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The Winnipeg Gallery opened on 1 November 2019 dedicated to the story of Winnipeg's development over the past century, integrating Indigenous history with Manitoba's 150 years of immigration. [3] It features a stained-glass logo of Winnipeg, which used to be located at the old "gingerbread" City Hall and has not been seen since the 1960s. [ 20 ]
With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, Winnipeg's central location in Canada's east-west rail system was less important for international trade, and the increase in ship traffic on Canada's west coast helped Vancouver surpass Winnipeg as Canada's third-largest city in the 1960s. [18]
A dense, turn-of-the-century warehousing and business centre, comprising about 150 buildings; contains a number of architecturally significant buildings illustrating Winnipeg's key role as a gateway to Western Canada between 1880 and 1913 First Homestead in Western Canada [16] 1872 (completed) 1945 Portage la Prairie
This is a list of historic places in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal.
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, [1] and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.
The Golden Boy (official name: Eternal Youth and the Spirit of Enterprise) [1] [2] is a northward-facing statue perched on the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Arguably the province's best-known symbol, [ 3 ] the statue was modeled after the Roman god Mercury (Greek: Hermes ) and is meant to represent the ...
The Assiniboine Park Pavilion is a landmark building at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [1] [2] It is today one of Winnipeg's most familiar landmarks. [3] Among other things, the building houses the Pavilion Gallery Museum, a museum and art gallery that opened in 1998. [1] [2]
A reconstructed Fort Gibraltar located in Whittier Park in St. Boniface, Winnipeg was built in the late 1970s for the Festival du Voyageur, the largest winter festival in Western Canada. In the summer, the museum operates living history demonstrations of life in the fur trading post as in 1815. Fort Gibraltar is currently located in Whittier ...