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The Golden Boy statue

Winnipeg is well known across the prairies for its arts and culture.[1]

Architecture

See also: List of tallest buildings in Winnipeg
The Exchange District

After the railways came to Winnipeg, the Exchange District area was developed with many fine warehouses, offices and banks and became the original site of commerce in

National Historic Site of Canada by the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage.[3]

Union Bank Building, Leland Hotel, Volunteer Monument and City Hall

In the Exchange District stands the Union Bank Building, Canada's oldest skyscraper. Begun in 1903 and opened in November 1904, the 10-storey building was Winnipeg's first skyscraper south of City Hall,[4] and was the tallest building in Winnipeg at the time of its construction.[5] The Union Bank Tower is an example of the Chicago Style.[4]

Historical photo of Union Station in Winnipeg

The Forks. It is a grand beaux-arts structure, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976.[6] Union Station was designed by Warren and Wetmore,[6] the architects responsible for Grand Central Station in New York City.[7] Designed in the Beaux-Arts style and constructed from local Tyndall limestone,[8] Union Station was one of Western Canada's largest railway stations.[6]

The Manitoba Legislative Building is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba,[9] in central Winnipeg. It was originally named the Manitoba Parliament Building, not Legislative.[9] The neoclassical building was completed in 1920 and stands seventy-seven meters tall (253 ft).[9] It was designed and built by Frank Worthington Simon (1862–1933)[10] and Henry Boddington III, along with other masons and many skilled craftsmen. The building is famous for the Golden Boy, a gold covered bronze statue based on the style of the Roman god Mercury, or the Greek god Hermes, at the top of the cupola, or domed ceiling.

Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg

The

Canada's grand railway hotels. Built in 1913 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, it is located one block from the railway's Union Station, and was the tallest structure in the city when it was completed. Like other Canadian railway hotels, it was constructed in the "château style" (also termed the "neo-château" or "châteauesque" style), which as a result the hotels became known as a distinctly Canadian form of architecture. The design reflects the François I style of hotel which became prevalent in the eastern United States at the turn-of-the-20th-century. Henry Janeway Hardenbergh initiated the architectural trend, with New York City's Plaza Hotel (1906–07) as his most well known structure. The Fort Garry Hotel has more than a passing similarity to The Plaza, related features include: the classic base, shaft, and capital divisions of the skyscraper; flat facades with slightly projecting, four-bay end pavilions; an arcade of large, segmented windows below a prominent cornice; and, the composition of the steeply sloped roofs. Architects Ross and MacFarlane of Montreal modeled their original plans for the hotel after Ottawa's Château Laurier
; plans originally called for a 10-storey structure, but two floors were added during construction.

The commercial main street of Winnipeg's famous

North End
, Selkirk Avenue, first saw development in the 1870s and its importance grew with a wave of immigration from Eastern Europe. The old country flavour of the neighbourhood still exists with a variety of boutiques, bakeries and butcher shops. This area also has 49 painted murals, each depicting a different multicultural and historical scene.

The University of Manitoba School of Architecture, the second such program to exist in Canada, was established in 1913. Its first director was Arthur A. Stoughton, a graduate of Columbia University. By the 1950s the University of Manitoba architecture program was a leading Canadian institution in the popularization of modern architecture.[11] In the years since its foundation the University of Manitoba School of Architecture (now the Faculty of Architecture) has been a key influence in the development of Winnipeg's architecture. Some of the Faculty's better-known graduates include John and Patricia Patkau, Richard Henriquez, John C. Parkin, Etienne Gaboury, Bill Allen, and Harry Seidler (winner of the 1996 Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Metal).

