Winnipeg Neighbourhoods and Landmarks

This booklet is intended for use as a self-guide to downtown Winnipeg's historic sites and monuments enabling visitors and residents of Winnipeg to acquaint themselves wit the area's history.

Designed during the most dramatic period of growth in the history of the CPR, the Higgins Avenue station was intended to highlight the importance of Winnipeg within the railway system and its role in the western Canadian economy.

This guide has been produced to introduce you to researching a building and provide guidance as you undertake your own project. Common Sources, technical terms, repositories of historic documents and research processes are all discussed in this guide.

The Hermetic Code chronicles Dr. Frank Albo’s search to uncover the mystical ambitions of the building’s architect, Frank Worthington Simon. In an edifying feast of religious mythology, occult history, and code-breaking symbolism, The Hermetic Code unravels a Rosetta Stone of mystical architecture in the heart of North America.

This guide is an introduction to some of the most significant architectural styles, building types,and building traditions employed during the the past 150 years of Manitoba's history

Seven Oaks (1851-1853) is one of the oldest extant houses in Manitoba. The site includes a General Store, which is half of a two-room house from the 1830s, one of the few surviving examples of Red River frame construction.

Stories from an architectural and/or historic point of view about Winnipeg's more interesting houses .
Lillian Gibbons was Winnipeg Tribune Columnist from 1935 to the early 1960's.

The history of construction of Eaton Company store and its golden age between 1905 and 1960 is the focus of this booklet, and includes period photographs and plans of the building.

This rare publication was meant to introduce visitors to the newly christened auditorium building on Vaughan Street and includes period photos, interior plans and list the services offered in its role as convention center.

The Heritage Guide features 56 locations in Winnipeg historic Exchange District. A variety of different buildings and sites are included in the guide to give the reader a thorough overview of the history and architecture featured in the area.

Winnipeg was one of the fastest growing cities in North America during the first decade of the twentieth century. Likewise, the surrounding municipalities witnessed widespread expansion. These neighbourhoods were vibrant and unique, each possessing distinctive patterns of settlement and industrialization. Superbly illustrated and carefully researched, these books include historical photographs and detailed maps to guide both visitors and local residents on a tour of Winnipeg's landmark buildings.

Winnipeg was one of the fastest growing cities in North America during the first decade of the twentieth century. Likewise, the surrounding municipalities witnessed widespread expansion. These neighbourhoods were vibrant and unique, each possessing distinctive patterns of settlement and industrialization. Superbly illustrated and carefully researched, these books include historical photographs and detailed maps to guide both visitors and local residents on a tour of Winnipeg's landmark buildings.

A great resource for its detailed historical profiles of heritage buildings in the city. Online copies of the reports can also be accessed through the City of Winnipeg website: https://winnipeg.ca/ppd/Heritage/YearPast.stm .