King's Palace Restaurant

Address:260 King Street
Current Use:

Restaurant

Original Use:

Residential/ Commercial

Constructed:1946
Other Work:

1975, 1983, 1985, Interior alterations

Architects:
Firms:
Engineers:
  • Cowin & Co. Ltd.
Contractors:
  • Henry E Gibson & Co. Ltd.

Photographs

Design Characteristics

Materials:

concrete, glass block

Neighbourhood:

China Town

  • Plan area: 1,113 sq. ft. (103.4 sq. m)
  • Gross floor area: 3,339 sq. ft.
  • Timber frame structure with reinforced concrete columns and footings, reinforced concrete brackets under front entrance, and 12″ poured concrete basement walls
  • Centrally located main-floor shop entrance flanked by a double-glazed plate-glass opening (with side wooden louvers)
  • Side and rear elevations faced with brick, a long vertical glass block section on the north elevation illuminates the second storey staircase

Locations of Supporting Info

  • University of Manitoba Libraries, Department of Archives and Special Collections, Winnipeg Tribune Subject Clipping Research Files

  • Provincial Archives of Manitoba

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