Thursday, July 21, 2011

Site histories indexed by street

Here is a street index of the buildings I have researched so far. Parks, art and memorials are at the bottom.  The focus of the blog has changed since I originally named it "Winnipeg Downtown Places". It now includes buildings across the city.


Downtown - General
Downtown Walkway Expansion
Portage and Main Intersection
Winnipeg's Most Endangered Buildings

Academy Road
394 Academy Road Academy Lanes

Agnes Street
541 Agnes Street Residence R.I.P
578 Agnes Street Vesta Apartments R.I.P.


Albert Street
44 Albert Street Albert Business Block R.I.P.
48 Albert Street Royal Albert Hotel

Alexander Avenue
108-112 Alexander Avenue Former Dominion Express stables
184 Alexander Avenue Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural Centre 

Alverstone Street
616 Alverstone Street Bjorn Petursson House

Archibald Street
611 Archibald Street Chalet Hotel

Arlington Street
Arlington Bridge
47 Arlington Street Osmond's grocery, now private home 
545 Arlington Street Telesky Taxidermy
549 Arlington Street Residence

618 Arlington Street National Upholstering / ARTlington
666 Arlington Street Brown Brothers Block
868 Arlington Street Former Acme Blower R.I.P.

Assiniboine Avenue
351 Assiniboine Avenue Kerr House

Balmoral Street
524 Balmoral Street Private House
624 - 626 Balmoral Street Private Homes R.I.P.

Bannatyne Street
477 Bannatyne Street Victoria Leather Jacket Manufacturing

Beverley Street
285 Beverley Street Private residence R.I.P.

Broadway
310 Broadway Centennial House
363 Broadway 363 Broadway
Broadway at Donald Street Centennial Fountain
287 Broadway Former Sovereign Life Building 
545 Broadway Wilson House / Klinic
595 Broadway Former Safeway / Ting Tea Room
608 Broadway Broadway Neighbourhood Organization
618 Broadway Broadway Pharmacy
619 Broadway Pal's Grocery  
639 - 641 Broadway Wannebees Diner

Burnell Street
Multiple Burnell Street Buildings 
258 Burnell Street Canada Bread Bakery
280 Burnell Street Thistle Curling Club
290 Burnell Street
Winnipeg Builders Exchange
301 Burnell Street Grey Goose Garage R.I.P.
359 Burnell Street Former Winnipeg Courier Stables

444 Burnell Street Orioles Community Club
488 Burnell Street Hignell Printing
519 Burnell Street Thelmo Manisons

Carlton Street
162 Carlton Street and neighbourhood R.I.P.
220 Carlton Street Carlton Motor Inn R.I.P.

Avenue de la Cathédrale
190 Avenue de la Cathédrale St. Boniface Cathedral

Cathedral Avenue
94 Cathedral Residence

Central Park Area
366 Qu'Appelle The Warwick Apartments
Central Park Renovation

Charles Street
10 Charles Street Tessler's Iron and Metal

Chester Street
Sir Sam Steele School R.I.P.

Chestnut Street
240 Chestnut Street ChesWay Apartments


Colony Street
400 Colony Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film (U of W)

College Avenue
494 College Biollo Residence

Cumberland Street
Cumberland Street Corridor

D
israeli Freeway
Disraeli Bridge I R.I.P.

Donald Street
55 Donald Street Office Building 
72 Donald Street Chateau 100
251 Donald Street Millennium Library
Andrew Carnegie Portrait Millennium Library
Millennium Library Park Millennium Library 
281 Donald Street Metropolitan Theatre
310 Donald Street The Donalda Building R.I.P.
317 Donald Street Credit Union Central
320 Donald Street The Surtees / Saratoga Lanes Building
335 Donald Street Former Masonic Temple

Dufferin Avenue
740 Dufferin Avenue Winnipeg Casket Company

Edmonton Street
236 Edmonton Street Ming Court Restaurant 
307 - 309 Edmonton Street Medway Court R.I.P.
440 Edmonton Street Central Park Lodge

Ellen Street

65 Ellen Street No. 1 Fire Hall
191 Ellen Street Former Gardener's Co-op


Elgin Avenue
666 Elgin Avenue Spiers Parnell / Weston Bakery R.I.P.
700 Elgin Avenue Ellen Douglass School

Ellen Street
65 Ellen Street No. 1 Fire Hall
191 Ellen Street Former Gardener's Co-op


