Historical Winnipeg discussion - Page 46

1ajs · #**901** Posted **Jun 1, 2009, 5:12 PM**

true true andy i wonder what would pop up if u just searched 79 hallet? lol

btw what is the cost per month for acces to the archive?

rgalston · #**902** Posted **Jun 2, 2009, 4:24 AM**

Through searching the newspapers at manitobia.ca, I was able to learn that the man who built and first lived in my house in 1882, Nathaniel Boyd, went on to become a Tory M.P. at the turn of the century.

Anyway, here are cars angle-parked on both sides of Albert Street, courtesy of Kenora Pix:

metonymy · #**903** Posted **Jun 2, 2009, 6:01 PM**

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flatlander · #**904** Posted **Jun 2, 2009, 8:01 PM**

So I'm ripping out plaster in our house and found F. Zeiler 1946 written on one of the floor joists. I assume that's the company that built my house? Anyone ever hear of this builder?

1ajs · #**905** Posted **Jun 4, 2009, 3:45 AM**

no pics pop up rob on a search just a blip about a big wedding in 1904 and rooms for rent and stuff for sale

metonymy · #**906** Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 2:40 PM**

Carnegie Building (Winnipeg Public Library) at 380 William is getting some masonry repairs this summer.

1ajs · #**907** Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 3:04 PM**

glad to hear that forgoten gem on william is getting some love

VanExPat · #**908** Posted **Jun 19, 2009, 4:42 AM**

stumbled on these photos from 1961 while looking for something unrelated. by the photographer Charles W. Cushman.

Andy6 · #**909** Posted **Jun 20, 2009, 12:05 AM**

Nice. That is out past Deer Lodge Hospital, which you can see just beneath the plane's wingtip in the first photo (or I guess it's the flap, actually -- this was taken by a passenger on a commercial flight, I guess -- which is why it is where it is, just coming down toward the airport).

Here is a new one of mine, maybe 1910??

1ajs · #**910** Posted **Jun 22, 2009, 5:45 PM**

thegreattait · #**911** Posted **Jun 22, 2009, 5:56 PM**

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now see if they had the pedestrian barricades up back then those poor cars would be able to speed right around that corner.

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1ajs · #**912** Posted **Jul 21, 2009, 5:37 AM**

interesting so the random foundations between vinuard church and the yellow wherehouse have been like that for almost 100 years :O

1ajs · #**913** Posted **Jul 29, 2009, 6:53 PM**

1901 royal visit

rgalston · #**914** Posted **Aug 27, 2009, 3:24 AM**

Plans for a new tallest building made page 13 in Winnipeg of 1906...

To Erect Twelve Story Building

McAlpine of Glasgow Buys Canada Permanent Property for Two Hundred Thousand

Robert McAlpine of Glasgow, Scotland. yesterday purchased the property on the southeast corner of Main street and Portage avenue occupied by the Canada Permanent corporation for $200,000.

The deal was put through by Nares, Robinson & Black, real estate agents. Mr. McAlpine will erect an office building about twelve stories high in the rear of the present building without disturbing it. Construction may begin this fall, but will be commenced next spring at the latest. Eventually the building will be extended to Main street.

The property bought has 128 feet frontage on Main street and 237 feet on Thistle street or Portage avenue east, running back as far as the Bell Telephone company.

Instead of this 12-storey building, the Bank of Montreal built their Classical banking hall there in 1913--so not a total loss.

viperred88 · #**915** Posted **Aug 28, 2009, 4:02 AM**

Procession in honour of the coronation of George V, Winnipeg, MB, 1910

source:http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scrip...33&section=196

1ajs · #**916** Posted **Aug 28, 2009, 4:08 AM**

what st was that on?

1ajs · #**917** Posted **Aug 28, 2009, 4:19 AM**

did the free press ever have an office on mcdermot in the east exchange in a building thats now a childrens playground inbehind the weat board

http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scrip...19&section=196

seen photos of that buidling in a wider forum was demolished in the 60's after siting boarded up for number of years but can't find much els on it

1ajs · #**918** Posted **Sep 4, 2009, 5:58 PM**

grumpy old man · #**919** Posted **Sep 4, 2009, 6:04 PM**

Great looking buses.

The Jabroni · #**920** Posted **Sep 4, 2009, 11:55 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1ajs

I like how they deliberately misspelled "Headingley" just to get it into their signage label on their busses.