Streetcar to commemorate 1919 Winnipeg General Strike
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WINNIPEG — Protesters and pickets typically use signs to bring awareness to their cause, but composer and playwright Danny Schur has a 596 streetcar replica.
Schur is using the replica again this year to commemorate the anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919 and will also function as a small museum.
It was originally used as a prop in his 2009 outdoor production called Strike!, a musical one most influential strikes in the country’s history that became a pivotal moment for the future of labour reforms.
The streetcar is now parked on Broadway, across from the Fort Garry Hotel. It was a project that cost $18,000 to build two years ago and will now showcase a collection of photos documenting the strike.
“The photos detail the history of both the general strike itself and the history of streetcars in Winnipeg, which kind of go hand in hand,” Schur said.
One of the most famous pictures on display shows the same model streetcar overturned in front of city hall during the Bloody Saturday riot.
Schur is also hoping the museum will attract 750 extras for the film version of the musical he is producing, which will be shot in downtown Winnipeg next year.
The museum is free and will open Tuesday and stay open until late September every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
daniela.germano@freepress.mb.ca