This one-storey brick building on Melrose Avenue West in the Transcona area of Winnipeg, measuring 28 feet by 60 feet, was built in 1911 by proprietor Joesph “Joe” Maranda as a garage and service station. The building originally had a single service bay and a single gasoline pump that sold Red Indian brand gasoline from the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company.
At the time of a 2025 site visit, the building had been extensively renovated and was unrecognizable from its original appearance.
Melrose Garage and Service Station (1935)
Source: Transcona Museum
The former Melrose Garage and Service Station (April 2025)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
The former Melrose Garage and Service Station (November 2025)
Source: Kerrin AsmundsonSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89417, W97.00396
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: McColl-Frontenac Oil Company / Texaco Canada Limited
A Trip Through Time in Transcona by Terry Patterson, Manitoba History, Number 13, Spring 1987
We thank the Transcona Museum for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kerrin Asmundson.
Page revised: 9 December 2025
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