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Jan 1, 2022 · Built in 1873, the two-storey structure at 214 Main St. was first called the Garry Saloon, likely named after the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Garry, from which the land had been purchased.
- Winnipeg made skyscraper history 120 years ago with tower ...
Winnipeg's Main Street in the early 1900s was still mostly...
- Winnipeg made skyscraper history 120 years ago with tower ...
May 21, 2023 · Winnipeg's Main Street in the early 1900s was still mostly mud and prairie gumbo, crosshatched by narrow wagon wheel tracks — vestiges of a frontier past as it teetered on the cusp of becoming...
Nov 8, 2023 · Winnipeg’s southern and eastern boundaries were marked by the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Present-day Maryland Street, Notre Dame Avenue and McPhillips Street marked its western limits, while Burrows Avenue west of Main Street and Aberdeen Avenue east of Main Street defined its northern boundary.
The oldest building is the Winnipeg Hotel built in 1872, which is immediately south of the Fortune. The very next year, in 1883, Fortune sold the building to Alexander Macdonald who immediately built a near identical addition onto the south side of the building (doubling the size).
The Confederation Building, Winnipeg is a 10-storey skyscraper, built in 1912. It is located on Main Street in the heart of the early business district of the City of Winnipeg. The formal recognition consists of the building on its legal property at the time of recognition.
- 457 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nov 1, 2017 · Located just north of Canada's celebrated corner of Portage and Main, the 20-block Exchange District National Historic Site encompasses over 100 turn-of-the-century buildings that display an innovative and functional approach to period architecture.
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As Winnipeg’s primary road, Main Street saw a great deal of development and commercialization, especially during the early 1880s when the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) through the city and Western Canada caused a real estate boom.
