This two-storey brick and Tyndall stone building at the northeast corner of Main Street and Semple Avenue in West Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg), measuring 24 feet by 42 feet, was built in 1919 as a branch for the Union Bank of Canada. In 1925, it became a branch of the Royal Bank of Canada, continuing in operation until it closed.
Former Royal Bank Building on Main Street (October 2016)
Source: Kerrin Asmundson
Former Royal Bank Building on Main Street (April 2020)
Source: George Penner
Former Royal Bank Building on Main Street (May 2022)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Rear of the former Royal Bank Building on Main Street (August 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93825, W97.11610
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Union Bank of Canada
Manitoba Business: Royal Bank of Canada
“Active building programme of the Union Bank in western provinces - many new branches,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 August 1919, page 16.
We thank George Penner and Kerrin Asmundson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 31 October 2025
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