Thank you to whoever put this photo show together. This is awesome. It wasn't until I left Winnipeg, I realized how much soul and character this city has. Blows away most Canadian cities.
The only thing missing is nightlife. Winnipeg is fucking boring and everything is spread out. We need something like a Granville Street and Winnipeg would be perfect.
@@Wussel_Restbrook I don't know when you lived in Winnipeg, but in the 70's and 80's when I was there, the night life was amazing. There were dozens of venues for live music. I saw hundreds of bands (no exaggeration) local, national, and international. I'll never forget Wellingtons, the Royal Albert, Rendevous and all the hotels that featured live music. I moved to Vancouver in 1986 and can honestly say that Winnipeg was equal in terms of live music.
@@dimitrikontou2952 come to Winnipeg now and you're perception will change. Winnipeg fucking sucks for night life. Honestly the worst out of all the major cities in Canada. And I've been to them all. Winnipeg fucking sucks.
I was born in Winnipeg in 1951 at the St. Boniface Hospital. Lived on Magnus Ave. at the CPR rail line out of Weston Shops. My father had a hardware store on Selkirk near McGregor. My grandparents had a hardware store behind Avenue Meat Market. I grew up mostly along Selkirk Ave. in those days. What great memories. Sad to see what the street has become.
Chester's, The Palace Theater, The White House, Bargain World, Lord Nelson, Prosvita, Our Family Grocery (corner of Burrows and Parr), Obee's Steam Bath, Millionaire Drive In, Dog and Suds Drive In, the Towers Theater, Northgate Pool Hall, North End Sals, Oscar's Delicatessen, Kelekis, Cooper and Moszienko Bowling Lanes, Carling's Brewery, "Two Cows Dairy", 141 Legion, Continental Hotel, Merchants Hotel, the old market district, Kavannaugh's Restaurant, California Fruit Market, Kern-Hill Furniture, Old Country Meats, North End YMCA, Pollock Hardware, Pritchard Auto Body, Starlight Drive-in, Windmill Restaurant, Jack's Diner, the Selkirk bus ( and the many scary stops)...
@@erics9754 Yes, because it's immigration that caused the streets of Winnipeg to fall into disrepair, nothing to do with less population density and urban sprawl.
That photo of the Royal Alexander Hotel and the Countess sure brought back memories. We stayed there for a month after my Dad was transfered there in 1953. Then 5 years later back east. My sister and I have fond memories of Winnipeg. I went to Grosvenor elementary school and she to River Heights. Time sure flies.
I'm an Alberta boy but my mom grew up in Winnipeg in the 60s and 70s. I use to visit my grandparents there every year. Interesting to see all these pictures of the city from times when my grandparents were living there raising my mom and my aunt and uncle. My grandparents were special to me and seeing all of this reminds me of them. Thanks.
Cool Daddy-Oh! Like, outta site man! I can dig it. Love that Jazz! My home town. Left in 66. Where does the time go. I'm cryin' man! Thanks for the memories. Christmas at Eaton's, then up to the Paddle Wheel for a snack on a wintertime Saturday afternoon, checking out the toy aisle at Kresgies first along the way. My mom worked on the 5th floor at the Boyd Building. Burton was on Ballentyne when i was on Carmen Ave. in 1954 just born. Don Slade in the mornings, Beatles on CKRC 24/7. Went to Sir Sam Steel on McCalman Ave. in East Elmwood up to 1966. Everybody's gone now. Been in Vancouver all these years now. But it has been good. Vancouver rocked! Great video man. You made my Christmas. Thank you. Life will never be the same. All the best to you and yours for 2021. ss
I remember all of it! Born in Winnipeg, the McGregor Royal was my bus, walked to St. John's Park just past the brewery, walked downtown and passed by the movie theatres and hotels, great place to grow up - great place to live. Thank you for posting this - wish my Dad was still around so I could show it to him. Love it!!! Especially the billboard at Redwood & Main (near the Ukrainian Church) advertising Corvairs - I don't remember that billboard but my first car was a Corvair :-)
As a kid I have fond memories of seeing Portage Ave at night. All the billboards and cool signage. During the day everyone was dressed to the nines fur coats/hats for the ladies, suits for the guys. Last trip back we stayed at The Fairmont. Decided to go for a stroll and had to turn back due to drunks etc. So thanks for uploading the 'good ol'days' memories!
Wow! What a fabulous trip down memory lane. I was 11 when I moved here in 1956 so was able to remember most of what was pictured. Thank you, 'bgarbacz'.
Whenever I see montages like this, I wish someone back then had captured more of the suburban cityscape (especially south along St. Mary's, St. Anne's and Pembina or west along Portage all the way to the Perimiter).
