This six-storey, Tyndall Stone-clad concrete and stone building on Princess Street in Winnipeg was designed in the brutalist style of modernism by Libling Michener and Associates. Built between 1965 and 1966 by the Peter Leitch Construction Company, it was used as the headquarters for the Winnipeg Police Service from 1966 to 2016.
The building was demolished, along with its associated parking garage, in November 2020.
Public Safety Building (July 1966) by John H. Warkentin
Source: John Warkentin Fonds, 2009-029/003, ASC16621, York University
Public Safety Building (June 2016)
Source: George Penner
Public Safety Building (July 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90042, W97.13992
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Civic Centre Parkade (171 Princess Street, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Business: Libling Michener and Associates / LM Architectural Group
Manitoba Business: Peter Leitch Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office Building / Winnipeg Police Building (266 Graham Avenue, Winnipeg)
“Baert plea fails on big city job,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 January 1965, page 5.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 March 2025
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