A two-storey brick and stucco building at the southeast corner of Pembina Highway and Merriam Boulevard in Winnipeg, measuring 41 feet by 102 feet, was designed by the architectural firm of Northwood and Chivers and built in 1938 by construction firm of Couture and Toupin, with plumbing work done by the firm of the Cotter Brothers for hotelier Francis Stanley “Frank” Fowlie at a cost of about $45,000.
The main floor housed a restaurant and beer parlour while the second floor was contained 16 bedrooms in its original configuration. It now has 11 bedrooms.
The hotel is set to close permanently on 5 November 2024 and the building will be demolished to make way for a mixed use housing project.
Cambridge Hotel (June 2022)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Cambridge Hotel (June 2022)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Cambridge Hotel (March 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Cambridge Hotel (December 2024)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.85103, W97.15203
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See also:
Manitoba Business: Northwood and Chivers / Northwood Chivers and Casey
Manitoba Business: Couture and Toupin
Memorable Manitobans: Francis Stanley “Frank” Fowlie (1890-1958)
Memorable Manitobans: Gordon James Fowlie (1918-2004)
“Fort Garry may have new $45,000 hotel,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 April 1938, page 22.
“Pembina Highway will have hotel,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 June 1938, page 28.
“$40,000 hotel is started in south suburb,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 July 1938, page 7.
“Just the way the future goes” by Gabrielle Piché, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 October 2024.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 December 2024
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