This brick building facing onto Isabel Street and extending along Ross Avenue in Winnipeg was constructed in 1911 by J. McDiarmid and Company. The structure consisted of a two-storey portion on Isabel and a one-storey portion along Ross. It was intended as a warehouse and freight processing facility for the Midland Railway Company, a subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Abandoned by the company in the 1970s, the building was taken over by the City of Winnipeg. It was converted into six units of community space, at a cost of about $100,000, by work-education students from R. B. Russell High School and Tec Voc High School. As of 2024, the building is ccupied by the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps; a daycare, gymnasium, and weight room; City of Winnipeg offices; the Winnipeg Boys and Girls Club; and the Central Winnipeg Community Centre including a bingo and event centre.
Midland Railway Freight House (July 2017)
Source: George Penner
Midland Railway Freight House (February 2025)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90413, W97.14854
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James McDiarmid (1855-1934)
Midland Railway Building, 200 Isabel Street by Murray Peterson, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, November 2024.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 February 2025
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