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Jeff from Winnipeg
December 22nd, 2002, 05:02 AM
Architect: John D. Anderson
Date complete: 1912
Floors: 12
Unique features: Winnipeg's tallest building for two years until completion of Hotel Fort Garry in 1914. Base is composed of grey marble, remainder of exterior is white terra cotta. Original cornice removed in 1953, replaced with much simpler cornice in 1985.
Style: Chicago School

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RafflesCity
December 22nd, 2002, 05:51 AM
7.5/10

It must have been amazing in its heyday!

Mr. Detroit
December 22nd, 2002, 06:48 AM
Nice building....just wish it was a little deeper. It looks like a faux building a little.

6/10

SteelCity32
December 25th, 2002, 06:05 AM
I don't like it. Too much of a box.

4/10

TYW
December 27th, 2002, 06:10 AM
6.5/10

not bad

Sunflower
December 29th, 2002, 01:06 AM
don't really like this one.

4.5/10

Jeff from Winnipeg
December 29th, 2002, 07:46 AM
It's one of my favourite buildings from the era in the city so I gave it a 9. I mean, the detailing on this building is a thing to be appreciated. I wish I could find close-ups. You won't see too many buildings like this left in Western Canada.

SeeMacau
December 31st, 2002, 01:49 AM
6/10
Not very good

DrumCorpsAlum
February 23rd, 2003, 06:47 AM
It's antique, but it's nothing special. 5.5/10.

Andy6
February 24th, 2003, 05:57 AM
9.5/10. One of my favorite buildings anywhere. A great example of a smaller Chicago-style building. The white terra cotta detailing is superb and the proportions of the slender tower are almost perfect, despite the unfortunate replacement of the cornice.

renell
February 24th, 2003, 10:04 AM
the design isn't really spectacular... 5.5

The Messiah
March 18th, 2003, 07:21 PM
Well nothing intresting about this one..
Myabe it was for it's time.
6.0/10

Evergrey
April 8th, 2003, 06:26 PM
6/10 I normally like buildings like this... but this one seems a bit generic.

Wu-Gambino
September 21st, 2003, 01:32 AM
8.5/10

SUNNI
September 21st, 2003, 01:58 AM
ummm...not sure...

7/10

Fabio
November 16th, 2003, 10:56 PM
8.5/10


really beautiful, but not so tall.

james2390
June 5th, 2004, 02:45 AM
The windows rock. 7/10

rayman
June 5th, 2004, 10:59 AM
4.5 just a normal building

SeeMacau
June 9th, 2004, 04:23 PM
8/10
I like it

Schroedinger's Cat
September 7th, 2004, 02:13 PM
9.5/10 nearly 10/10

SChristopher
October 22nd, 2004, 11:51 PM
Generic older building...not good not bad. 7/10

renthefinn
May 7th, 2005, 10:24 PM
Now that's a nice looking building, simple and clean but still elegant, 9/10.

Accura4Matalan
May 14th, 2005, 07:45 PM
Nice, but it looks unfinished. 6.5/10

DRAKKO
July 12th, 2005, 10:27 AM
7/10

El_Greco
August 23rd, 2005, 01:25 AM
8/10

mikep
October 8th, 2005, 05:34 AM
7/10

DarkFenX
October 10th, 2005, 03:57 PM
Old and not tall. 4.5/10

sander
October 14th, 2005, 10:16 PM
Nothing special. 6,5/10

forvine
December 20th, 2005, 04:41 PM
8/10

Sinjin P.
December 21st, 2005, 02:55 PM
7.5/10

waitingtoexhale
December 30th, 2005, 02:17 AM
Nice details. As a resident of Chicago, these are my kind of buildings. 7.5

Jules
December 30th, 2005, 02:18 AM
10/10. Probably the nicest Canadian building I've ever seen.

Mrs.Bangkok
June 26th, 2006, 05:40 AM
http://www.destinationwinnipeg.ca/picture_winnipeg_contest/lib/i/dwpc_0149_67.jpg

clarky
July 1st, 2006, 12:07 PM
8/10

Principes
July 2nd, 2006, 04:52 AM
8/10

SoboleuS
July 11th, 2006, 09:16 PM
Nice classic building. 8/10

_zner_
July 12th, 2006, 03:00 AM
7.5

gutooo
September 9th, 2006, 05:08 AM
7/10

ZZ-II
March 20th, 2007, 08:03 PM
7/10

W!CKED
March 24th, 2007, 09:28 PM
7/10

Skyman
May 14th, 2007, 02:19 PM
7/10

Astralis
May 11th, 2008, 10:40 PM
8/10

Rutger1991
October 8th, 2008, 10:37 PM
9/10

tonyssa
May 1st, 2009, 09:24 PM
8/10

henry hill
June 1st, 2009, 03:05 PM
8,5/10 (age!)

Jan Del Castillo
July 26th, 2009, 09:32 PM
8. Good building. Regards.

xavarreiro
September 25th, 2009, 06:03 AM
8/10

wise_zech
September 29th, 2009, 07:58 AM
7/10

romanito
August 11th, 2010, 06:25 PM
9/10

sieradzanin1
August 14th, 2010, 12:18 PM
10/10

yudibali2008
May 27th, 2011, 02:44 PM
7.5/10

dnh310
May 27th, 2011, 11:59 PM
7/10

mossimoh
January 23rd, 2012, 02:39 AM
7.5/10