Historic Sites of Manitoba: Trick Block / Petty Block (972-976 Main Street, Winnipeg)

A three-story brick and stone building at this site on Main Street in Winnipeg was constructed in 1903 for physician Charles Walter Trick. It had several retail spaces on the main floor and residential apartments on the upper floors. Later renamed the Petty Block, the building was demolished sometime between 2007 and 2010.

Demolition of the Trick Block

Demolition of the Trick Block (no date)
Source: Kerrin Asmundson

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91214, W97.13290
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Walter Trick (1875-1919)

Sources:

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

This page was prepared by Kerrin Asmundson and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 December 2025

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