Media

Main article: Media in Winnipeg

Newspapers

Winnipeg has two daily newspapers, the Winnipeg Free Press (a broadsheet), the Winnipeg Sun (a tabloid).[12][13] Winnipeg also two weekly student run university newspapers: The Manitoban from the University of Manitoba, and The Uniter from the University of Winnipeg.[14][15] There are also a number of smaller community papers distributed weekly by Canstar Community News: the Times, the Herald, the Lance, the Metro, the Headliner and the alternative newspaper Uptown.[16] Both the Winnipeg Free Press and the Canstar community papers are owned by FP Newspapers Income Fund.[16]

Magazines

There are two Winnipeg magazines published quarterly by Studio Publications. Winnipeg Women and Winnipeg Men magazines feature local individuals, businesses and services. There is also a monthly publication, known as Where Winnipeg, which includes travel information, upcoming events and reviews.

Other magazines published in Winnipeg include Border Crossings: A Magazine of the Arts,[17] Canadian Dimension,[18] Herizons[19] and OutWords.[20]

Television stations

There are six English speaking stations (CBWT-DT, CKY-DT, CKND-DT, CHMI-DT, KNRR, CIIT-DT) and one French speaking station (CBWFT-DT) based in Winnipeg that supply free programming to the city. Most homes subscribe to cable through

MTS digital. There are also two satellite services available through Shaw Direct and Bell Satellite TV. Some homes use grey market
satellite dishes to bring in signals from American satellite services.

Additionally, American network affiliates broadcasting from North Dakota are available over-the-air in many parts of Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba.

KNRR, in Pembina, North Dakota
that can be viewed over-the-air in Winnipeg.

Radio stations

Winnipeg is home to 25 AM and FM radio stations. The most popular station for many years has been

CKSB and CKSB-FM — as well as one French language community radio station, Envol 91FM, and one English language community radio station, CJNU 93.7FM
- a not for profit cooperative.

Cuisine

A relatively isolated community for much of its early history, Winnipeg has developed several indigenous dishes and numerous local interpretations of imported ones.

Canadian prairies
, can still be found in many homesteads around the city as well as in grocery stores.

Winnipeg is also the birthplace of the schmoo torte, a pecan and butterscotch cake which has its origins in the city's Jewish community.

Another very interesting dessert to be found in the Peg is

Russian Mennonite
immigrants have. However, this Icelandic cake is virtually forgotten in its country of origin, and has thus devolved into a distinctly Canadian dish. In Winnipeg, vínarterta is traditionally a multilayer cake made of cookie-like dough with a prune-based filling, but many recipe variations occur from family to family. Often, prunes and dates are mixed to form a filling, while the dough is usually flavoured with cardamom, ginger or cinnamon. Icing can vary from a simple butter cream confection to marzipan, although some traditionalists eschew any icing whatsoever.

Winnipeg has also developed its own distinct take on many foods, including its own styles of rye bread and "Co-op" cream cheese. Winnipeg-style rye is very light compared to most other forms of rye and is made by the Winnipeg Rye Bread, City Bread and Kub bakeries and can be found in any grocery store.[21]

Pierogi and kielbasa are also extremely common in all Winnipeg delis. In the old French-Canadian neighborhood of St. Boniface, yellow pea soup, tourtière and sugar pie can be found in abundance, especially in February during the Festival du Voyageur. In the wintertime, a drink called caribou is also consumed.

New waves of immigrants are further contributing to Winnipeg's dining scene. For example, the increasingly large Filipino population has made popular dishes such as lumpia and pancit.

Although Winnipeg boasts a huge number of ethnic restaurants - especially around Selkirk Avenue, Corydon Avenue, and

saskatoons
in particular, are often used as fillings in pies and other desserts.

The First Nations tradition of smoking was gradually perfected and modernized in Winnipeg from the mid to late-19th century onwards, partially due to the influx of European and other Canadian immigrants.

cheeks are the most desirable part of the fish, and a classic Winnipeg dish is to have them served pan-fried in butter with mashed potatoes, creamed corn and pickled beets,[23] although certain establishments such as Beach Boy restaurant in Gimli offer pickerel with fries and Greek salad
alongside their variation of the locally famous Fat Boy burger.

