Lost Buildings of Winnipeg

1909 – St. Regis Hotel, Smith Street, Winnipeg

Architect: William Wallace Blair

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Designed by Irish architect William Wallace Blair, and originally configured as a mixed-use building of retail, offices, and residential. After only a couple of years it was altered to designs of architect Hugh G. Holman with an extra floor and converted into a hotel. Later refaced, and long a magnet for emergency services, closed in 2017, eventually demolished in 2020.

Published April 3, 2026

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