Thanks. I have not registered until now lest I be gangbanged by those who cannot accept criticism of the city. I figured I would try my luck, and perhaps reign myself in, and try not to offend anyone.
Professionally I am not involved, but seeing downtown Winnipeg become something so much greater than it is has always been a dream. I have travelled a lot, and resided in cities across Canada over the last 20 years, and desire to see downtown Winnipeg become a lot more modern: not in the sense of demolishing our beautiful heritage buildings, but enhancing many with additions perhaps, as seen in numerous other cities. There are many areas of downtown that simply appear as they did decades ago, and there are abhorrent structures such as the Radisson downtown which need to be recladded, or the former Dreman Place parkade. These types of concrete monoliths offend me, and make Portage Avenue very cold.
I may cite Minneapolis a lot as an example because it is a city that is a great example of what Winnipeg can become, albeit smaller. This is a city with truly inspirational business leaders, who have made downtown Minneapolis a modern metropolis. Walking around downtown Minneapolis is fun: there is a wonderful mixture of old and new, color and texture and plenty of glass.
Last edited by Urban recluse; Oct 30, 2015 at 11:01 PM.
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