389 Main street Winnipeg, Feb 16 2012

Canadian Bank of Commerce

(Millenium Centre) 389 Main Street

389 Main street Winnipeg, opened 1912

Expanding interests in the West, the Commerce purchased the Bannatyne Block and in 1900 architects Darling & Pearson designed a monumental structure for 389 Main Street.

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The Millennium Centre, Winnipeg

 

 

 

 

Little Bronze Cherubs on the "VIP" door of the Bank of Commerce. They represent Art, Industry, learning...

 

A snowy night on Main street, Winnipeg (yes it has been over Lightroomed and Photoshopped)

 

 

 

World War One Memorial, Winnipeg

 

Bond and Securities Dept.

 

A nice hanging light

 

 

 

389 Main street Winnipeg, The Millennium Centre

 

 

An old vintage Star Trek Pinball machine

 

The Millennium Centre, Winnipeg. Many many receptions and Weddings are held here.

 

Solid wood and brass on the floor

 

The tour tramps up the marble stairs

 

 

The Vice President of the Canadian Bank of Commerce had the most amazing wood panelled office, and his own private toilet, a big deal!

 

389 Main street Winnipeg, The Millennium Centre

 

 

 

An old fashioned office. Looks like the secretary pool from the 1950's

 

 

Detective painted on the glass door in gold

 

 

 

Randy Joynt, Executive Director Artspace Inc. shows us around the place

 

 

 

The upper floors of 389 Main street Winnipeg, The Millennium Centre

 

Old fashioned Thermostat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

389 Main street; Looking down the stairwell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the solid marble

 

 

 

 

 

The huge skylight used to be open to actual light from the sky, but it leaked too much, so they put a roof over it and artificial lights inside it.

 

 

 

Banks are not made of solid stone anymore

 

Bronze Bisons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

389 Main street, Winnipeg. Greek Roman looking metal relief

 

 

Symbols of Justice and Truth. Banks don't display these sentiments anymore

 

 

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