Formerly located at the southwest corner of Graham Avenue and Garry Street in Winnipeg, a one-storey brick building, measuring 22 feet by 34 feet and 12 feet by 16 feet, was built in 1929 by the construction firm of John Gunn and Sons at a cost of about $4,000. It was used as a service station for the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company to sell the firm’s Red Indian brand gasoline. The building originally had four gasoline pumps while three service bays were located in an adjacent building.
The building was demolished and, between 1953 and 1958, the Winnipeg Post Office Building (now Winnipeg Police headquarters) was built on the site.
Red Indian Service Station (1938)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 25 July 1938, page 6.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89255, W7.14026
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: John Gunn and Sons
Manitoba Business: McColl-Frontenac Oil Company / Texaco Canada Limited
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 689/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Higher value represented in new building,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 April 1929, page 7.
“Good shoeing in building for present season,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 April 1929, page 30.
“Pictorial high-lights of Winnipeg businesses,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 July 1938, page 6.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #111 December 1955, 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: 18 January 2025
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