Historic Sites of Manitoba: Charleswood Motor Hotel (3425 Roblin Boulevard, Winnipeg)

This 30-unit motel on Roblin Boulevard was the first such facility in the Rural Municipality of Charleswood, today part of Winnipeg. Designed by draftsman Chris Kaufman and architect Lloyd Hugh Finch, and constructed by Berkley Construction, the building featured a colourful mural on its exterior by artist James Sidney Harold “Jim” Willer. Opened in September 1962, it was operated by brothers Edward James “Ted” Bloomer, Lloyd Bloomer, and Earl Sheldon Bloomer.

The building was demolished in 2008.

Postcard view of Charleswood Motor Hotel (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2019-0001

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86906, W97.25811
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Business world,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 August 1962, page 69.

“Mural graces new motor hotel,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 Septembr 1962, page 11.

“Grand opening,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 Septembr 1962, page 11.

Biography of Jim Willer (1921), Artprice.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 February 2025

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