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The iconic Paddlewheel Restaurant shuts its doors

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Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The Paddlewheel Restaurant, the long-standing iconic restaurant on the 6th floor of the Bay downtown, will be serving up its last meals on Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The Paddlewheel Restaurant, the long-standing iconic restaurant on the 6th floor of the Bay downtown, will be serving up its last meals on Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Diners line up all the way out the door for one last lunch at the Paddlewheel Restaurant.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Diners line up all the way out the door for one last lunch at the Paddlewheel Restaurant.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The doors to the Paddlewheel Restaurant will shut for good Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The doors to the Paddlewheel Restaurant will shut for good Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Diners fill the Paddlewheel Restaurant for one last meal before it closes Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Diners fill the Paddlewheel Restaurant for one last meal before it closes Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A classic turkey dinner on one of the Paddlewheel Restaurant's trays.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A classic turkey dinner on one of the Paddlewheel Restaurant's trays.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The Paddlewheel Restaurant's roast beef dinner platter.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The Paddlewheel Restaurant's roast beef dinner platter.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The paddlewheel still spins, but without water in the tank.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The paddlewheel still spins, but without water in the tank.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Coins sit on the floor of a waterless tank next to a spinning paddlewheel. Water hasn't been in its tank for some time but patrons still use it as a wishing well.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Coins sit on the floor of a waterless tank next to a spinning paddlewheel. Water hasn't been in its tank for some time but patrons still use it as a wishing well.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Mark Ricafort and Rina Mejia pose in front of the iconic paddlewheel Wednesday afternoon.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Mark Ricafort and Rina Mejia pose in front of the iconic paddlewheel Wednesday afternoon.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Gladys Anderson and her daughter Janet Siemens have been coming to the Paddlewheel Restaurant since Janet was a baby.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Gladys Anderson and her daughter Janet Siemens have been coming to the Paddlewheel Restaurant since Janet was a baby.
Long-time friends Patricia Holmes (left) and Judy Baran had to visit the Paddlewheel Restaurant one last time after spending their Saturdays at the restaurant when they were younger.
Long-time friends Patricia Holmes (left) and Judy Baran had to visit the Paddlewheel Restaurant one last time after spending their Saturdays at the restaurant when they were younger.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Five-year-old Lucien Guertin poses with his grandmother Margaret Wilcok (standing) and her sister Clare Simpson Wednesday after having lunch.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Five-year-old Lucien Guertin poses with his grandmother Margaret Wilcok (standing) and her sister Clare Simpson Wednesday after having lunch.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Irene Andrusko has been coming to the Paddlewheel Restaurant for over 30 years.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Irene Andrusko has been coming to the Paddlewheel Restaurant for over 30 years.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Four-year-old Mia Reynolds sips on her chocolate milk while having lunch with her mom Wednesday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Four-year-old Mia Reynolds sips on her chocolate milk while having lunch with her mom Wednesday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press John Waagenaar and his son Wess sit next to the mural his dad painted in the early 1970s.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press John Waagenaar and his son Wess sit next to the mural his dad painted in the early 1970s.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Carolyn Korozs says she's sad to see the Paddlewheel Restaurant close as she drops her tray off at a busing station Wednesday
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Carolyn Korozs says she's sad to see the Paddlewheel Restaurant close as she drops her tray off at a busing station Wednesday
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