This two-storey brick and stone building at the northeast corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue Northeast in Altona, measuring 26 feet by 45 feet, was built in 1921 as a branch of the Bank of Montreal.
Occupied by the bank until 1924, the building was subsequently taken over by the Canadian Bank of Commerce after its original building was destroyed by fire. It became the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in 1961, following the bank's merger with the Imperial Bank of Canada and continued to operate until the bank moved out 1974.
At the time of a 2024 site visit, the building was relatively unmodified from its original appearance but was vacant.
Former Bank of Montreal Building at Altona (December 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.10632, W97.55769
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Bank of Montreal
Manitoba Business: Canadian Bank of Commerce
Altona: The Story of a Prairie Town by Esther Epp-Tiessen, 1982, pages 192, 314.
Altona - A Pictorial History by Vic Penner, 1990, page 76.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 9 December 2024
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