Ellice Avenue
338 Ellice Avenue Alabama Building R.I.P.
353-357 Ellice Avenue Manitoba Furniture Building
435 Ellice Avenue Institute for Biodoagnostics
445 Ellice Avenue Centre for the Commercialization of Biomedical Technology
501 Ellice Avenue Y Not Foods
555 Ellice Avenue Ellice Place
583 Ellice Avenue Security Storage / John Howard Society
585 Ellice Avenue Mac's Building
586 Ellice Avenue West End Cultural Centre
559 Ellice Avenue Haselmere Apartments R.I.P.
636 Ellice Avenue Mansfield Court
640 Ellice Avenue Huxley's Cartage / West Central Women's Centre

678 Ellice Avenue Juliana's Pizza
667 Ellice Avenue YMCA / Kihiw Iskewock
690 Ellice Avenue Geylyn's Wedding Lounge 
700 Ellice Avenue Waddel Appliances / Naomi House
701 Ellice Avenue Discount Everything R.I.P.
732 Ellice Avenue Wesley Chapel
794 Ellice Avenue Former Salvation Army Citadel No. 8
804 Ellice Avenue Former service station
823 Ellice Avenue Former West End Library

Euclid Street
177 Euclid Street Former Ted Baryluk's Grocery R.I.P.


The Forks
Manitoba Children's Museum

Fort Street
130 Fort Street Lonely House

155 Fort Street GMC Building 

Furby Street
489 Furby Street Patricia Court Apts R.I.P.

Garry Street
83 Garry Street Royal Crown Restaurant 
276 Garry Street Norris Tailors / Aqua Books
287 Garry Street The Garrick Hotel
330 Garry Street The Garrick Cinema / Garrick Centre

Gilbert Street
71 Gilbert Street Gilbert Park

Graham Avenue
415 Graham Street Lonely House
266 Graham Avenue General Post Office / Public Safety Building II
372 Graham Avenue Hulls Bookstore
419 Graham Avenue The Halter Building

Hargrave Street
44 Hargrave Street Kenilworth Court R.I.P.
309 Hargrave Street The Norlyn Building R.I.P.
Wagon Wheel Restaurant 309 Hargrave Street R.I.P.
370 Hargrave Street African Canadian Cultural Centre P
490 Hargrave Street WRHA Downtown Community Health Office 

Henderson Highway
194 Henderson Highway Former McLean Printers Building

755 Henderson Highway East Kildonan Town Hall R.I.P.
1400 Henderson Highway Former Municipal Hall
1763 Henderson Highway Nor-Villa Hotel

Home Street
902 Home Street James B. Brown Block


Isabel Street
188 Isabel Street Riedigers Drugs R.I.P.

James Avenue
109 James Avenue High Pressure Pumping Station
O 110 James Avenue Condominiums H

Jarvis Street
743 Jarvis Street Dominion Tanners

Keewatin Street
8 Keewatin Street Brooklands Hotel

Kennedy Street
203 Kennedy Street Ingram and Bell Block
233 Kennedy Street Medical Arts Building
330 Kennedy Street former Downtowner Motel / HI Hostel

King Edward Street
1100 King Edward Street Safeway Distribution Centre

King Street
238 King Street - Coronation Block / Shanghai Restaurant R.I.P.
333 King Street Youth for Christ
400 King Street Shragge Warehouse

Kingsway
155 Kingsway Kelvin High School

Langside Street
161 Langside Street Preston Court

164 Langside Street Hill Bros. Grocery
358 Langside Street Richardson Science Complex (U of W)
370 Langside Street McFeetors Hall (U of W) H

Lipton Street
455 Lipton Street Residence


Lily Street
45 Lily Street Daniel McDonald House

Logan Avenue
376 Logan Avenue Former Zion Swedish Lutheran Church 
646 Logan Avenue Union Bank
745 Logan Avenue J. C. Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre
925 Logan Avenue Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Building R.I.P.

Lombard Avenue
1 Lombard Place The Richardson Building
111 Lombard Avenue Kemp Manufacturing / Brick's Fine Furniture
135 Lombard Avenue Northern Sales Building
153 Lombard Avenue Grain Exchange Parkade
191 Lombard Avenue National Trust Tower

