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22 March 2011
1919 – Munster & Leinster Bank, O’Connell St., Dublin

1919 – Munster & Leinster Bank, O’Connell St., Dublin

Architect: McDonnell & Dixon Fine classical bank building turning a corner elegantly from O’Connell Street onto Abbey Street. The relief sculpture over the door was by George A. Power. No longer in use...

29 June 2010
1919 – Former Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1919 – Former Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Victor Daniel Horsburgh In Winnipeg the main banks had been clustered on Main Street. As Portage Avenue developed into a shopping area, the banks started to open up branches to cater for...

27 April 2010
1919 – Winnipeg Hydro Showroom, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1919 – Winnipeg Hydro Showroom, Winnipeg, Manitoba

In 1910, land for a power substation was acquired by the City of Winnipeg on the west side of King Street, north of Notre Dame Avenue. The King Street substation was completed in...

08 April 2010
1919 – Easons, Abbey Street, Dublin

1919 – Easons, Abbey Street, Dublin

Architect: T.J. Ruthven Destroyed in the 1916 Rising, this is the Abbey Street façade of their O’Connell Street store. An austere stone finish with shallow relief decoration masks a steel structure.

21 February 2010
1919 – Gainsboro House, Suffolk Street, Dublin

1919 – Gainsboro House, Suffolk Street, Dublin

Architect: Frederick Hayes Good example of early 20th century Dublin commercial building. Many building similar in style were built in the Abbey Street area during its reconstruction after the Civil War.

19 February 2010
1919 – Permanent TSB Bank, Upper Baggot Street, Dublin

1919 – Permanent TSB Bank, Upper Baggot Street, Dublin

Architect: Fuller & Jermyn Fine ornate bank at the start to the largely Victorian streetscape of Upper Baggot Street. Originally two different buildings, the building has good quality stone and brickwork as well...

17 December 2009
1919 – Pont de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec

1919 – Pont de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec

The Quebec Bridge is a riveted steel truss structure and is 3,239 feet long, 94 ft wide, and 340 ft high. Cantilever arms of 580 ft support a 640 ft central span, for...

25 November 2009
1919 – Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Paris

1919 – Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Paris

Architect: Paul Abadie Jr Probably the best site for a building in Paris, the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur can be seen from most parts of the city because of its height and gleaming white...

30 September 2009
1919 – Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1919 – Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Burke Horwood & White Unbuilt proposal for a massive department store for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Intended to be their flagship store, this would have been the largest building in the city...