SPECIAL PLACES PROJECT 

Site Inventory / Page 4 / Interesting Commercial Sites

 


Former Pool Hall
505 Broadway Ave.
265.D.5

Once a fabric shop with a pool hall at the back.

Kelby’s Restaurant   /   Fabric Shop
Tanning and Toning – Enid Mulholland
Laird’s Larder  /   Floras Hastie – Deli

 

 


Furniture Store
519 Broadway Ave.
265.D.9

Brian McAlpin
Jack & Karen Garbed
Jason Maurice

Once a restaurant / Harvey Fader
Now 3 buildings joined






Rex Café Storage
523 Broadway Ave. At the rear of Wu’s
265.D.11

Used as Meat Storage for the Rex Café and others.
 




Massey Ferguson Dealer
265.D.13

We know little about the early days of this building except that it was a Massey Ferguson Dealership and that the following have been associated with it: Ben Anderson, Gwen’s Trends and a Sports Store.





Killarney Place
530 Williams Ave.
265.D.12

Project of the Industrial Development Board

Having a Mall was another thing that set Killarney aside from its neighbouring towns.


1969 – They started buying stores on Broadway
1973 = They sold 50 shares for $3000 each

Financed by Portage la Prairie Credit Union

Opened April 30, 1975 as Killarney Shoppers’ Mall

In about 2012 it was bought by Rick Pauls, Gwen Trip & Chris Johnson – became Killarney Place
 




Erin Inn Motor Hotel
534 Broadway Ave.
265.D.15 / 1966

In the sixties many towns welcomed a “Modern” Motor Hotel.
 




International Harvester Dealership
Finlay & Mountain
265.D.18

Peter J. McDonald bought the corner in 1944
It has served as a Bus Stop and as Apartments
 

 


Chapman’s Motors
430 Broadway Ave.
265.D.16

Business started by the Chapman family ca, 1945.

Also: Teddy Bear Superette – Jack Ober
Recycle Depo. Grocery Store – Heather & Callum Raswell


 


aEmerald Isle Motel
103 Water Ave.
265.D.17

The location reminds us of Killarney’s role as a “Beach” town.

Owned by David Foster ca. 1981