Formerly located on Aberdeen Avenue in Winnipeg, a 1½-storey cream brick and Tyndall Stone trimmed building, measuring 32 feet by 91 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built in 1910 by day labour a cost of about $6,000, for owner Harry Glesby (1873-?). He was a coal and wood wholesaler who used it as a stable for up to 30 horses.
In the late 1910s, the building started to be used as an automotive repair garage which occupied the building until the late 1940s. In 1920, repairs to the building were completed at a cost of about $3,000. It was later occupied by a variety of businesses including a machine shop and a soft drinks distributor.
By the early 2000s, the extensively modified building sat vacant. A majority of its windows were bricked over and its front facade had been painted white. It was demolished in 2003 and the site sat vacant until 2016 when a new residential property was built on it.
The former Glesby Stable (2002)
Source: Historical Buildings & Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg
Rear of the former Glesby Stable (2002)
Source: Historical Buildings & Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg
Architectural plans for the front elevation of the Glesby Stable (1910)
Source: Records Control Branch, City of Winnipeg
Architectural plans for the side elevation of the Glesby Stable (1910)
Source: Records Control Branch, City of Winnipeg
Architectural plans for the cross section A of the Glesby Stable (1910)
Source: Records Control Branch, City of Winnipeg
Architectural plans for the cross section B of the Glesby Stable (1910)
Source: Records Control Branch, City of Winnipeg
Architectural plans for the foundation of the Glesby Stable (1910)
Source: Records Control Branch, City of Winnipeg
Architectural plans for the ground floor of the Glesby Stable (1910)
Source: Records Control Branch, City of WinnipegSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91921, W97.14060
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Glesby Stable / Western Horse Exchange Building / Western Buckwheat Milling Building (536 King Street, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 169/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Buy your Wood,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 October 1910, page 20.
“Wood & Coal,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 December 1910, page 22.
“Buy your Wood & Coal,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 October 1910, page 28.
“Coal Dealer Fined,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 December 1911, page 2.
“August Permits Show Decline,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 September 1920, page 5.
“Wanted: First Class Auto Painter,” Manitoba Free Press, 11 November 1922, page 50.
“Aberdeen Garage Repairs Guaranteed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 October 1942, page 19.
“Kunce Machine Works,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 May 1948, page 21.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #287 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Board of Zoning Adjustment,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 September 1969, page 32.
“Office-Warehouse,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 1988, page 37.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [468 Aberdeen Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
We thank Murray Peterson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 21 Febuary 2026
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