1906 – No. 662 Main Street, Bell Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Formerly a seedy, down-at-hell rooming hotel, it was closed and turned into a hostel for the homeless.
Formerly a seedy, down-at-hell rooming hotel, it was closed and turned into a hostel for the homeless.
The 18th and most luxurious of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s hotels, the Royal Alex closed in 1967 and was demolished in 1971.
Like many other local warehouses, 44 Princess has a symmetrical façade divided into three parts and highlighted by Romanesque detailing.
The center of commerce in The Exchange District, the Grain Exchange Building reflected the growth of Winnipeg at the turn of the century after the growth of the railroads.
Montreal architect H.C. Stone was hired to plan the structure in collaboration with his Winnipeg associate L.
The 1906 Imperial Bank on Main Street is an example of the Classical Revival or Neo-classical style that came to prominence for large public structures in North America after the turn of the century.
The original Customs House in Winnipeg was constructed in 1874 at 198 Main Street. It was decided in 1907 that a larger facility was needed and the proximity of the location to downtown business district weighed heavily in its selection.
This former bank was designed by the Montreal architectural firm of Taylor, Hogle, and Davis,
Archbishop Taché of St. Boniface persuaded the Abbot of Bellefontaine, France, to establish a home for Trappist monks in St. Norbert.
Part of a terrace of three warehouses, all designed separately but to a harmonious whole.
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