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The Dayton Building was among the earliest curtain wall structures in Winnipeg, demonstrating a notably modern trend in architectural design. Over its life the building has housed a variety of small commercial tenants as well as bar and restaurant occupants.

Design Characteristics

• Plan area: 10,586 square feet (983.44 square metres)
• Gross floor area: 53,066 square feet (4,929.83 square metres)
• Curtain wall
• Original sales floor over twenty feet high
• Initially contained restaurant in the basement

Sources

• Great Winnipeg Industrial Topics 15 3 (April 1955). 4.
• University of Manitoba, Microfilm #32, file on "Construction 1937-1962.", "Here's what's happening in Winnipeg - Gateway to the West," Winnipeg Tribune, Construction Supplement, June 18, 1955 and "Winnipeg Area Leads Nation - '55 Accomplishments." Winnipeg Tribune. 31 December 1955.
• University of Manitoba, Microfilm #42, file on "Daytons 1955."
• "Winnipeg Building." Western Construction and Building, 7, 3 (March 1955), pp. 4, 7.
• "Work in Progress - Millon Dollar Office Building," Western Construction and Building 7 6 (June 1955): 16, 18.
• Winnipeg Core Area Initiative, Final Status Report: Program Activities to September 30, 1987 under the 1981-1986 Core Area Agreement.

Locations of Supporting Information

• City of Winnipeg Archives