1913 – Winning Design for City Hall, Winnipeg
In early 1913,
In early 1913,
In 1897, the building and lot on the south-east corner of Main and McDermot was purchased for $30,000 by the Bank of Hamilton.
Imposing brick structure amidst the empty lots of Main Street South,
The original Starland Theatre operated on Main Street from 1911,
The original Canadian Wheat Pool building of 1928 by Northwood &
A fine office block in a mild Art Deco style.
Designed by Smith Carter Searle Architects to co-exist with the original and adjacent building of 1928 using the same window rhythm and sizing,
Like the nearby Safeway,
Preminiary design for what became the Winnipeg Centennial Centre including museum,
After the previous City Hall developed structural problems necessitating the removal of parts of the building,