Formerly located at the northeast corner of Portage Avenue and Hampton Street in the St. James area of Winnipeg, a one-storey brick building, measuring 27 feet by 42 feet, was built in 1935 by the Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company, with subcontractors being Kummen-Shipman Electric Company (electrical), Western Steel Products Limited (sheet metal and roofing), Dominion Bridge Company (reinforced steel), and W. King (plumbing and heating), at a cost of about $3,500. It was used as a service station for the British American Oil Company. The building originally had two service bays and three gasoline pumps.
The building has been demolished and the site is now occupied by a convenience store.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87905, W97.21256
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
MHS Centennial Business: Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company / Winnipeg Supply Service Experts
Manitoba Business: Dominion Bridge Company
Manitoba Business: British American Oil Company / Gulf Oil Canada
“Total value of permits this season $2,112,950,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 June 1935, page 30.
“Building notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 July 1935, page 5.
“Street improvements,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 September 1935, page 18.
St. James fire insurance map, #6078 December 1958, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 31 January 2025
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