unbuilt winnipeg - Page 6

rkspec · #**101** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 2:46 PM**

Pumphouse

trueviking · #**102** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 5:29 PM**

I did this for the MMF a long time ago. I always liked it.

rkspec · #**103** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 6:08 PM**

Polo Park Mall

CoryB · #**104** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 6:15 PM**

I recall before Portage Place there was a proposal to close Portage to traffic and build a roof over the street basically between Eaton's and The Bay.

There are definitely different renders of Canada Life Centre and more renders for the Hydro HQ.

Also pretty sure there were alternate concepts for a new Bomber stadium at locations other than U of M. Along those same lines there were concept renders for The Elms (old stadium site) before Asper walked from that plan.

esquire · #**105** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 6:24 PM**

vike's MMF proposal reminds me of the AMC Governance House that was floated in the 2000s for the urban reserve site near Polo Park.

For some reason the CBC story only has this super low-res image... I remember seeing a lot of this project back in the day.

esquire · #**106** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 6:28 PM**

There were a few iterations of the Asper Bomber stadium. It started out at Polo Park, then went to Point Douglas, then the U of M. Not sure if there were any other stops along the way.

There was a competing proposal from CanadInns... theirs went from Polo Park to Assiniboia Downs to Canada Packers.

Anyway, here is one of the early Asper proposals:

Early version of the U of M stadium:

Looks like it was originally contemplated as a single-tier stadium

thebasketballgeek · #**107** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 6:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by rkspec

Polo Park Mall

I’m curious with the WAA approving development on the land could we see a re-iteration of this project pop up in the near future?

esquire · #**108** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 6:59 PM**

I was under the impression that the Polo Park residential development is still pending?

BubberMiley · #**109** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 8:00 PM**

Monorail!
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history...gmonorail3.jpg

zalf · #**110** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 8:34 PM**

Probably best that we avoided the fates of Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook

trueviking · #**111** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 9:07 PM**

i love this thread.

esquire · #**112** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 9:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

i love this thread.

You could probably turn it into a book... f'real

Winnipeg Grump · #**113** Posted **Sep 28, 2021, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

I’m curious with the WAA approving development on the land could we see a re-iteration of this project pop up in the near future?

Pretty sure CF and Shindico aren't sitting on this now that they've got clearance for redevelopment. That's an awful lot of surface parking that sits empty most of the time.

BlackDog204 · #**114** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 4:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Arcticwolf

This is an awesome section!

I wonder if someone could put a pic up of what the Winnipeg Arena that was suppose to be built across the Winnipeg Convention Center to save The Original Jets from moving to Arizona.

They had a concept of the new arena across from the Convention Centre on the front of the Sports section of the WFP in the spring of 1991 titled "Paradise on a Parking Lot."

The plan to build the "Manitoba Gardens" arena was put forth, after the city conducted a year long feasibility study that rejected two other submission, one by the Bombers to attach a new arena to the East Grandstand of the old stadium (closing off Empress in the process), and enclose it in glass, like the Assiniboia Downs. The other submission was to build a Multiplex Stadium at the Forks, that would house the Jets and Bombers.

The plan unfortunately never came to fruition, even after the province struck a deal with owner Barry Shankerow, covering the Jets losses from 1991-95, on the condition they remain in Winnipeg, and not to entertain offers outside of Winnipeg.

Coldrsx · #**115** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 4:08 AM**

Love these kinds of threads, thanks!

Biff · #**116** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 1:04 PM**

To Esquire - clearer renders of the proposed Aboriginal Government House project

Biff · #**117** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 1:06 PM**

The complete Douglas Cardinal proposal for the Thunderbird House campus...would have been amazing.

Biff · #**118** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 1:09 PM**

MMF plan to redevelop their Henry St building...they are now moving to P&M so this is clearly not happening - too bad.

Biff · #**119** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 1:11 PM**

I really liked this lobby addition to the Burt.

Biff · #**120** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 1:14 PM**

The "Jane" - Portage and Sherbrook.

It is really too bad that it is so cumbersome to post images on here...I have tons of renderings, but it is such a time consuming process to post.