Bill Hillman's
 MANITOBA PHOTO ARCHIVE XXXI
Winnipeg Yesteryear I: Downtown
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Portage Avenue Looking East


Portage and Main


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Princess Ave 1911

Portage Avenue


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Time Travel Back to 1958

Ref: Manitoba Photo Archives site
The Winnipeg Visitors Guide from August 1958


 
Did you know . . . Winnipeg!
  • The University of Manitoba was the first university in Western Canada.
  • The Winnipeg Floodway, at the time of construction in 1968, was the Second largest earth-moving project in the world, after the Panama Canal.
  • Winnipeg was the first city in the world to develop the 911 emergency number.
  • Winnipeg International Airport, opened in 1928, was the first International airport in Canada.
  • Winnipeg's Exchange District has been designated as a National Historic Site by the Canadian government due to its rich collection of Turn-of-the-century terracotta and stone cut buildings, unrivalled in The world.
  • Winnipeg was the first city of Canada to establish a United Way charity.
  • Winnipeg has the sunniest winter season in Canada with 358 hours of sunshine.
  • The Assiniboine Forest is the largest urban forest park in Canada.
  • Winnipeg has the largest mature elm tree urban forest in North America.
  • Winnipeg is home to the largest community of French-speaking Canadians West of Quebec. 


Hillman Archive 31 Collage

Photo Memories From
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