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Old Posted Apr 22, 2017, 1:42 PM
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Winnipeg's pre-WW2 skyscrapers (9+ stories only), all buildings are 35 metres or taller, the minimum height for a high-rise according to Emporis:

Union Bank Building (1904) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society, http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/unionbankbuilding.shtml

Somerset Building (first seven stories in 1906, two story addition in ~1912) 9 stories

Source: Now Winnipeg,
http://now.winnipeg.ca/images/south-portage

Eaton's Department Store (first five stories in 1905, with additions until 1908) 9 stories including display floor

Source: The Department Store Museum
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum....ba-canada.html

Grain Exchange Building (1908, with multiple additions in the decade after) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/grai...building.shtml

McArthur/Childs Building (1909-1988) 12 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/mcarthurbuilding.shtml

Sterling Building (1912) 9 stories

Source: Now Winnipeg,
http://now.winnipeg.ca/resources/ima...-bank-building

Boyd Building (1912) 9 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/boydbuilding.shtml

Lindsay Building (1912) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/lindsaybuilding.shtml

Confederation Building (1912) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/conf...building.shtml

Electric Railway Chambers (1912) 11 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/elec...chambers.shtml

National Bank Building (1913) 12 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/unio...building.shtml

Hotel Fort Garry (1913) 14 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/fortgarryhotel.shtml

Watkings Building (1914) 9 stories on underpass side

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/watkinsbuilding.shtml

Marlborough Hotel (first three stories in 1914, six story addition in 1923) 9 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/marlboroughhotel.shtml

Paris Building (first five stories in 1915, six story addition in 1917) 11 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/parisbuilding.shtml

Eaton's Mail Order Buildings (1916 and 1921) 9 stories

Source: Winnipeg Downtown Places,
http://winnipegdowntownplaces.blogsp...ail-order.html

Bank of Hamilton Building (1918) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/bankofhamilton.shtml

Federal Building (1936) 11 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/norwester.shtml

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