Formerly located at the northeast corner of Bond Street and Melrose Avenue West, in the Transcona area of Winnipeg, a three-storey building was located here known as the Princess Hotel. On 8 December 1978, a fire destroyed the hotel. It was replaced with a new two-storey wood frame building that opened in 1980.
Princess Hotel (no date)
Source: Transcona Museum
Princess Hotel during fire (December 1978)
Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 9 December 1978, page 17.
Princess Hotel after fire (December 1978)
Source: Transcona Museum
The present Princess Hotel (April 2023)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89442, W97.00527
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
A Trip Through Time in Transcona by Terry Patterson
Manitoba History, Number 13, Spring 1987
“Local notes,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 September 1924, page 3.
Transcona fire insurance map, #7 January 1953, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Fire at the Princess Hotel, 202 Bond Street in Transcona,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 December 1978, page 17.
“Hotel owner to rebuild after fire,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 December 1978, page 8.
“It's terrific in Transcona,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 March 2013.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 23 February 2025
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