Winnipeg Views is an exhibit from 1982. Urban landscapes photographed with a Crown Graphic, a press camera from a past era. Most, but not all, of the photographs a centered on areas of the city that would be affected by a revitalization program called the Core Area Initiatives. You can watch the slide show (below) or scroll through the images to read captions and locations. Please feel free to comment or share.

 

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Rear of Soo Line Mills with CP Rail car, Higgins Ave., Winnipeg MB 1981

Display windows of Athlete’s Wear, 145 Market Ave., Winnipeg MB 1982

Sheridan Industries Ltd. building, 554 Pembina Hwy., Winnipeg MB 1981

View of the Odeon Theatre from Ellice Ave and Notre Dame, 364 Smith St., Winnipeg MB 1981

Northwest corner of Portage and Main; Toronto Dominion Bank bldg, Childs bldg, Nanton bldg and CN Telecommunications, Portage Ave. and Main St., Winnipeg MB 1981

CN Yards and Station with Fort Garry Hotel in background. CN yards at the Forks, Winnipeg MB 1982

Wall graphic on side of Odeon Theatre, 364 Smith St., Winnipeg MB 1981

Window in Chinatown, Alexander Ave., Winnipeg MB 1982

Winnipeg Free Press truck with Tempo section ad on side, Carlton St., Winnipeg MB 1982

George’s Inn and Submarine with Sony billboard, 904 Portage Ave., Winnipeg MB 1982

View from Westview Park toward downtown Winnipeg, at the end of Sanford St., Winnipeg MB 1981

Building with Steam Bath sign, King St. and Alexander Ave., Winnipeg MB 1981

Midway Chrysler and Plymouth Ltd., 730 Portage Ave., Winnipeg MB 1981

Silver Heights United Church, 199 Garrioch St., Winnipeg MB 1981

St Boniface station and water tower, junction of Plinquet and McTavish St Boniface MB 1981

Tache Nursing Centre from Aulneau and Hamel, Winnipeg MB 1981

House and City of Winnipeg pumping station, Tache Ave. and Hebert St., Winnipeg MB 1981

Power lines along Taylor Ave,  Taylor Ave. and Poseidon Bay, Winnipeg MB 1981

Norfolk Trust Company, 433 Main St., Winnipeg MB 1982

Sculpture in front of Olympic Pant and Sportswear, 1500 Notre Dame Ave., Winnipeg MB 1981

Athlete’s Wear building, 145 Market Ave., Winnipeg MB 1981

Tokyo Joe’s Bulkoki House – Korean and Japanese restaurant, 132 Pioneer Ave., Winnipeg 1981

Codville Company building (demolished 1993) – looking north from Pioneer Ave, Junction of  Westbrook St. and Portage Ave. E, Winnipeg MB 1981

Harman’s Drugs and National Typewriter buildings, Portage Ave. and Sherbrook St., Winnipeg 1981

Deer sculpture in front of Deer Lodge Junior High School, Ness Ave., Winnipeg MB 1981

New Nanking restaurant, King St., Winnipeg MB 1981

Nutty Club building, 149 Pioneer Ave., Winnipeg MB 1981

View east from Main St on Bannatyne Ave., Winnipeg MB 1982

Oriental Market Company Ltd. doorway, 228 King St., Winnipeg MB 1982

St. Boniface water tower,  junction of Plinquet and McTavish St Boniface MB 1981

Woodsworth Building from York Ave., Kennedy St., Winnipeg MB 1981

Aquarius Waterbeds store, 654 Portage Ave., Winnipeg 1981

Tourist Hotel, 119 Provencher Blvd., Winnipeg MB 1982

Cosman’s Furniture building with sign announcing Air Canada expropriation, junction of Carlton St. and Ellice Ave., Winnipeg 1982

Champs Kentucky Fried Chicken store, 361 Marion St., Winnipeg 1981

Paper tiger’s head in window of Black’s Vintage Books, 951 Sergeant Ave., Winnipeg 1981

Angela’s Diner, Carleton Avenue, Winnipeg 1982

Toronto Dominion Bank building, Fort Street at Portage Avenue, Winnipeg 1981

Federal Building, Main Street, Winnipeg 1981

Eagle Lunch, 166 Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg 1982

Huot Tailleur, Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg 1982

Shanghai Cafe, King Street and Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg 1982

Happy Hannah’s Restaurant, Desalaberry Street at Nairn Avenue, Winnipeg 1982

L. P. Grocery, 290 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg 1982

L. P. Grocery, 290 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg 1982

Northend Bingo Palace, Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg 1982

Restaurant on grounds of Assiniboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg 1981

Water tower at Union Stock Yards, Marion Street, Winnipeg 1981