Lulu Street

257 Lulu Street Former Haynes Chicken Shack

MacDonald Avenue
95 MacDonald Avenue Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Main Street
77 Main Street Gibraltar House
100 Main Street Upper Fort Garry Heritage Park
123 Main Street Winnipeg Rail Museum
123 Main Street Streetcar 356
123 Main Street Union Station
180 Main Street Inman Motors
214 Main Street The Winnipeg Hotel H
232 Main Street Fortune Block
272 Main Street Scott Block
389 Main Street Bank of Commerce /  Millennium Centre
438 Main Street parking lot
466 Main Street The Woodbine Hotel H
510 Main Street City Hall Clock
555 Main Street Centennial Concert Hall 
555 Main Street grounds Little Black Devil
564 1/2 Main Street Original Food Bar
580 Main Street United Way Headquarters
600 Block of Main Street
621 Main Street Former Stanley Apartments R.I.P.
637 Main Street Bon Accord / Mitchell Fabrics
655 Main Street ManWin Hotel

662 Main Street The Bell Hotel
666 Main Street Weir Hardware Building
Main Street at Higgins Avenue Underpass
764 Main Street The Yellow Warehouse R.I.P.
776 Main Street Radford Wright Building R.I.P.
795 Main Street Craig Block
802 Main Street Beveridge Block / Selkirk Hotel R.I.P.

838 - 842 Main Street "The Beehive" 
843 Main Street Former Kern Hill Furniture
847 Main Street Doner Paint and Hardware
959 Main Street Former Winnipeg Little Theatre
1023 Main Street Chesed Shel Emes

1051 - 1053 Main Street Strangers' Rest Mission
1100 Main Street C. Kelekis' Restaurant
1400 Main Street Ogniwo Polish Museum
1441 Main Street Former Safeway
1973 Main Street Colish Block
3924 Main Street North Main Cabins

Market Avenue
174 Market Avenue Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre

Maroons Road
1465 Maroons Road Winnipeg Stadium R.I.P.

Maryland Street
53 Maryland Street Bella Vista Restaurant

115 Maryland Street Former Tivoli Theatre
164 Maryland Street Former residence
426 Maryland Street Scott / Maryland Apartments R.I.P.
54 Maryland Street Private House R.I.P


McDermot Avenue
400 McDermot Avenue Downtown Letter Carrier Depot
732 McDermot Avenue General Hospital Powerhouse
770 McDermot Avenue Basic Science Building, U of M R.I.P.

McGregor Street
193 McGregor Street Independent Greek Church R.I.P.

McPhillips Street
2311 McPhillips Street Simpsons-Sears / Sears Canada

rue Messier Street
563 rue Messier Dominion Tar and Chemical

Memorial Boulevard
Winnipeg Cenotaph
300 Memorial Boulevard Winnipeg Art Gallery
280 Memorial Boulevard Mall Medical Building / WAG Studio

301 Memorial Boulevard The Bay Parkade

Morley Avenue
270 Morley Avenue Rubin Block


Mountain Avenue
573 Mountain Avenue Mixed use building

767 Mountain Avenue Henry Barber Shop R.I.P.

Nairn Avenue

340 Nairn Avenue Riverview Hotel R.I.P.
342 Nairn Avenue Chalmers Blacksmiths


Ness Avenue
3059 Ness Avenue Former Safeway R.I.P.


Newman Street

Newman Street - General


Notre Dame Avenue
224 Notre Dame Avenue Argyle Block
235 Notre Dame Avenue St. Charles Hotel
301 Notre Dame Avenue Towne Cinema 8
422 Notre Dame Avenue Winnipeg Modern Brush Co.
Notre Dame Avenue at Victor Jacob Penner Park
735 Notre Dame Avenue Women's Hospital
810 Notre Dame Avenue Bank of Montreal / Rebel Waltz Tattoo
956 Notre Dame "Shoe Repairing"
1147 - 1155 Notre Dame Christie Biscuit Factory

Osborne Street
108 Osborne Street Former Osborne Theatre
160 Osborne Street Former Osborne Village Inn
265 Osborne Street Winnipeg Electric Co. Substation
698 Osborne Street Park Theatre
730 Osborne Street Park Alleys

