Formerly located at the southwest corner of William Avenue and Isabel Street in Winnipeg, a one-storey wood frame, sheet metal, and stucco building, measuring 10 feet by 14 feet, was built in 1923 by the construction firm of J. McDiarmid and Company, at a cost of about $800, as a service station for Imperial Oil Limited.
The building originally had two gasoline pumps and a small office for the service station attendant. Later known as the McCartney’s Service Station, operated by proprietor William J. McCartney, the building has been demolished. The site is now occupied by another commercial building.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90207, W97.14981
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James McDiarmid (1855-1934)
Manitoba Business: The Imperial Oil Company Limited / Imperial Oil Limited
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 149/1923, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #245 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 22 November 2025
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