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Originally Posted by Kinguni
Thanks for the story. I remember those landmarks, just not with the experiences you had (a bit younger). Fort Garry Courts burning and then seeing them covered in ice after. We crosses the CNR mainline bridge over the Red, ducking down to a pier to avoid trains we knew were coming. Never a fear of downtown, walking or busing.
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Speaking of the FG Courts, do you remember the 'fairy tale' icescape that overtook the building the next morning? The long icicles hanging from the wires and balconies, white smoke and ice fog ozzing from the rubble, who's got those pictures?
Did you ever go up in that huge counter-weight that hung over the mainline? Remember the horses that used to run at Whittier Park?
Who remembers the tree lined entrance that ran into Polo Park Race Track?