Birks Building
The Birks Building is a four-storey building located on the corner of Portage Avenue and Smith Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba.- Type: Building
- Description: building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Also known as: “YMCA Building”
- Address: 276 Portage Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canada Life Centre and Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
Canada Life Centre
Stadium
Canada Life Centre is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Canada Life Centre is situated 190 metres southwest of Birks Building.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Church
Photo: TheBlue11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a historic Anglican church in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1867, the fourth and current Gothic Revival church was built from 1883 to 1884. Holy Trinity Anglican Church is situated 140 metres south of Birks Building.
Burton Cummings Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Amqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burton Cummings Theatre is a theatre located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Built by local impresario Corliss Powers Walker, it was originally known as the Walker Theatre. Burton Cummings Theatre is situated 250 metres northwest of Birks Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Winnipeg and Winnipeg.
Downtown Winnipeg
Suburb
Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants, The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of Canada.
Exchange District
Neighborhood
Photo: Interlaker, CC0.
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.
Birks Building
- Category: commercial building
- Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.89388° or 49° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
-97.14182° or 97° 8′ 31″ westLevels
4Height
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
86X4VVV5+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 307188155OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4916507
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In Other Languages
“Birks Building” goes by many names.
- French: “immeuble Birks”
- French: “Immeuble Birks”
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