Cool Pix! I especially like the Portage and Main pix without the Richardson Building. Also all the pix with the Old Eatons building, also all the old cars.
Great little video, could have watched for hours...Born and grew up in Winnipeg (East Kildonan) in the '50's and '60's and treasure the memories, particularly the excitement and genteel bustle of Portage Avenue on a Saturday afternoon. Saturday matinees at the Valour Theatre, 'horror' movies at the Lyceum, the palaces that were the Metropolitan and the Capitol, Lillian Lewis records, the Red Top drive-in in St. Vital and a million other delights. Moved to the west coast in '71 and still have friends in Winnipeg, but my city disappeared with Eatons, the Royal Alexander, and the old HMCS Chippawa (sea cadets). One of the saddest moments of my life was walking down Portage Avenue at five o'clock on a Saturday afternoon a couple of years back and finding it almost deserted except for the odd pan-handler and a few shabbily-dressed people I didn't recognize. Not a single Caucasian, middle-class couple in sight, apart from my wife and I.
Really ? Has the covert jew agenda of race mixing multiculturalism reared it's ugly head in the 'Peg too ? Been away from there since the early '60s with 3 trips back in the 80s & 90s ..
Yeah, I was born and grew up there in 40-50's, St. Vital area mostly; went back a few times, most recently a few years ago to visit my uncle, about 40 miles out of town, on a nice farm, St. Malo, Calowrie area. We immigrated to the USA (LEGALLY!!) in 1956; my dad had a sister in L.A. as our sponsor. As we used to say then, there are no "snow-backs" from Canada!!! I remember all those place names you mentioned even though I was only ten when we left. You've proved that "you can never go back", it will only make you sad. But we still have our great childhood memories of the 'Peg, eh?
Yes we are becoming a minority in the city our great grandfathers built. Western culture here is being erased and the so called Canadians have all turned into cucks.@@QueenlySweetpea
RICK 36000 No no nowadays due to the "white replacement" social engineering policy of Trudeau all u would see is Somalians, Ethiopians,turban covered East Indians most spots in the city! They are our "stimulation package" gift from Mr Numb Nuts @ 0 400,000 per year ! He can't bring them over fast enough!
@Archie Bunker not a muslim or fan of Islam, but your 3rd world comment is stupid. Winnipeg and most of Canada would be on Russian like economic and population collapse if it wasn't for legal immigrants working and paying taxes, and keeping the welfare state of retired Canadians alive.
@Archie Bunker well stupid comment. not a muslim or fan of islam myself, but immigrants have kept the Canadian economy going, if not for them, we would be basically Russia 2.0
Archie Bunker Indians, Filipinos, Germans and Chinese are the top 4 sources of immigration in Manitoba, Muslims only increased their appearances in recent years thanks to our prime minister.
Fantastic music. The only shots missing was the A&W drive inn opposite Polo Park or the Pony coral. Those were the days = Gas 0.30 cents a gallon (or cheaper).
Times when you could say how proud you were to living in the peg. Now, you can't even enjoy most of main street and downtown. Winnipeg had such huge potential.
I enjoyed seeing these pictures of a city I don't know much about, but I wish there had been a mix of downtown pictures and neighborhood pictures, too.
You don't often see pics from the late '60s or the entire '70s. Excellent. Phone booths! Do a sequel that contains only pics of the late, great '70s Portage Avenue record stores, like The Wherehouse, Mother's, Music Explosion, Kelly's, Music City, Opus 69, and Autumn Stone! I bought The Runaways' "Waitin' For The Night" and Kiss' "Rock And Roll Over" at The Wherehouse!
It was fabulous! With a huge, oak Reception room that was dismantled and sold off, I believe. At one of the last functions, which was a performance of the Winnipeg Girls' Choir, my late Aunt Phyllis, who had some familiarity with the management, induced them turn off the lights in that room and activate the "mirror ball" for us. Magic!
PROFICIENT Back in the late 60's n early 70's u could go all the way from Portage / Main to the end of Portage Ave doing the speed limit of 30 mph or so and never have to stop for a red lite! Back in the day they were synchronized Major gridlock now with all the new immigrants on the road who can't drive very well with road conditions at their best never mind with bad weather! Lol
man. seeing the streets i see all the time when driving by in such pristine looking condition is so weird. so familiar but so alien. a lot of these older buildings are still kinda around.
As "markhamralph' said, the Royal Alexander Hotel no longer exists & a park is what is now where it once stood & it also looked like it was quite a big hotel though when it was in operation.
Talk about going back in time! Hope those who see this video will enjoy the personal trip back in time; thus (your) memories. If you were born in the city & lived here during the decades (yrs) it’s referring to.
