A two-storey brick and concrete motel on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg was designed and constructed in 1963 by its owner, James Edward “Jim” Stanier, at a cost of about $140,000. The building contained 22 heated and air-conditioned units, each with telephone and television service and wall-to-wall carpeting. Six of the units had fully equipped kitchenettes. It was the first such building in the city to be operated completely by electricity with electrical outlets for automobiles parked in its paved parking lot. The motel opened on 25 October 1963.
Boulevard Motel (1963)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 26 October 1963, page 5.
Postcard view of Boulevard Motel (circa 1967)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2024-0059Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88017, W97.28521
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James Edward “Jim” Stanier (1924-1998)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mid-Century Motels
“Electricity heats new motel,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 October 1963, page 9.
[advertisement], Winnipeg Tribune, 26 October 1963, page 5.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 February 2025
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