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Originally Posted by 905er
Winnipeg is our most underrated larger city in my humble opinion. The wealth of historic architecture in the Exchange district has a huge impact. The addition of the new tower near Portage/Main also really elevates the DT core. Nice shot!
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Fully agree. People are always very confused when I say I went to Winnipeg, twice, because we liked it.
300 Main really elevates the skyline and the ground level. That tower feels very modern and urban in a way you wouldn't expect for Winnipeg, almost Vancouver or Miami vibes in person. It also shows that tall buildings done right don't feel overbearing from the street. If it had been a 12 storey block buster, it would have been horrible.
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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew
Great shot, now I'm curious what was lost for those parking lots? Like would this view have 4 or 5 historic buildings facing us right now. At some point those will be home to new structures. This might be my favourite angle I've seen.
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There's a huge contrast between the south and north of Portage. The south side, behind the Legislator and Fort Garry, you can see it was once a really nice upper class neighborhood that was decimated in the 60s and 70s with parking lots and cheap apartments. Between Portage and Broadway, it's harder to tell what was there because it was further decimated to crappy office buildings and commie-blocks. On the other side of Portage, in the Exchange, it's a completely different vibe, almost like a big mid-western American city might have been in the early 20th Century.
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