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House (underpinning) |
84 Brock Street, Winnipeg |
1933 |
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Avoca Apartments (underpinning) |
329-335 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg |
1933 |
Demolished (1983) |
House (underpinning) |
609 Spence Street, Winnipeg |
1933 |
|
House (alterations) |
231 Kingway, Winnipeg |
1933 |
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House (repairs) |
104 Brock Street, Winnipeg |
1933 |
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House (alterations) |
124 Nassau Street, Winnipeg |
1933 |
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See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Franklin Coulson Pain (1884-1934)
Memorable Manitobans: John Alexander Roe (1875-1965)
Sources:
“Season's permits near $4,000,000 mark with half season to come,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 June 1927, page 22.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Large number of new dwellings started this week in Winnipeg,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 August 1927, page 13.
“Permits for sixteen new dwellings issued this week,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 October 1927, page 34.
“Two large building permits issued Friday,” Manitoba Free Press, 20 October 1928, page 36.
“Advance for 1929 over 1928 total $160,000,” Manitoba Free Press, 11 May 1929, page 57.
“Permits continue to show increase over last year,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 May 1929, page 55.
“Permits run $350,000 ahead of last season,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 May 1929, page 20.
“New radio showrooms and plant on fort street,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 June 1929, page 29.
“Permits are issued in city in past 7 days,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 July 1929, page 25.
“Total value of permit’s issued to date $7,643,600,” Manitoba Free Press, 20 July 1929, page 16.
“Permits for week number fifty-three,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 August 1929, page 24.
“Announcing the official opening of the first of a series of our new type service stations,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1929, page 23.
“Prairie Cities Oil Co. opens service station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1929, page 23.
“Complete excavation for filling stations,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 September 1929, page 26.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Building steadily advances to $10,000,000 mark with several contracts to come,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 October 1929, page 16.
“New radio industry for Winnipeg makes possible radio service at your door,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 October 1929, page 17.
“Pioneer organization in city opens fireproof home,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 November 1929, page 6.
“Permits for six houses, large garage and store taken out during week,” Manitoba Free Press, 16 November 1929, page 30.
“Permits issued this week for $375,000 in new buildings,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 November 1929, page 10.
“Office specialty Mfg. Co. Opens fine new building,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 May 1930, page 8.
“Started with few men 42 years ago, now employs practically 1,000,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 May 1930, page 9.
“Good week in building permits, many dwellings,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 May 1930, page 28.
“Four hundred home erected in the city this year,” Manitoba Free Press, 31 October 1931, page 34.
“Permit take out for late double home on Sherburn,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 October 1932, page 54.
“Building permits up to $250,000 five month year,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 June 1933, page 24.
“Over fifty new homes started, brick bakery,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 1933, page 5.
“Winnipeg Building figures are now nearly $600,000,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 September 1933, page 14.
“Alterations and additions main class of building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 1933, page 31.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 6 March 2023
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