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Union Bank Building
 
By Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2022
Union Bank Building /
L’édifice de la Union Bank Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Manitoba, Winnipeg, Exchange District — Union Bank Building / L’édifice de la Union Bank —
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
2 ► Manitoba, Winnipeg, Exchange District — Union Bank Building — 1904 — Historic Winnipeg —
On Main Street (Manitoba Route 52) just south of William Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Although the Union Bank was absorbed by the Royal Bank in 1925, it is remembered for the beauty of its paper money, printed in Winnipeg. Designed by architects Darling and Pearson, this Head Office was the first steel framed skyscraper in the city, . . . — — Map (db m214897) HM
3 ► Manitoba, Winnipeg, Exchange District — First Headquarters • International Brotherhood of Magicians —
On William Avenue at Main Street (Provincial Route 52), on the right when traveling east on William Avenue.
In 1922, on the 7th floor of this old Union Bank Building (later Royal Bank) was established the first headquarters of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, by its first President — a Canadian — Winnipeg business man, M.J.C. McMullen, known . . . — — Map (db m215036) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026