This two-storey brick building on Corydon Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by architect R. E. McDonald and built in 1919 as a branch of the Union Bank of Canada. It began to be used for other commercial purposes following the 1925 merger of the Union Bank with the Royal Bank of Canada.
The former Union Bank Building on Corydon Avenue at Winnipeg (April 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86959, W97.15742
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Union Bank of Canada
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 June 2022
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