jerryco99:
1940's - The Winnipeg Amphitheatre (later renamed Shea's Amphitheatre) at Whitehall Ave. and Colony St.
jerryco99:
The former Vaughan Street Jail on York Ave. at Memorial Blvd. in 1884. Plus a more recent pic of the same building.
jerryco99:
Vintage postcard of The Buffet at the Hotel St. Charles in Winnipeg. The Buffet just appears to be a big bar. I'm not sure if buffets were a thing yet back then.
jerryco99:
c.1967 - Building being demolished to make way for the construction of the future Richardson Building.
jerryco99:
Vintage postcard of the Union Bank building at Main St. and William Ave. Construction was completed in 1904. At the time of opening, the top floor of Union Bank was the second-highest in the British Empire.
jerryco99:
1920 Winnipeg Free Press advertisement for horse racing at Polo Park and at Whittier Park.
jerryco99:
Sept. 28, 1886 - Unveiling the Volunteer Monument in front of Winnipeg City Hall (City Hall visible on the far left). It commemorated the men of the 90th Winnipeg Battalion killed in the North West Rebellion of 1885. In 1968 it was moved across the street
jerryco99:
1965 - Wiley Mercury opens at 555 Empress St. Al Wiley, president of Wiley Mercury, played for 5 years with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers staring in 1950.
jerryco99:
1940's - Picture on the wall of the former Iceplex (now called the Hockey For Life Centre) on Portage Ave, showing the interior of the Salisbury House on Kennedy St. and Graham Ave.
jerryco99:
c.1980 - People at a bus stop at Fort St. and Portage Ave. Orpheum Billiards and the Vendome Hotel in the background.
jerryco99:
1979 - Al Simmons, the Human Jukebox, at the Winnipeg Folk Festival at Bird’s Hill Park.
jerryco99:
Aug. 1968 - Two hippie type people splashing around in the water fountains at Memorial Park.
jerryco99:
January 20, 1971 - The Legion Beer Garden inside of the Garden City Shopping Centre Mall from 7:30 to 1:00 a.m. West Kildonan Legion Branch #30.
jerryco99:
c.2000 - South side of the McLaren Hotel at Main St. and Rupert Ave. when it kind of had a cool graphic on the side of it.
jerryco99:
Sept. 10, 1990 - While in Winnipeg for a concert Peter Garrett lead singer of the Australian band Midnight Oil visits the Native Peace Camp at the Legislative grounds. Pic shows Peter Garrett (with hat) chatting with Indigenous leader Phil Fontaine.
jerryco99:
1978 - Medallion machine, stand up Pong video game, and photo booth at the bus depot mall on Portage Ave. and Balmoral St.
jerryco99:
Feb. 26, 1979 - People with homemade viewing devices atop Westview Park (Garbage Hill) to witness the total eclipse of the sun.
