Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Bank of Commerce Building / Bank of Toronto Building (200 Regent Avenue West, Winnipeg)

Formerly located at the southwest corner of Regent Avenue West and Bond Street, in the Transcona area of Winnipeg, a two-storey red brick and Tyndall stone building, measuring 35 feet by 47 feet, was designed by Winnipeg architects Lewis H. Jordan and Walter Percy Over. It was built between 1913 and 1914 by the Dominion Realty Company at a cost of about $35,000, as a branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. It opened officially in March 1914.

In 1941, the building was purchased by the Bank of Toronto which vacated its building across the street and established a branch here. In 1955, the bank amalgamated with the Dominion Bank to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank and continued to operate in this building until 1962 when it was demolished and replaced with a new building.

Canadian Bank of Commerce in Transcona (1914) Source: Rob McInnes, WP1882 Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89494, W97.00568 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Walter Percy Over (1874-1944)

Manitoba Business: Canadian Bank of Commerce

Manitoba Business: Bank of Toronto / Toronto-Dominion Bank

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bank of Toronto Building / Transcona Municipal Hall / Transcona Historical Museum / Transcona Museum (141 Regent Avenue West, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“Transcona, Man.,” Contract Record and Engineering Review, 9 July 1913, page 70.

“Transcona’s new bank branch,” Manitoba Free Press, 21 March 1914, page 24.

“Handsome Transcona structure,” Manitoba Free Press, 9 May 1914, page 10.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 20 February 2025

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