Posted Jun 24, 2012, 4:48 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Seattle
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An interesting write up on the Warwick Apartments in today's Free Press.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...160158125.html
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Prior to the Warwick, apartment blocks in Winnipeg were small, walk-up tenements meant to warehouse the working class. As Winnipeg experienced a population explosion, from 42,000 souls in 1901 to 118,000 in 1908, new housing solutions were needed for the growing middle and upper classes.
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