1901 – Salvation Army Citadel, Rupert St., Winnipeg
Containing a large hall seating 900, a smaller hall for 250 people, a band room,
Containing a large hall seating 900, a smaller hall for 250 people, a band room,
Considered one of the finest examples of modernist architecture in the city, this brick-and-glass structure incorporates some of the same design elements used in the Barcelona Pavilion.
The Coronation Block, or more popularly the Shanghai Restaurant, was a two storey structure with graceful curved ends.
The Winnipeg Electric Railway Co., a firm which operated the city’s electric streetcar system and its first hydro-electric utility,
Located at the intersection of three major thoroughfares in downtown Winnipeg, the Lindsay Building is one of a handful of terracotta office towers erected during the city’s pre-World War I development boom.
From its heavy brick exterior to its masonry base, the building screams solidity. And it is.
The Confederation Life Building is one of the finest Chicago School style buildings in Winnipeg with its curved facade following the bend in Main Street.
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.
In 1906 James Porter whose firm James Porter and Company previously had been housed in cramped quarters on Main Street,
Built at a cost of $20,000 and designed by H.S. Griffiths a British architect, the Criterion was one of many hotels established in the area to accommodate the thousands of arriving travellers.