Formerly located at the northeast corner of Main Street and Belmont Avenue in West Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg), a one-storey cream brick building, measuring 20 feet by 28 feet, was built in 1928 as a service station for proprietor Charles Pearce. The building originally had two gasoline pumps that sold British American Oil Company brand gasoline, and a small office for the service station attendant.
The building has since been demolished and the site is now occupied by a different commercial building.
Belmont Service Station (1930s)
Source: Kenneth IngramSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93698, W97.11703
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: British American Oil Company / Gulf Oil Canada
“Belmont Service Station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 January 1932, page 22.
“Belmont Service Station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 June 1932, page 23.
“Belmont Service Station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 June 1935, page 16.
“The British American Oil Company Limited - Belmont Service Station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 June 1946, page 5.
“The British American Oil Company Limited - Belmont Service Station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 June 1946, page 4.
West Kildonan fire insurance map, #6 November 1961, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.
Page revised: 21 March 2026
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