Historical Winnipeg discussion - Page 64

1ajs · #**1261** Posted **Jul 19, 2010, 1:18 AM**

Andy6 · #**1262** Posted **Jul 19, 2010, 3:01 AM**

Wow ... that was quick!

1ajs · #**1263** Posted **Jul 19, 2010, 3:07 AM**

what was???

Andy6 · #**1264** Posted **Jul 19, 2010, 3:32 AM**

How fast it went up there after the auction ended. Anyway, I've got a pretty good collection of early Winnipeg fire postcards now. That's just the second showing a fire actually in progress, though. I will do a better scan for pointdouglas.com.

RTD · #**1265** Posted **Jul 19, 2010, 3:41 AM**

How long did you stay to watch the fire consume the building, Andy?

rgalston · #**1266** Posted **Jul 21, 2010, 3:28 PM**

Shameless self promotion: A new blog where I will blab endlessly about Point Douglas History.

First post about John Higgins, and his residence on South Point Douglas riverbank, Roseville Cottage, built 1875.

1ajs · #**1267** Posted **Jul 21, 2010, 9:03 PM**

kool plops a link to it on my site

anyhow

1ajs · #**1268** Posted **Jul 21, 2010, 9:14 PM**

interesting shows the bay window on my house in 1905 thats now gone but still presint in my baement as a closit and earlyer stages of additions the rear
and shorter in height interesting...

1ajs · #**1269** Posted **Jul 23, 2010, 2:55 PM**

so from what i can tell home sweet home woulda looked simlar to this origonaly

rgalston · #**1270** Posted **Jul 23, 2010, 7:04 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1ajs

so from what i can tell home sweet home woulda looked simlar to this origonaly

Did your house have a mansard roof originally?

1ajs · #**1271** Posted **Jul 23, 2010, 11:38 PM**

not sure but from what i am reading on that fire map it probly did as it used to have one of those bay windows witch is still presint in my foundation as a closit plus my house is now taller and the lack of detail trim on the 2nd floor in the 1914 pic ....

and i continue to hunt for more things on this house as time goes tells an interesting story well to me at least as i love reading buildings as i go through them

1ajs · #**1272** Posted **Jul 24, 2010, 10:37 PM**

little find from today (i should realy pick up a scaner)

1ajs · #**1273** Posted **Jul 25, 2010, 7:06 PM**

Winnipegger@Heart · #**1274** Posted **Jul 29, 2010, 1:05 PM**

This is really depressing, but...OMFG, just imagine this still existing, restored:

j.online · #**1275** Posted **Jul 29, 2010, 6:47 PM**

i believe this entire stretch was lost to the trizec tower, now 360 main. i'm still waiting for tower #2 to replace the streetscape/skyline lost Crown Realty...

JayM · #**1276** Posted **Jul 30, 2010, 12:27 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by j.online

i believe this entire stretch was lost to the trizec tower, now 360 main. i'm still waiting for tower #2 to replace the streetscape/skyline lost Crown Realty...

Do you think they will ever construct the second tower? I cant see it happening. Unless Scotiabank wants to fund it.

Winnipegger@Heart · #**1277** Posted **Jul 30, 2010, 4:39 AM**

The only possibility is GWL, unless it has found enough space elsewhere.

1ajs · #**1278** Posted **Jul 30, 2010, 5:46 AM**

the going rate per sqft is uneconomical for developers to make any profits on in their opion to build anything here at this time

JayM · #**1279** Posted **Jul 30, 2010, 7:34 AM**

Building a unfinished Cube for a stage seemed good enough according the Exchange District. Must be a new trend.

Have a vision. Make it look nice on paper. Show some Concepts. Then build fast with no concern. Also note that it cost alot of money to build it. Oh and then realize it was a bad idea.

Riverman · #**1280** Posted **Jul 30, 2010, 2:33 PM**

There was quite a good spot on the cube on CBC local news last night.The performers hate it, the stage sound is terrible and the audiences hate it. Time to tear it down and put up a stage stage!