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Originally Posted by Highwayman
It's been a parking lot for almost 40 year's. It's had about 20 plans thrown at it. This is called the city cannot find anyone to invest in it. Except the one idea of a sub par hotel and waterpark. I still remember when I was going to be the home of the Jets in 1996!!!!!
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The forks renewal company is investing...just making sure its a good investment.
The site went from a railyard in the 80s to the market it is now. I'm personally glad they didn't build a knee-jerk arena or water park that would have completely changed the character of the historic site. Or do anything out of desperation in Winnipeg's downturn of the 90s and early 00s.
There's plenty of room in this city for arenas and waterparks. The Forks is its own unique destination and should be developed accordingly.