Pacific Avenue
145 Pacific Avenue Sport Manitoba Building

Point Douglas Avenue
2 Point Douglas Avenue Gateway Industries R.I.P


Portage Avenue
Portage Avenue Christmas Decorations
388 Portage Avenue The Boyd Building
234 Portage Avenue The White House
238-240 Portage Avenue former Dreman Place
265 Portage Avenue The Avenue Building
275 Portage Avenue The Kensington Building
288 Portage Avenue Radisson Hotel
303 Portage Avenue Mountain Equipment Co-op
311 Portage Avenue Clarendon Hotel / MTS Exhibition Hall R.I.P.
311 Portage Avenue CentrePoint
315 Portage Avenue Kennedy / Affleck and Mitchell Copp Building R.I.P.
323 Portage Avenue Dayton Building
330 Portage Avenue Bank of Montreal / Newport Centre
333 Portage Avenue Former Bank of Commerce
339 Portage Avenue NEFCO / APTN Building
346 Portage Avenue Original Zellers store
350 - 354 Portage Avenue The Carlton Building
360 Portage Avenue Manitoba Hydro Place
393 Portage Avenue IMAX at Portage Place R.I.P.
424 Portage Avenue Singer Building 
450 Portage Avenue The Bay
450 Portage Avenue The Paddlewheel Restaurant R.I.P.
460 Portage Avenue The Buhler Centre (U of W)
487 Portage Avenue Former Bus Terminal / U of W AnX
515 Portage Avenue Wesely Hall, U of W
515 Portage Avenue Janet Skinner King Window
541 Portage Avenue CBC Building
634 - 640 Portage Avenue Former McNaught Motors R.I.P.

639 Portage Avenue Monte Cassino Court
725 Portage Avenue Security Storage / Kromar Printing
789 Portage Avenue Former Paradis Restaurant
893 Portage Avenue Former Safeway
905 Portage Avenue Former Safeway / FoodFare
930 Portage Avenue Sun Life / CMHA Building
960 Portage Avenue Traders Building 
1133 Portage Avenue Pierre's Restaurant / Palomino Club
1300 Portage Avenue Valour Theatre / Advance Electronics
1485 Portage Avenue Polo Park
1515 Portage Avenue Simpsons-Sears / Sears Canada
1785 Portage Avenue Higgs' Barber Shop

Princess Street
33 Princess Street The Peck Building
100 Princess Street The Penthouse
104 -108 Princess Street Webber and Robinson Block
110 Princess Street Fairchild Lofts
123 Princess Street Miller and Richard
171 Princess Street Civic Parkade R.I.P.
216 Princess Street Scott Memorial Hall R.I.P.

232 Princess Street The Edge on Princess
242 Princess Street The Bathgate Block 
271 Princess Street Meade's Mission / Ham'n Eggs Grill R.I.P.
271 Princess Street Peace Tower Housing Complex
288 Princess Street Ideal Bedding Building R.I.P.

Pritchard Avenue
229 Prichard Avenue Former Salvation Army Citadel

Provencher Boulevard
219 Provencher Boulevard St. Boniface Civic Plaza
169 Provencher Boulevard Couture Motors

Redwood Avenue
Redwood Bridge

River Avenue
277 1/2 River Avenue Royal oak Annex R.I.P.
445 River Avenue Gas Station Theatre

Ross Avenue
318 Ross Avenue Boyce Carriage Works
610 Ross Avenue Apartment Block (Former 728 Sherbrook Street)


Rothesay Street
1155 Rothesay Street Springfield Heights Shopping Centre R.I.P.
1400 Rothesay Street Cheif Peguis Junior High

Ruskin Row
10 Ruskin Row Davidson / Evans House

Sargent Avenue
484 Sargent Avenue Bright House
526 Sargent Avenue Legion, Manitoba Branch No. 1
543 Sargent Avenue Craik Block / Hood Apartments R.I.P.
635 Sargent Avenue IOGT Lodge / Zoohky Memorial Hall
600 Sargent Avenue Former Safeway
810 Sargent Avenue The Rose Theatre
845 Sargent Avenue Fire Hall No. 5

Scotia Street
144 Scotia Street Former Scotia Grocery


Selkirk Avenue
239 Selkirk Avenue Former Queen's Theatre
500 Selkirk Avenue The Donut House

502 Selkirk Avenue Former Montreal Furs R.I.P.

518 Selkirk Avenue The Windmill Lunch
541 Selkirk Avenue Merchants Hotel / Merchants Corner

Sherbrook Street

20 Sherbrook Street Misericordia Hospital (original buildings)
133 Sherbrook Street Melbourne Apartments
381 Sherbrook Street Sherbrook Pool (4 parts)
448 Sherbrook Street Oddson House
800 Sherbrook Street Rehab Respiratory Hospital

Sherburn Street
546 Sherburn Street Crescent Creameries R.I.P.

Simcoe Street
614 Simcoe Street Laclede Apartments
623 Simcoe Street Private Residence R.I.P.

