Suburbs or Downtown Winnipeg?

UrbanPlannerr · #1 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 5:58 AM**

Since I know that living in the suburbs can be hard on the environment, I was curious to see how many people on this forum, who live and work in Winnipeg, live either downtown or in the suburbs?

By the way, living in the burbs, For me to drive downtown would only take less than 15 minutes, so I am not saying a east to west freeway/ perimeter freeway (as in my last thread), would improve my life in any large way.

note-- try and go by this map

1ajs · #2 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 6:26 AM**

i'm asumming u loped the inner city in with downtown?

if not them i am niether

UrbanPlannerr · #3 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 6:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

i'm asumming u loped the inner city in with downtown?

if not them i am niether

yeah

1ajs · #4 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 6:35 AM**

ok then

UrbanPlannerr · #5 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 6:43 AM**

I believe this skyline image can easily rival other much larger northamerican cities

1ajs · #6 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 6:45 AM**

yea and i shot it

wags_in_the_peg · #7 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 12:46 PM**

you're poll is silly. I live 15 minute walk to downtown, however you don't have an option for that. i'm not the suburbs. also, what was a suburb 40 yrs ago, no longer is. river heights has 100 yr old houses but i wouldn't call them the suburbs

Wpg_Guy · #8 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 2:42 PM**

i live in st. vital and work downtown. Takes me less then 15 min to get to work on off peak rush hour.

Only The Lonely.. · #9 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 3:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

yea and i shot it

That's a fantastic picture. Maybe the best skyline shot i've ever seen of this city.

Nice work!

It's a shame that the Hydro building gets hidden behind the larger Portage & Main towers.

grumpy old man · #10 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

yea and i shot it

Can I use it for my next sandbox banner?

1ajs · #11 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 4:05 PM**

gom i told u could at dimsum

grumpy old man · #12 Posted **Aug 11, 2009, 4:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

gom i told u could at dimsum

And you think I can remember that? I can't remember what I heard five minutes ago fer gawds sake...

Can ya PM me with where I can get the image?

cheers, gom

Pootkao · #13 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 1:05 AM**

For the sake of this poll, I'd assume anywhere from Arlington to Des Meurons, Corydon to Selkirk would be considered "downtown".

And yes, I live downtown.

vid · #14 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 1:16 AM**

I don't live in Winnipeg.

But I live in what you might call Thunder Bay's "exchange district". Nowhere near as impressive, but the general built form (lots of historic warehouse type buildings, bit worn down, just north of downtown) exists.

rgalston · #15 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 4:05 AM**

The Manitoba Free Press called my neighborhood a suburb in 1873... but soon after that it became identified as a veritable quarter of the city's historic urban core. So yes, for the purpose of this poll, I consider North Point Douglas part of downtown.

SKYSTHELIMIT · #16 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 5:34 AM**

Downtown at the Ashdown.

drew · #17 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 1:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pootkao

For the sake of this poll, I'd assume anywhere from LIPTON to Des Meurons, Corydon to Selkirk would be considered "downtown".

^ fixed that up a little bit...therefore I live downtown.

In all seriousness I don't know if Wolseley or it's counterpart the West End north of Portage Ave. counts as "downtown", but I don't think it counts as the suburbs either... maybe it did 100 years ago, but not anymore.

Riverman · #18 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 1:55 PM**

1ajs, where did you take that shot from?

1ajs · #19 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 6:05 PM**

ontop of one of my favorit buildings

and for the record downtown is kinda a suburb of point douglas

chrisallard5454 · #20 Posted **Aug 12, 2009, 9:09 PM**

1ajs I personally believe your shot that the Centreport site stole best displays winnipegs skyline