On Main Street (Manitoba Route 52) just south of Bannatyne Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
[English] The skyscraper was a by-product of technological advances and increased urbanization of the late 19th century. Steel-frame construction, the elevator and rising land values made multi-storeyed buildings . . . — — Map (db m214900) HM
On Main Street (Manitoba Route 52) just south of William Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
[English] Constructed in 1903-1904, this building is Western Canada's oldest skyscraper. It combines the technology of steel framing, a rich exterior and an elegant interior to project a sense of modernity and . . . — — Map (db m215158) HM
On Main Street (Manitoba Route 52) at Lombard Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
After the Nares Block collapsed during construction of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1911, the site was acquired by the Union Trust Company. Plans for the steel-framed Union Tower were prepared by Chicago architect John D. Atchison. Based on the . . . — — Map (db m215232) HM
On Main Street (Manitoba Route 52) just south of Market Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
[English] This ten story steel-framed office block is representative of early high-rise building construction technology in Winnipeg. Designed in the Chicago style of architecture by J. Wilson Gray of Toronto, it was . . . — — Map (db m214896) HM
On Main Street (Manitoba Route 52) at McDermot Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Designed by Winnipeg architect J.D. Atcheson, this building was one of four major banks on “Bankers’ Row” along Main Street. It was the last major office building erected during the city’s early boom period, and served as the Manitoba headquarters . . . — — Map (db m214893) HM
