Buildings
Rice Building
| Address: | 491 Portage (471 - 503 Portage Avenue and 350 - 358 Colony Street) |
|---|---|
| Use: | University of Winnipeg Campus / Offices / Commercial / Parking Garage |
| Original Use: | Commercial / Bus Depot / Parking Garage |
| Constructed: | 1963–1964 |
| Architects: | Moody Moore & Partners |
| Firms: | Moody Moore & Partners |
| Contractors: | Poole Construction Ltd. |
Design Characteristics
- Building #1: 9 storeys
- Plan area: 24,695 sq. ft. (2,294.17 sq. m)
- Gross floor area: 128,683 sq. ft. (11,954.65 sq. m)
- Building #2: 2-4 storeys
- Plan area: 21,184 sq. ft. (1,967.99 sq. m)
- Gross floor area: 42,811 sq. ft. (3,977.14 sq. m)
- Building #3: 3 storeys
- Plan area: 40,777 sq. ft.
- Gross floor area: 126,471 sq. ft. (11,749.15 sq. m)
- No. of parking stalls: 388
Sources
- "Buses Now Use New Terminal," Winnipeg Free Press, June 16, 1964.
- George Derksen, " Advertising Giant Moves Branch Offices in New Mall Centre" Manitoba Business Journal, 1, 4 (February - March 1965) pp. 20-22.
- "4 1/2 Million Mall Centre Opens," Greater Winnipeg Industrial Topics, 24, 4(June 1964).
- "Key Portage Site Renocating," Winnipeg Real Estate News, February 13, 1987, p. 1.
- "Mall brightens Portage," Winnipeg Tribune, December 7, 1963.
- "Mall centre- New Business Centre for Winnipeg," Manitoba Industry and Commerce Bulleting, 15, 1(February / March 1963), pp. 9, 14.
- "Theodore Matoff, "The Mall Centre: excitement of truly urban way of life," Winnipeg Tribune, Showcase Section, January 2, 1965, p. 8.
- "Oxford Leaseholds' Mall Centre Development," Western Construction and Building, 16, 6 (June 1964), pp. 6-8, 10, 12-16.
- "Swank New Mall Centre Officially Opens Thursday," Winnipeg Tribune, October 14, 1964.
- "The Mall Centre Opens Thursday," Winnipeg Free Press, October 14, 1965.