This one-storey brick and Tyndall stone building at the southeast corner of Academy Road and Niagara Street in Winnipeg, measuring 33 feet by 44 feet, was designed by the architectural firm of Northwood and Chivers and built in 1929 by the construction firm of Grey and Company at a cost of about $20,000. It was used as a branch of the Bank of Toronto.
In 1955, the bank amalgamated with the Dominion Bank to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank and continued to operate in this building until eventually closing.
Bank of Toronto Building on Academy Road at Winnipeg (1930)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 19 July 1930, page 20.
The former Bank of Toronto Building on Academy Road at Winnipeg (September 2018)
Source: George Penner
The former Bank of Toronto Building on Academy Road at Winnipeg (April 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87369, W97.18470
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Northwood and Chivers / Northwood Chivers and Casey
Manitoba Business: Bank of Toronto / Toronto-Dominion Bank
“Purchases four new bank sites in Winnipeg,” Manitoba Free Press, 8 June 1929, page 36.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 4472/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Permits climb; will soon reach $10,000,000,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 September 1929, page 29.
“An artistic building,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 July 1930, page 20.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and George Penner.
Page revised: 4 May 2024
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