This one-storey building at the southeast of Eleventh Street and Princess Avenue in Brandon, measuring 65 feet by 120 feet, was built in 1939 by contractor Edwin Charles “Ted” Higgens, at a cost of about $25,000, as a depot for the Trans-Continental Bus Lines. The building was divided into three main areas: a garage that held three buses, company offices, and a main hall containing a waiting area, restaurant, and ticket booth. The interior was finished in ivory and blue trim, the company colours. Eventually, a gift shop was added.
In the 1940s, the depot was renamed for the Greyhound Bus Lines that had purchased Trans-Continental Lines in the late 1930s.
In April 1981, it was announced that a new terminal was to be built at the southeast corner of Sixth Street and Rosser Avenue, and was used until September 1982 when the new terminal opened. This building was renovated extensively into professional offices.
Greyhound Bus Depot (April 1981)
Source: 1-2002.3.1HA10(2), Stuckey Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
Interior of the Greyhound Bus Depot (1940s)
Source: 1-2002.3.9.118, Stuckey Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
Lunch counter in the Greyhound Bus Depot (1940s)
Source: 1-2002.3.9.117, Stuckey Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
The former Greyhound Bus Depot (November 2023)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
The former Greyhound Bus Depot (November 2023)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84680, W99.95254
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edwin Charles “Ted” Higgens (1882-1957)
Memorable Manitobans: Gabriel Charles “Barney” Mollot (1905-1987)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Greyhound Bus Depot (121-141 Sixth Street, Brandon)
“Brandon’s inter-city bus terminal history” by Christian Cassidy, West End Dumplings, 2 June 2017.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 November 2023
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