This one-storey building in the Exchange District of Winnipeg was designed and built in 1925 by the Boland Brothers Construction Company on behalf of W. J. Smith. 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
Reliable Service Station, 98 Albert Street, Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, May 2014.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, and George Penner.
Page revised: 1 March 2020
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