Smith Street
Smith Street at Graham Winnipeg Tribune R.I.P
O 161 Smith Street Residences on York H
265 Smith Street Holy Trinity Church 
185 Smith Street St. Regis Hotel
331 Smith Street The Marlborough Hotel
363 Smith Street The Walker Theatre

Spence Street
509 Spence Street J W Dafoe House R.I.P.
563 Spence Street Former Willard Hall

Stanley Street
303 Stanley Street Fry-Cadbury Building

Stella Street
516 Stella Street Private residence

Stradbrook Avenue
321 Stradbrook Avenue Fontana Apartments

Strathcona Street
1315 Strathcona Street Clifton Community Club

St. Matthews Avenue
641 St. Matthews Avenue St. Matthews Church / West End Commons
655 St. Matthews Avenue Residence
811 St. Matthews Avenue Arlington Substation


St. Mary Avenue
280 St. Mary Avenue Former Legion Hall

333 St. Mary Avenue Eaton's Mail Order Buildings
333 St Mary Avenue Eaton Place / cityplace 
P St. Mary Avenue at Edmonton Lakeview Hotel
425 St. Mary Avenue The Winnipeg Clinic
464 St. Mary Avenue Mall Plaza / Abbott Clinic Building

St. Paul Avenue
St. Paul Avenue - General
796 St. Paul Avenue Row Houses

Sutton Avenue
295 Sutton Avenue River East Collegiate

Talbot Street
398 Talbot Street Former Elm Barber Shop
431 - 433 Talbot Street Commercial building

Toronto Street
265 Toronto Street Hekla Apartments
412 Toronto Street - Private residence R.I.P.

University of Manitoba Campus
University Stadium

Vaughan Street
225 Vaughan Street Office Building
310 Vaughan Street Isbister School
340 Vaughan Street The Raleigh

Victor Street
495 Victor Street Residence R.I.P.
680 Victor Street Commercial Building R.I.P.
766 Victor Street Residence

Waterfront Drive and area
1 Heaton Avenue YouCube Condominiums
290 Waterfront Drive The Excalibur
P 333 Waterfront Drive Harbour Master Hotel and Restaurant
O 340 Waterfront Drive Sky Condominiums Phase I and II
O Waterfront Drive H20 on Waterfront

Webb Place
443 Webb Place Webbsite Condominium

Wellington Avenue
724 Wellington Avenue Tavistock Apartments
730 Wellington Avenue Verdin's Grocery R.I.P.
747 Wellington Avenue Former Huddle House R.I.P.

765 Wellington Avenue Rumford's Ltd / Perth's Cleaners
2000 Wellington Avenue Winnipeg International Airport R.I.P.

Wellington Crescent
514 Wellington Crescent Residence R.I.P.

1021 Wellington Crescent Residence R.I.P.
1188 Wellington Crescent Residence

Westminster Avenue
685 Westminster Avenue Sherbrook Inn
898 Westminster Avenue Commercial Building
951 Westminster Avenue Evelyn Court

William Avenue
284 William Avenue Former Winnipeg Saddlery

339 William Avenue Lauzon Block
380 William Avenue Former Carnegie Library
471 William Avenue Victoria Court Apartments


Wolseley Avenue
The Wolseley Elm R.I.P.

York Avenue
O 375 York Avenue Convention Centre Expansion

Parks, Art and Memorials
Aunt Sally's Farm

CanWest Global Plaza Portage and Main
Central Park
Justice Kennedy Street at York
The Cube Old Market Square
Famous Five Memorial Legislature Grounds
First World War Soldier Portage and Main
Former City Hall Clock Portage Place
Hi Neighbour Sam Regent Avenue
Jacob Penner Park Notre Dame Avenue
Janet Skinner King Window Wesley Hall
Japanese Gardens Carlton Street
Kwakiutl Totem Pole Legislature Grounds
Little Black Devil 555 Main Street
Lord Selkirk Monument Memorial Boulevard
Broadway at Donald Street Centennial Fountain
Memorial Park Memorial Boulevard
No. 1 Northern 303 Main Street
Odd Fellows Temple Facade The Promenade
Old Market Square
Perrett Bus Shelter Ellice and Balmoral
Replica Streetcar 356
Soldier's Relatives' Memorial Legislature Grounds
Timothy Eaton Statue MTS Centre
Winnipeg Cenotaph Memorial Boulevard
Window Park Portage at Carlton

6 comments:

  1. Great website! I just want to thank you for all the work you've done. I love Winnipeg and I also see the potential downtown has to become even more of a thriving, lively place to live, work and play. Keep up the good work!

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  2. Of all the Wpg blogs, this one is seriously excellent. Hopefully it won't fall by the wayside!

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  3. Thanks ! I plan to keep it going for a long time. I have another dozen posts or so already in the works ! Just have to find a better mapping tool.

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  4. New update to index - Sept 1, 2012. Now nearly 200 places in and around the downtown !

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