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Winnipeg City Issues & Urban Affairs: Fate of the Starland and Rex Theatres - Jack's and the Bell, too - Main Street

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    • CommentAuthorbuflyer
    • CommentTimeJul 4th 2008
     
    one more time for picture, making way for the CCH
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    • CommentAuthorEastSider
    • CommentTimeJul 4th 2008
     
    Maybe I missed it but what building had to be sacrificed for the concert Hall? Anyone know?
    • CommentAuthorbuflyer
    • CommentTimeJul 4th 2008
     
    I think Mr C. has some archival pics of what was there before. I think it was tied into the Disraeli Freeway expansion as well. Some of the old postcards give a bit of a clue as to what was there. My Centennial book just talks about the great things to come of course.
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    • CommentAuthorbuflyer
    • CommentTimeJul 5th 2008
     
    found this postcard circa, 1910ish?? Old City Hall is on the edge of the left side, so the right side would be the CCH planetarium, etc.
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      CommentAuthorMR_Point
    • CommentTimeJul 5th 2008
     
    the disrealie was built befor the demolition spreee though
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      CommentAuthorStBPegger
    • CommentTimeJul 24th 2008
     
    Hey, what's that sign for "Turkish"? Don't tell me you could have gotten shwarmas and such back in the day, but not now!
    • CommentAuthorMiz point
    • CommentTimeJul 24th 2008
     
    It would have been a steam bath place as at that time all the heating came from the steam plant....there was only a couple of them left downtown just a few years ago...the one in Chinatown that burned down and Olaf's over at the old CPR building
    Thankful People: StBPegger
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      CommentAuthorStBPegger
    • CommentTimeJul 24th 2008
     
    Neat! And now you have to pay a billion dollars to have one at the Ten Spa at Fort Garry. Funny when things come full circle.
    • CommentAuthorSam
    • CommentTimeJul 24th 2008
     
    The post card must be from 1913 or later since the Union Bank tower wasn't completed until then. Judging from the cars I would say 1920's.

    One of those buildings across from city hall housed the Beacon theatre, Winnipeg's last (and possibly only) burlesque theatre. By stripper bar standards of today I think it may have been pretty tame, but who knows. Police headquarters wasn't that far away on Rupert St. I wonder how many city employees spent their lunch hour at a matinee?
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    <blockquote><cite>Posted By: buflyer</cite>I think Mr C. has some archival pics of what was there before.</blockquote> <br>
    Yes, I blogged on it here <a href="http://westenddumplings.blogspot.com/2008/06/winnipeg-urban-renewal-mega-projects-no.html">
    http://westenddumplings.blogspot.com/2008/06/winnipeg-urban-renewal-mega-projects-no.html</a>
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    One of the pics I included was this:
    <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christiansphotos/2623904992/" title="City Hall Overview (Edited) by mrchristian, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2623904992_e42b5f158f_o.jpg" width="620" height="504" alt="City Hall Overview (Edited)" /></a>
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    <blockquote><cite>Posted By: MR_Point</cite>the disrealie was built befor the demolition spreee though</blockquote>
    Yes, 1960 it was built so that area was torn down before.

    <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christiansphotos/2683993521/" title="Disraeli Freeway Sign by mrchristian, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/2683993521_1b769dd390.jpg" width="500" height="199" alt="Disraeli Freeway Sign" /></a>
    • CommentAuthorbuflyer
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2008
     
    don't know if this has been posted before, Main and Higgins view from the Alexandra Hotel, You can see the Starland and Rex off to the right, faintly. also, it looks like they are removing Streetcar tracks in the center, and there is a construction crew further down. I think it's from the Tribune archives, sorry I can't remember the source.
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    That's a great shot ! MRPoint must have similar as he shoots from up there. Can you give us a 'now' to go with out then MrP ?!
    • CommentAuthorbuflyer
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2008
     
    Think I want to start a Waffle business up, look at the sign to the building on the right by the bank. And it's still there! I would love to that sign out front "Waffle"! All you need to know.
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      CommentAuthorMR_Point
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2008
     
    yea it is a great sign neon factory will probly inherit it


    now and then how am i guna get 6 stores up in the air at the corn mrc theres no royalex anymore :'(

    god i miss the old strip
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      CommentAuthorMR_Point
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2008 edited
     
    looking in a window on the strip between the bell and bridgeman
    someone maniged to deboard one of the windows woulda gone in but there was a wasp nest of some sort in there
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