1919 – Former Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Victor Daniel Horsburgh
In Winnipeg the main banks had been clustered on Main Street.
1927 – Former Bank of Montreal, Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Kenneth Guscotte Rea
Fine smaller scale classical bank nestled into a block of Portage Avenue.
1927 – Former Hudson’s Bay Department Store, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Barott & Blackader
Founded in 1670, the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) chief interests for its first two centuries were the fur trade,
1929 – Security Storage Building, 725 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada
Architect: John N. Semmens
Unusual looking building until you realise it was designed as a strongroom,
1930 – Manitoba Telephones Building, Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Alexander Melville
Built for the provincial telephone company who still own it today,
1935 – 262 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
Architect: Green, Blankstein, Russell and Ham
Subtle small-scale Art Deco commercial building built as a fur retailer –
1953 – Silver Heights Shopping Centre, Portage Ave., Winnipeg
Architect: A.B. Stovel
Modern strip mall very much designed as a neighbourhood hub –
1955 – Dayton Building, Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
Architect: Green Blankstein Russell Associates
Built after its predecessor store burned down in the enormous Time Building fire of June 1954,
1964 – Rice Centre, 491 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
Architect: Moody Moore & Partners
Short office tower sited on a long pavilion with retail and commercial spaces,
1966 – Manitoba Teachers Society, 191 Harcourt Street, Winnipeg
Architect: Libling Michener & Associates
Constructed in two stages,
