Bank of Toronto - Winnipeg MB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 49° 53.710 W 097° 00.316
14U E 643262 N 5528882
This former Bank of Toronto is on Regent Avenue West at Bond Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMF23P
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 08/09/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Designed by George W. Northwood and built in 1924-1925 by J.A. Tremblay, this brick two-storey retangular building was used by the Bank of Toronto until 1942. It was purchased by the Town of Transcona to be used a municipal office which opened in 1943. Following amalgamation of Transcona into the unified City of Winnipeg in 1972, these municipal office were evenyually no longer needed. The building was vacant for quite a while but is now the Transcona Historical Museum. (visit link)
Address:
141 Regent Avenue West Winnipeg, Manitoba R2C 1R1

Year: 1924

Website: [Web Link]

Current Use of Building: Transcona Historical Museum
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