Formerly located on Stella Avenue in Winnipeg, a 1½-storey cream brick and Tyndall Stone trimmed, Commercial Vernacular-style building, measuring 32 feet by 66 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built between late 1912 and early 1913 by day labour at a cost of about $4,000, for owner Leon Schnider. He was a coal and wood wholesaler who used it as a stable for up to 20 horses.
Later used as a warehouse for the Aetna Roofing Company, the building was demolished in conjunction with the Lord Selkirk Park housing development, and the site is now part of the David Livingstone School grounds.
Former Schnider Stable (no date)
Source: Historical Buildings and Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg.
Rear of the former Schnider Stable (no date)
Source: Historical Buildings and Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91051, W97.13582
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 4421/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #266 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [272 Stella 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 March 2026
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