A one-storey wood frame, red brick, and stucco building on Albert Street at its intersection with Arthur Street and Bannatyne Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 39 feet by 22.5 feet by 49 feet, was designed and built in 1925 by the Boland Brothers Construction Company, at a cost of about $1,300, for proprietor W. J. Smith (?-?).
The building, featuring distinctive Spanish terra-cotta tiles along its roof line, originally had a single service bay, a battery room, a tire repair room, and two gasoline pumps that sold the British American Oil Company brand of gasoline.
Used as an automotive service station until the early 1970s, it was later occupied by the State Window and Building Cleaning Company into the 1980s before being renovated into a restaurant. In 2017, the building was approved for demolition to allow development of an adjoining property. Demolition occurred on 27 November 2019.
The former Reliable Service Station (October 2016)
Source: Nathan Kramer
The former Reliable Service Station (November 2019)
Source: George Penner
The former Reliable Service Station undergoing demolition (November 2019)
Source: George Penner
The former Reliable Service Station undergoing demolition (November 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89763, W97.14051
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Boland Brothers Construction Company
Manitoba Business: British American Oil Company / Gulf Oil Canada
Reliable Service Station, 98 Albert Street, Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, May 2014.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 17 January 2025
Historic Sites of Manitoba
This is a collection of historic sites in Manitoba compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. The information is offered for historical interest only.
Browse lists of:
Museums/Archives | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | OtherInclusion in this collection does not confer special status or protection. Official heritage designation may only come from municipal, provincial, or federal governments. Some sites are on private property and permission to visit must be secured from the owner.
Site information is provided by the Manitoba Historical Society as a free public service only for non-commercial purposes.
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the MHS Webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.Help us keep history alive!
