This Winnipeg-based construction firm was established by Franklin Coulson Pain and John Alexander Roe.
Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
155 Bannerman Avenue, Winnipeg
1923
House (repairs)
31 Mortimer Place, Winnipeg
1927
Holland Creamery Warehouse (repairs and alterations)
291 Owena Street, Winnipeg
1927
Demolished (?)
House (foundation)
374 College Avenue, Winnipeg
1927
Canadian Czechoslovak Benevolent Association Building (alterations)
154 Mckenzie Street, Winnipeg
1927
Brown Block (repairs)
207 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1928
Demolished (?)
House (repairs)
209 Chestnut Street, Winnipeg
1928
1719 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1928
Union Auto Garage Building
158 Fort Street, Winnipeg
1928
Albany Apartments (repairs)
91 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
98 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg
1929
Bettes Block (repairs)
289 Carlton Street, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
Kenilworth Court (repairs)
44 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg
1929
Destroyed by fire (2015)
Manitoba Cartage and Warehousing Building (addition)
345 Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Olympia Hotel / Marlborough Hotel (renovations)
331 Smith Street, Winnipeg
1929
Prairie Cities Oil Service Station
1397 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
Prairie Cities Oil Service Station
145 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
120 Fort Street, Winnipeg
1929
St. Mary’s Court (repairs)
371 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
Waverley Block (alterations)
614-618 Main Street, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
Garage (alterations)
203 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
House (repairs)
178 Colony Street, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
House
290 Lindsay Street, Winnipeg
1929
House (repairs)
984 McMillan Street, Winnipeg
1929
House (repairs)
15 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
House (alterations)
236 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
House (alterations)
260 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
Warehouse (repairs)
57 Victoria Street, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
Office Specialty Manufacturing Building
358 Donald Street, Winnipeg
1930
Demolished (?)
Ross House (repairs)
484 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1930
House (repairs)
133 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1930
House (repairs)
250 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
1931
Demolished (?)
House (repairs)
289 Beaverbrook Street, Winnipeg
1931
House (repair)
219 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg
1931
House (repairs)
30 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg
1931
Demolished (?)
Stovel House (repairs)
6 Ruskin Row, Winnipeg
1931
House (repairs)
160 Nassau Street, Winnipeg
1931
House (repairs)
535 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
1932
House (repairs)
254 Carlton Street, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (?)
House (repairs)
59 Walnut Street, Winnipeg
1932
House (repairs)
345 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (?)
House (repairs)
586 River Avenue, Winnipeg
1932
House (repairs)
195 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (?)
House (repairs)
85 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (?)
House (underpinning)
614 Furby Street, Winnipeg
1933
Hull House (underpinning)
50 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg
1933
Store (alterations)
990 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1933
Demolished (?)
Store (alterations)
948-950 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1933
Demolished (?)
Locarno Apartments (repairs)
1 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1933
House (underpinning)
84 Brock Street, Winnipeg
1933
Avoca Apartments (underpinning)
329-335 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg
1933
Demolished (1983)
House (underpinning)
609 Spence Street, Winnipeg
1933
House (alterations)
231 Kingway, Winnipeg
1933
House (repairs)
104 Brock Street, Winnipeg
1933
House (alterations)
124 Nassau Street, Winnipeg
1933
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Franklin Coulson Pain (1884-1934)
Memorable Manitobans: John Alexander Roe (1875-1965)
“Season's permits near $4,000,000 mark with half season to come,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 June 1927, page 22.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Large number of new dwellings started this week in Winnipeg,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 August 1927, page 13.
“Permits for sixteen new dwellings issued this week,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 October 1927, page 34.
“Two large building permits issued Friday,” Manitoba Free Press, 20 October 1928, page 36.
“Building permits $80,000 ahead of 1928, this period,” Manitoba Free Press, 16 March 1929, page 36.
“Advance for 1929 over 1928 total $160,000,” Manitoba Free Press, 11 May 1929, page 57.
“Permits continue to show increase over last year,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 May 1929, page 55.
“Permits run $350,000 ahead of last season,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 May 1929, page 20.
“New radio showrooms and plant on fort street,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 June 1929, page 29.
“Permits are issued in city in past 7 days,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 July 1929, page 25.
“Total value of permit’s issued to date $7,643,600,” Manitoba Free Press, 20 July 1929, page 16.
“Permits for week number fifty-three,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 August 1929, page 24.
“Announcing the official opening of the first of a series of our new type service stations,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1929, page 23.
“Prairie Cities Oil Co. opens service station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1929, page 23.
“Complete excavation for filling stations,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 September 1929, page 26.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Building steadily advances to $10,000,000 mark with several contracts to come,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 October 1929, page 16.
“New radio industry for Winnipeg makes possible radio service at your door,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 October 1929, page 17.
“Pioneer organization in city opens fireproof home,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 November 1929, page 6.
“Permits for six houses, large garage and store taken out during week,” Manitoba Free Press, 16 November 1929, page 30.
“Permits issued this week for $375,000 in new buildings,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 November 1929, page 10.
“Office specialty Mfg. Co. Opens fine new building,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 May 1930, page 8.
“Started with few men 42 years ago, now employs practically 1,000,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 May 1930, page 9.
“Good week in building permits, many dwellings,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 May 1930, page 28.
“Four hundred home erected in the city this year,” Manitoba Free Press, 31 October 1931, page 34.
“Permit take out for late double home on Sherburn,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 October 1932, page 54.
“Building permits up to $250,000 five month year,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 June 1933, page 24.
“Over fifty new homes started, brick bakery,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 1933, page 5.
“Winnipeg Building figures are now nearly $600,000,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 September 1933, page 14.
“Alterations and additions main class of building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 1933, page 31.
“Permits for new stores and improvements,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 October 1933, page 19.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 26 November 2023
