1913 – Proposal for Grand Trunk Railway Station, Regina, Canada

Never constructed due to being delayed by the First World War and the demise of the Grand Trunk Railway.

“Plans have been prepared by Messrs. Ross & Macdonald, architects, of Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station at Regina. The building, which will occupy an area of about eight thousand square feet, is to be erected at the corner of Albert and Sixteenth Streets. It will be two storeys in height; the lower part being reserved exclusively for the service of the travelling public and the upper part divided into offices for the railway officials. The main waiting room, however, will extend through the two storeys of the building.

The station will be constructed of buff brick and limestone trimmings throughout, with large windows and wide entrances. On the front and the Sixteenth Street side there will be huge canopies of iron and glass, extending out over the entrance steps and the sidewalks. The front will be surmounted by an ornamental clock.

The front entrance will lead into a vestibule, with walls and floor of marble and ceiling of ornamental plaster work. From the vestibule there is direct communication with the main waiting room, the walls of which will be entirely of Caen Stone, the floor of different colored marbles, and the ceiling of decorated plaster. Around the room there is to be a gallery with a handsome bronze rail in front, from which will open the various offices in the second storey.

On the right of the main waiting room, entering from the street, a commodious restaurant and ladies’ waiting and retiring room will be situated, while on the left will be placed the men’s waiting room, main stair to the offices above, elevators, shoeshine parlor and second-class waiting room. Directly ahead on either side of the main waiting room the ticket and parcel offices will be located, and at the end the exit to the train platforms. On each side of the main entrance vestibule two alcoves will be provided. The one to the left will contain the news and cigar stand, and that on the right will contain three telephone booths. Outside the station proper and opening directly off the concourse the baggage room will be built, this being conveniently situated for both outgoing and incoming baggage.”
Engineering and Contract Record, October 15 1913

“Reproduced herewith is the architects’ perspective of the proposed G.T.P. station for Regina. This building will be connected with the hotel by means of an underground passage. The tunnel, train sheds, power house, laundry and station will cost something like one million dollars”
Engineering and Contract Record, June 26, 1914

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