In 1965, I was 9 yr and can remember riding a city bus that was electric! The 2 poles on the back of the bus came off the overhead wires and the bus driver had to get out and put them back on the overhead wires. Ice would build up on the overhead wires and knock the two poles off. General Motors persuaded Winnipeg councillors and 200 other cities in Canada and America to switch to stinky GM diesel buses. I hate GM.
This is a pretty old memory but I do remember going on a trolley with my mother to go to eatons. It was so cold but when we got on ad seated there was a small stove cranking out heat .
LOL more like “he who drinks from the red river never returns because he dies”. Every fish pulled out of this river has massive gross deformities and cancerous tumors. No ones drinking -or eating out of that river now!!
In the first part of the video all those buildings along Main Street and Portage were more or less intact up to about 1972 when they tore down that magnificent warehouse on Main that you see as the camera moves up to Portage Avenue. It has remained a parking lot for almost 50 years. That was the beginning. And now we have a hideous intersection, devoid of life, dominated by concrete barriers and litter, all courtesy the bad planning and myopic thinking of successive City Councils. Progress it's not.
Wonderful to see all of the architecture and the streets and roads. The image of the parliament building and the trolleys electric cables above the street was really fascinating. I vaguely remember seeing it as a child. Good memories, looking down Portage Avenue and seeing The Hudson Bay Company which was built in 1926 and a shot of all the old buildings that I remember culminating which Eaton's and the Bank of Montreal. Cool!
Funny how people just walk into traffic to cross the street seemingly without looking. The cars don't seem to be going too fast but still looks risky. I wonder how often pedestrians would get hit.
So hows it coming along to have something like this in downtown Winnipeg? This Summer I saw one of the Winnipeg Trolley Co. buses (because that's what they are) stopped at The Forks Market. I suggested and asked whether WTC was saving up to install a 'real" streetcar" for Winnipeg. He said no, they're not doing that. What a disappointment.
This was before our PMs father punished the west by opening up the flood gates Justin is following in his father footsteps I hope they both rot in hell.
I love how a lot of these cars in the 50's are so old and predate the 50's/ Cars lasted so much longer then. Great to see a live feed of the times. Thanks for posting.
I'm in awe, back then all the old buildings are new and Winnipeg was considered little Chicago. No wonder the city wants to restore and keep all the old buildings.
MAN...INCREDABLE....NOW I MUST TAKE A DRINK FROM THE RED.....SINCE IT'S A COUPLE BLOCKS EAST OF ME......WE'LL SEE IF I RETURN FOR ANOTHER........WE'LL SEE.....
Funny how the speaker conveniently forget to mention the residential schools, Indian act laws that were being enforced and how hard it was for natives and minorities alike to integrate into the city
Yes, the yellow or white lines that show where the lanes are -- these are often lacking and sometimes creates uncertainty where people should dirve. Its even worse in the winter.
How I wish we could have something similar to this streetcar system in winnipeg, all we get is BRT :/ If you can even call it that... Why did they take these away, them seem to be a great solution of making less pollution.
Well, it's sad to see a piece of history disappear like that. What kind of treatment did the Chinese receive in Winnipeg over the years? It makes me even sadder to think about the mean wrecking crews coming in and destroying such a cool old building too. That is the biggest crime of all. Why do they have to destroy such a distinctive building? I bet the old folks would have loved to cross the street from a different location to eat their chop suey in a real authentic Winnipeg landmark.so sad.
And cause no work is done on it, after so many years of sitting in the Winnipeg Railway Museum, our President is now wanting it removed, i hope it finds a good home, Heritage Winnipeg, do they care?
@brantfordstation I so agree Brantfordstation! We do need a good electric LRT or Tram system like we used to have until Mayor Sharpe and the oil-can lobby stole it from the public!
