Historic Sites of Manitoba: Royal Bank Building (220 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

This seventeen-storey, steel-reinforced concrete building on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by the architectural firms Smith Carter Searle and Associates and Moody Moore and Partners. Constructed between November 1964 and May 1966 by Poole Construction, it provided corporate offices for the Royal Bank of Canada as well as several other companies, including Manitoba Pool Elevators and Pitblado Hoskin.

Royal Bank Building (October 2024) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89491, W97.13935 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Moody and Moore / MMP Architects

Manitoba Business: Smith Carter and Katelnikoff / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Architecture49

Manitoba Business: Royal Bank of Canada

Manitoba Business: Manitoba Pool Elevators / Agricore

Sources:

“New landmark will add to our city's skyline,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 February 1964, page 1.

“16-storey skyscraper being built downtown,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 November 1964, page 3.

“Another major project completed on schedule,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 1966, page 35.

“2,000 loads of concrete used in building 17-storey structure,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 1966, page 36.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.

Page revised: 15 February 2025

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