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Archives of Manitoba The Beachcomber Restaurant, seen here in 1962, operated in the Carlton Motor Hotel at 220 Carlton St. until 1990.
Archives of Manitoba The Beachcomber Restaurant, seen here in 1962, operated in the Carlton Motor Hotel at 220 Carlton St. until 1990.
Archives of Manitoba The market in Market Square was erected in 1890, and was at the centre of Winnipeg’s early commercial trade. It was demolished in 1964 to make way for a new police station.
Archives of Manitoba The market in Market Square was erected in 1890, and was at the centre of Winnipeg’s early commercial trade. It was demolished in 1964 to make way for a new police station.
Archives of Manitoba Located in St. Boniface, between Archibald Street and Dawson Road, south of Marion Street, the stockyards were established by the provincial government to help manage large numbers of livestock.
Archives of Manitoba Located in St. Boniface, between Archibald Street and Dawson Road, south of Marion Street, the stockyards were established by the provincial government to help manage large numbers of livestock.
Archives of Manitoba The Drewry Brewery at Main Street and Redwood Avenue was one of Winnipeg’s most successful breweries in the 19th century. The company was eventually part of Carling Breweries before being acquired by Molson Breweries.
Archives of Manitoba The Drewry Brewery at Main Street and Redwood Avenue was one of Winnipeg’s most successful breweries in the 19th century. The company was eventually part of Carling Breweries before being acquired by Molson Breweries.
Archives of Manitoba, L.B. Foote fonds The Assiniboine Park pontoon bridge was erected annually from 1912 to 1932 to provide access to the park from Portage Avenue in the summer.
Archives of Manitoba, L.B. Foote fonds The Assiniboine Park pontoon bridge was erected annually from 1912 to 1932 to provide access to the park from Portage Avenue in the summer.
Past Forward, Martin Berman postcard collection Located on Higgins Avenue, the Ogilvie Milling Co. facility was the first large-scale mill in Western Canada. After a fire in 1967, the building sat empty for years before being demolished in 2005.
Past Forward, Martin Berman postcard collection Located on Higgins Avenue, the Ogilvie Milling Co. facility was the first large-scale mill in Western Canada. After a fire in 1967, the building sat empty for years before being demolished in 2005.
Archives of Manitoba, George Harris fonds Located on Assiniboine Avenue where Bonnycastle Park now sits, the bus garage was home to the electric trolleys which replaced rail streetcars in the mid-1950s.
Archives of Manitoba, George Harris fonds Located on Assiniboine Avenue where Bonnycastle Park now sits, the bus garage was home to the electric trolleys which replaced rail streetcars in the mid-1950s.
Archives of Manitoba A gear from the old Osborne Street bridge, which stood from 1912 to 1976, can be seen in Gerald James Lynch Park near the new bridge.
Archives of Manitoba A gear from the old Osborne Street bridge, which stood from 1912 to 1976, can be seen in Gerald James Lynch Park near the new bridge.
Archives of Manitoba Originally one of Winnipeg’s first apartment blocks, the Assiniboine Block, the Empire Hotel was situated next to Union Station on Main Street before it was demolished in 1981.
Archives of Manitoba Originally one of Winnipeg’s first apartment blocks, the Assiniboine Block, the Empire Hotel was situated next to Union Station on Main Street before it was demolished in 1981.

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