This four-storey building on Des Meurons Street in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg was constructed in 1919 by Carter-Halls-Aldinger as a warehouse for the Marshall-Wells Company, a hardware retailer. Within a year, however, it was sold to International Laboratories Limited, a manufacturer of paints and varnishes, and later of soap.
The former International Laboratories Building (October 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88827, W97.11148
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Carter-Halls-Aldinger
Memorable Manitobans: Arnold Morley Smith (1886-1940)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Marshall Wells Warehouse (123 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Marshall Wells Warehouse (136 Market Avenue, Winnipeg)
“International Laboratories wins success in 15 years,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 August 1934, page 69.
Johnston Terminal Building (National Cartage & Storage Building), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings & Resources Committee, Murray Peterson, June 2019, page 11.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 May 2022
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