The Fat Boy is a Winnipeg style of hamburger, consisting of one or more patties, topped with meat sauce, quartered dill pickles, tomatoes, lettuce and a large amount of mayonnaise and mustard with fresh-cut fries. Innumerable varieties exist at the many drive-ins around the city, each with a loyal following.[24][25]

Honey dill sauce is popular as a dipping sauce for chicken fingers as well sweet potato fries.

Some snack foods which are almost universally consumed by Winnipeggers include Old Dutch chips and jam busters (jelly doughnuts). Mordens' Chocolates has gained renown outside of Winnipeg, and Red River Cereal - invented in Winnipeg in 1924 - is a popular breakfast food across the country.

Writers and Novelists

There have been many famous writer and novelists who have called

Companion of the Order of Canada
.

Winnipeg's first Poet Laureate was Di Brandt. The current Poet Laureate is Duncan Mercredi.

List of Winnipeg writers

Music scene

See also: List of Winnipeg musicians

List of Winnipeg composers

Composers who have been active in Winnipeg.

The jazz and rock scene

The first jazz concert in Canada was by the touring Creole Band at the

Bachman-Turner Overdrive and The Weakerthans
.

Film and television production

Further information:
List of TV and films shot in Winnipeg

Winnipeg is home to a number of acclaimed filmmakers such as

Super Channel. Other Winnipeg filmmakers include animators Richard Condie and Cordell Barker, who often work with the National Film Board of Canada's Prairie Centre studio, as does documentary filmmaker John Paskievich.[27] From 2005-2008, the Atelier national du Manitoba filmmaking and art project produced films and other media pertaining to the history and culture of Winnipeg and Manitoba.[28]

Attractions

Dance companies

Festivals

Winnipeg Folk Festival
2012 Scottish Pavilion at Folklorama

Museums

The Manitoba Museum and Planetarium
Manitoba Children's Museum at the Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dalnavert Museum
Royal Canadian Mint

Music organizations

Theatre companies

Lyric Stage at the Assiniboine Park Pavilion

References

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  2. ^ Archiseek: Winnipeg
  3. ^ a b "Exchange District National Historic Site of Canada". Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ^ a b "504 MAIN STREET – ROYAL TOWER (FORMERLY UNION TOWER)" (PDF). City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee. June 1993. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. ^ "504 MAIN STREET – ROYAL TOWER (FORMERLY UNION TOWER)" (PDF). City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee. June 1993. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Union Station / Winnipeg Railway Station (Canadian National). Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Warren & Wetmore, Architects". Vanderbilt Museum. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Centennial of Winnipeg's Union Station". VIA Rail. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "The History", at the Legislative Tour, Province of Manitoba.
  10. ^ "Frank Lewis Worthington Simon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine", at Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
  11. ^ Crossman, Kelly. "North By Northwest" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Winnipeg Free Press". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Winnipeg Sun". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  14. ^ "About the Manitoban". The Manitoban. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  15. ^ "The Uniter". The Uniter. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Profiles". Canstar. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  17. ^ "About Us". Border Crossings Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  18. ^ "About Canadian Dimension". Canadian Dimension.
  19. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Herizons. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  20. ^ "About Outwords Magazine". Outwords Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  21. ^ "Travel Manitoba, Canada: Start Planning Your Trip".
  22. ^ "Home Page". Saskatchewan Pulse Growers.
  23. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "10 tastes of: Winnipeg". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
  25. ^ "Aug 2008: Who you callin' fat?". Winnipeg Free Press. 23 August 2008.
  26. ^ "Such Melodious Racket". Quill and Quire. 3 March 2004. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  27. ^ "Prairie Centre". About the NFB. National Film Board of Canada Web site. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  28. ^ "Wicked and Weird," CBC.ca, August 16, 2006
  29. ^ "Winnipeg New Music Festival". Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  30. ^ "Fantasy Theatre for Children". Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  31. ^ "FMerlyn Productions". Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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