Formerly located at the northeast corner of Henderson Highway (formerly Kelvin Street) and Harbison Avenue West in Winnipeg, a one-storey brick building, measuring 17 feet by 32 feet, was built in 1929 at a cost of about $6,800, as a service station for the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company to sell the firm’s Red Indian brand of gasoline.
The building originally had two service bays and two gasoline pumps. The building has been demolished and the site is now occupied by a convenience store.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91724, W97.11310
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: McColl-Frontenac Oil Company / Texaco Canada Limited
“Permits continue to show increase over last year,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 May 1929, page 55.
“Swells year’s mark to near half million,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 May 1929, page 6.
“21 gas-filling stations built here this year,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1929, page 7.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #366 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 15 December 2024
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