Winnipeg - Of Interest - Page 111

vid · #**2201** Posted **Nov 9, 2012, 11:08 PM**

When you take the slope into account, it's more Thunder Bay than Winnipeg. We have a lot of stucco here too. The "bay window on the first floor only, looking into a porch" thing is very common here. Typically, though, we use brick on at least the ground floor, and then the top floor is stucco, flaring out at the base to meet the brick.

Andy6 · #**2202** Posted **Nov 10, 2012, 1:57 AM**

It's in what I would think of (possibly not quite accurately from a scholarly point of view) as the Chicago Prairie Style, particularly on the upper floors. That's the style that was popular in Winnipeg in 1900-1914 when upper middle class neighbourhoods such as Wolseley and south Balmoral, River Heights etc. were being built.

The amount of stucco is somewhat ambitious even by Winnipeg standards, including as it does the balcony supports and even the rather odd arches.

SignalHillHiker · #**2203** Posted **Nov 10, 2012, 4:59 PM**

The neighbourhood of St. John's that this is in was lower middle class when built. BUT it is VERY close to Wesley United Church. And everything that is not either the church of England or Rome is VERY new to Newfoundland. We were a country divided between Anglicans and Catholics. There was nothing else.

Anyhow, my point is... it is close enough to the church (literally right across the street) that I suspect it was the home of clergy. I bet if I can find a list of the rectors of Wesley United Church, one of them came here from Winnipeg around 1908.

To give you an idea, just about... half a block away from this house and Wesley United, there is St. Patrick's Anglican. And the house next to that, which was build for clergy, looks like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalh...er/8169287594/

While the rest of the street (excluding the Winnipeg house and that one above) looks more like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalh...in/photostream

It might not stand out to you in the same way, but to a resident of St. John's, these homes stick out as obviously lower middle class. The slum-style roofs, the lack of bay windows, etc.

So the Winnipeg house, and that other example that I know for a fact was for clergy, are the main nice ones on this street.

vid · #**2204** Posted **Nov 10, 2012, 10:49 PM**

He might not have been from Winnipeg, though. He could have been from anywhere in Western Canada or even parts of the upper midwest US. That isn't a Winnipeg style house, it's a Chicago style house. Winnipeg and Thunder Bay have houses like that because Chicago was a huge influence on us. Both of our cities styled themselves "the Chicago of the North".

Andy6 · #**2205** Posted **Nov 10, 2012, 11:19 PM**

It would have been a Methodist church when that house was built, supposing, as appears likely, that it antedates the union in 1925 that created the United Church of Canada (and a church named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, would be Methodist). It would be more likely that an architect or builder was sent from the U.S. midwest or Winnipeg (or Fort William etc.) to supervise the construction of the church and that he was also responsible for building the manse (if that is what we have here). I can't see a Methodist minister being in a position to demand a certain special type of house.

SignalHillHiker · #**2206** Posted **Nov 20, 2012, 7:00 PM**

Via Reddit:

"Frost shadows" (I think those plates are Manitoba?)

Biff · #**2207** Posted **Nov 20, 2012, 7:10 PM**

I think that is Minnesota but cool none-the-less.

1ajs · #**2208** Posted **Nov 20, 2012, 7:33 PM**

south dakota

that same picture popped up on a Calgary forums Facebook few minutes ago though funny

SKYSTHELIMIT · #**2209** Posted **Nov 20, 2012, 8:05 PM**

I think North Dakota aren't the South Dakota plates whiter and with Rushmore on them?

h0twired · #**2210** Posted **Nov 20, 2012, 8:23 PM**

The Jabroni · #**2211** Posted **Nov 21, 2012, 12:57 AM**

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headhorse · #**2212** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 7:12 PM**

new Google street view images from earlier this year are up. North End looks much sunnier.

Riverman · #**2213** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 8:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by headhorse

new Google street view images from earlier this year are up. North End looks much sunnier.

Yes! My house was taken on an incredibly dreary day, now it is in the sun. The aerial view works far better too, I can see my house from four separate angles.

rrskylar · #**2214** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 9:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Riverman

Yes! My house was taken on an incredibly dreary day, now it is in the sun. The aerial view works far better too, I can see my house from four separate angles.

Thanks for the heads up, checked out my house, earlier photo probably taken a few years back in April replaced with a photo taken in early May of this year.

PS Nice to see you recycle!

h0twired · #**2215** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 9:09 PM**

I can see my wife pushing my son in the stroller.

cllew · #**2216** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 10:01 PM**

They must have been in Winnipeg for some time, my house has a picture taken watermark of April 2012, while a friend of mine has a June 2012 date.

I know that late this spring I saw the picture car a few times coming over Disraeli Fwy back downtown during rush hour.

The first time I saw it it was from a distance and I was wondering why somebody had something that looked like the projector from the Planetarium strapped to the top of their vehicle.

SignalHillHiker · #**2217** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 10:20 PM**

Google Street View should make it a requirement that all streets be photographed on beautiful, sunny days. It REALLY makes a HUGE difference to your impression of a place you're exploring for the first time. Same with Bing Bird's Eye View (Aerial photos of cities). Going through St. John's, you can choose to view the entire city from four possible angles. One is lush and green, the other three are spring or fall, the trees are thin. It's insane what a difference it makes when you switch between them.

Riverman · #**2218** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 10:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

Thanks for the heads up, checked out my house, earlier photo probably taken a few years back in April replaced with a photo taken in early May of this year.

PS Nice to see you recycle!

Haha, you found my house!

In street view my little boat is in the back yard. In the aerial view it is in the water, so it is slightly later.

vid · #**2219** Posted **Nov 29, 2012, 1:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Google Street View should make it a requirement that all streets be photographed on beautiful, sunny days. It REALLY makes a HUGE difference to your impression of a place you're exploring for the first time. Same with Bing Bird's Eye View (Aerial photos of cities). Going through St. John's, you can choose to view the entire city from four possible angles. One is lush and green, the other three are spring or fall, the trees are thin. It's insane what a difference it makes when you switch between them.

Streetview originally only took photos on cloudy days because of glare. The newer images use higher definition cameras and have reduced glare, so they're re-doing a lot of places. Most of the US still looks like shit though.

Reed Solomon · #**2220** Posted **Nov 29, 2012, 2:25 AM**

I'll miss the image of my dad looking confused and staring at the google car. Ah well, at least I showed it to my parents just before they updated it. He got a laugh out of it.