History in Brandon Street Names

Some street names in the City of Brandon commemorate historical events and personalities. Unfortunately, the basis for many names has not been recorded. This project will attempt to reconstruct the basis for as many Brandon street names as possible. Those with obvious names (for example, the “Animal Streets” - Otter Bay, Moose Place, Lynx Crescent, etc. - in the northwest corner of the city) will not be included.

NOTE: This is a work in progress, and information will be added as it becomes available. Please send corrections and updates to Gordon Goldsborough at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.

Type	Direction
Avenues (usually named)	East-west
Streets (usually numbered)	North-south

There are corresponding lists for the City of Winnipeg and the City of Portage la Prairie.

Street name	Year	Notes	Source(s)
Aagaard Avenue
Aberdeen Avenue		Probably named for the Marquis of Aberdeen, Governor-General of Canada (1893-1898) who visited Manitoba in 1895 and 1915.
Assiniboine Avenue		Named for the Assiniboine River that flows nearby.
Baker Bay
Balmoral Avenue
Brock Avenue		Named for farmer John A. Brock, who owned the land where the street is located, prior to 1883.	Kavanagh
Byng Avenue
Cater Drive		Named for Brandon mayor Harry William Cater (1869-1945).	MHS
Christie Bay
Clark Drive		According to historian Martin Kavanagh, this streets commemorates "a democratic leader."	Kavanagh
Clement Drive		Named for Brandon mayor Stephen Emmett Clement (1867-?).	MHS
College Avenue
Cornwallis Bay
Creighton Boulevard		Named for Brandon mayor James Creighton.	MHS
Currie Boulevard
Daly Crescent		Named for Brandon mayor Thomas Mayne Daly (1852-1911).	MHS
Darrach Bay
Delta Bay
Dennis Street
Douglas Street
Elviss Crescent
Empress Bay
Finlay Drive
E. Fotheringham Drive		Named for Brandon alderman, mayor and businessman Edward Fotheringham (1879-?).	MHS
Franklin Street
Fraser Crescent		Named for Brandon mayor Alexander C. Fraser (1849-?).	MHS
Frederick Street
Gordon Avenue
Grant Bay
Hill Avenue		Named for railwayman James Jerome Hill (1838-1916).	Kavanagh
Hilton Avenue		Named for Hilton McGregor, son of Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor (1860-1935). See also John Avenue and McGregor Avenue.	Kavanagh
John Avenue		Named for John McGregor, brother to Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor (1860-1935). See also Hilton Avenue and McGregor Avenue.	Kavanagh
Kelly Place		Named for Brandon mayor Andrew Kelly (1852-1930).	MHS
Kirkcaldy Drive
Laurence Crescent
Leslie Bay
Lloyd Crescent
Lorne Avenue		Named for John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Duke of Argyll, also known as the Marquis of Lorne (1845-1914), son-in-law to Queen Victoria, who served as Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. See Louise Avenue.	Kavanagh
Louise Avenue		Named for Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife to the Marquis of Lorne. See Lorne Avenue.	Kavanagh
Magnacca Crescent		Named for Brandon mayor Stephen A. Magnacca (1902-?).	MHS
Maryland Avenue
McDiarmid Drive		Named for Brandon mayor John S. McDiarmid.	MHS
McDonald Avenue		Probably named for Martin McDonald, the registrar at the Brandon Land Titles Office in 1881. But it may also commemorate lawyer W. A. MacDonald whose place of business was on the north side of Rosser Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets. The latter man later migrated to British Columbia where he became a Supreme Court judge.	Kavanagh
McGregor Avenue		Named for John McGregor, brother to Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor (1860-1935). See also Hilton Avenue and John Avenue.	Kavanagh
McTavish Avenue
Middleton Avenue
Mitchell Street
Pacific Avenue		Named for the Canadian Pacific Railway which reached Brandon in 1881. The main line ran along this street.	MHS
Park Avenue
Park Street
Parker Boulevard
Patmore Drive
Patricia Avenue
Percy Street
Princess Avenue
Queens Avenue
Richmond Avenue
Rideau Street
Rosser Avenue		Named for Thomas L. Rosser (1836-1910), Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway.	Kavanagh
Russell Street
Southern Avenue
Stickney Avenue		Named for Alpheus B. Stickney, General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who was replaced in this position by W. C. Van Horne on 1 January 1882.	Kavanagh
Sykes Boulevard
Van Horne Avenue		Named for railwayman William Cornelius Van Horne (1843-1915).	Kavanagh
Victoria Avenue
Waverly Drive
Whillier Drive
Whitehead Crescent		Probably named for Joseph Blyth Whitehead (1865-?).	MHS
Williamson Drive		Named for Brandon mayor Frank T. Williamson.	MHS
Winter Bay		Named for Brandon mayor William Winter.	MHS
Young Avenue		Named for Brandon mayor Frederick H. Young.	MHS

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Page revised: 27 February 2010