1906 – Garrick Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Built as an hotel in 1906 and still in operation, the Garrick is a local landmark on Garry Street.
Built as an hotel in 1906 and still in operation, the Garrick is a local landmark on Garry Street.
Formerly a seedy, down-at-hell rooming hotel,
The 18th and most luxurious of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s hotels,
Like many other local warehouses,
Sadly now missing its cornice and more elaborate shop fronts, the building has been extended upwards,
The center of commerce in The Exchange District,
Montreal architect H.C. Stone was hired to plan the structure in collaboration with his Winnipeg associate L.
Designed by provincial architect Samuel Hooper,
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.