Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Garage (115 Garry Street, Winnipeg)

This one-storey brick building on Garry Street in Winnipeg, measuring 50 feet by 120 feet, was designed by local architects John Woodman and Raymond Marwood-Elton Carey. It was built in 1911 by contractor John McQuarrie at a cost of about $17,800 as a garage for the Hudson’s Bay Company. In 1974, the interior was gutted and renovated for use as a restaurant. In January 2019, it became a municipally-designed historic building.

Former Hudson’s Bay Company Garage

Former Hudson’s Bay Company Garage (1978)
Source: York University Archives, Warkentin Fonds, 275980

Former Hudson’s Bay Company Garage

Former Hudson’s Bay Company Garage (May 2018)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Former Hudson’s Bay Company Garage

Former Hudson’s Bay Company Garage (January 2019)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88901, W97.13785
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Woodman (1861-1944)

Memorable Manitobans: Raymond Marwood-Elton Carey (1883-1975)

Memorable Manitobans: John McQuarrie (1849-1929)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

MHS Centennial Business: Hudson’s Bay Company

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Reserve (Assiniboine Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Building (450 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Garage (115 Garry Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Wholesale Building / Gibraltar House (77 Main Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Steam Engine (Elphinstone, RM of Yellowhead)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Store / Seven Sisters Post Office / Seven Sisters Falls School No. 2218 (Seven Sisters Falls, RM of Whitemouth)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hudson’s Bay Company Cemetery (Norway House, Northern Manitoba)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1140/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Hudson’s Bay Garage,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 May 1911, page 19.

Hudson’s Bay Company Garage, 115 Garry Street, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, May 2018.

115 Garry Street, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.

We thank George Penner and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 November 2022

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