Looked for the old sundial at the south entrance to Polo Park...and there it was! I can remember how many people there used to be downtown. In the seventies the sidewalks were jammed with people between Eatons and The Bay, especially two weeks before Christmas! And now mostly people intent on crime go downtown...sad. If you get a chance, go downtown to The Bay and check out the murals depicting early fur trading on the Red River , right on the main floor by the elevators. It's hard to conceive that as late as 1930 (less than 100 years ago) fur traders would bring their furs right into The Bay...and now it's a sadly derelict and mostly empty shell of it's former self. Winnipeg has turned into a cesspool since then.
I sure don't miss seeing all the grasshoppers & locusts around the city in the 60's .. I used to dread Summer approaching .. We used to live on Ross Avenue and taking out the garbage to the backlane walking thru the garden was a nightmare, locusts with wingspans of 6 inches were terrifying flying left & right was terrifying to say the least! Went back visiting in the '90s much better, only saw a few grasshoppers here & there, I still hate 'em tho lol
Did they move the Bell hotel from Main to Higgins? I am young but I spent many hours on the bus wondering what history the old buildings Winnipeg stores. I find it fascinating!
I find many of these areas have vastly improved since the 70's...especially the exchange district...we kept much of the old charm, but now much more clean and upscale
Other than types of cars on the street, I don't find this much different from today's.. still old & tired looking town.. plus way more homeless people now!
It's still there. The government purchased it and converted it to a Manitoba housing complex in 2011. For Winnipeg building histories, check out winnipegdowntownplaces.blogspot.ca or pick up the book 'Going Downtown' by Russ Gourluck. You'll find that book really interesting.
So weird...at 0:30, I think that's my grandparents' old house at 88 Inkster, the one in the middle with the pointy roof that's set way back from the houses on either side of it. If I'm right, then I think that's Luxton School in the background behind the house, where I went from kindergarten to grade 2, 1975-1977. Dunno if that's the house or not, but it sure looks like it, weird to see after all these years...
I assume it's Inkster Boulevard and not Inkster Garden Drive right ? If it is then you've got the same thing going on as me with houses & schools I've lived at and gone to school in have been torn down. Demolishion seems to be no big deal to Winnipeg. My place on Hargrave 2nd bldg up from Assinaboine torn down & replaced with some big bldg. St. Mary's school demolished ( altho I heard it was burned down ) My grade 1 & 2 school Aberdeen torn down. My house at 50 Schultz was not only torn down but the middle section of the street was taken out & rebuilt other homes and that part of the street was renamed Habitat .. pffttt
Yes, Inkster Blvd, by Luxton school. My grandparents lived there and I lived just a few streets down from them on Polson in the mid-70s when I was a kid. It's a good thing that old 88 Inkster house was demolished, though...it was a ramshackle deathtrap even back in the mid-70s...it actually visibly leaned over to one side, like the leaning tower of Pisa. Amazing the thing didn't collapse on its own long ago. Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with demolishing old buildings in order to replace them with new ones. I don't think I'd like seeing Winnipeg generally looking old and decrepit, which is what would happen pretty quickly if nothing was ever updated and modernized...
Very interesting to see a City like Winnipeg Devolving ! High taxes, low wages in general, very few businesses from the private sector, Colleges / University City with Government jobs, crime rate and more and more gang bangers ! Throw in mega DEBT loads and you have a great place to be from.
The problem is I could go out today and get those same pictures with different cars and clothes. Winnipeg has gone no where in 70 years. I concur the wages are low and taxes in relation are high. Taxes aren’t necessarily a bad thing except the average person gets no benefit from them. It all goes to govt mismanagement and social programs that benefit on a small percentage of the population.
this was unbelieveable TAKE A BOW PLEASE TAKE A BOW u r some in tune do u have any other art cuz I was there......u brought it home please dont stop creating n TAG EACH LOCATION cuz we are underrepreseted in this mediam and u get .... THE BEST ORIGINAL FILM EVER OF WINNIPEG voted by aka Cyd Gladue aka Cynthia Gladue aka Louis Riels Great Grand Niece
Nice video! Great pics! The old house at the 2:10 mark - do you know where that's located? Would like to take some pics of it myself if it's still standing. Thanks.
Drats! The street signs are just too blurry to make out, but the one pointing towards the house has a very short name and the other one a little longer. If those 3 giant chimney things are still there then possibly you could take a walking tour via Google maps & you just may find the area. Altho most likely it has been torn down, ~ Winnipeg seems to be known for being demolishion happy .. pffttt
could you redo the vid but let us look at the complete photo instead of instantly moving on to another photo once it shows? the change time between pictures makes getting a good look difficult. but great photos! id like to see more of the brewery
