Here's a picture I found from around 1909 or 1910, looking west from the top of the McIntyre block. It amazing how dramatically the skyline of this view would change by 1915--a span of only five years. I have indicated where significant buildings would go up in that time.
Most of the remants of the early era of growth in Winnipeg that are seen here would dissapear. The wood framed block on Portage Avenue (with back yards) would be replaced by the Curry building. The house on the corner of Albert and Notre Dame would be replaced by the Electric Railway Chambers. The house on the far right looks like the house from 1878 still standing--and I thought it was at first--but it is too close to Notre Dame to be it. This house looks like it would have made way for the St. Charles Hotel.
