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July 4, 2016
Spanning History: Historic Bridges of Winnipeg
Every heritage conservation project has its own challenges, but historically significant bridges tend to be even more difficult to conserve than buildings. A building can often be redeveloped for a new use while preserving its historical character defining elements, but it is often much harder to adaptively reuse a bridge for a number of reasons….
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December 16, 2015
Celebrating Volunteer David McDowell: The Millennium Legacy Fundraising Reception
On Thursday, December 3rd, 2015, Heritage Winnipeg held the Millennium Legacy Fundraising Reception to honour and celebrate the contributions of David McDowell to the heritage community. A long-time volunteer and advocate, McDowell was there when Heritage Winnipeg began, and was part of the battle to save the former Bank of Commerce at 389 Main Street….
October 28, 2015
Haunted Winnipeg Hotels: The Guest Who Never Checked Out
As Halloween is close at hand it seems the time is right for another post about Winnipeg’s haunted history. In my previous blog I wrote about the many haunted theatres in Winnipeg. Although there are not as many haunted hotels, they have equally spooky stories. The most famous haunted hotel in Winnipeg is the Fort…
September 16, 2015
Two Winnipeg Carnegie Libraries: Cornish and St. John’s
Libraries are pillars in their communities, places where to spend hours browsing for a books, learning something new in the resources section, doing homework on the public computers, or participating in exciting programs. There are three libraries in Winnipeg that have been part of their communities for over a hundred years. One of these is…
July 29, 2015
Haunted Winnipeg Theatres: Stories From Author Matthew Komus
For over a decade I have worked as a tour guide in Winnipeg. In this role, I have had the opportunity to showcase many of the city’s amazing heritage buildings to visitors from around the world. Over the years, I have been asked countless questions but there is one question that comes up far more…
June 10, 2015
Free and Open to All: A History of Winnipeg’s Libraries
Libraries are a free public service that many now take for granted – they are the homes of a wealth of knowledge and education that is available to anyone who wishes to read it. However, this was not always the case and it was a long journey to the system we are now familiar with….
October 29, 2014
100 Years Young: The Marlborough Hotel
A brief history of the Marlborough Hotel at 331 Smith Street 1913 – Designs for the new three storey hotel are drawn up by James Chrisholm and Son in 1913. More often used on churches than hotels, the architecture is in the late Gothic Revival style with an exterior covered with flower motifs, carved stonework,…