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Portage Avenue:
Dreams of Castles in the Sky
Prairie Public
Television takes a walk down Portage Avenue
Prairie Public
Television and Canadian photographer George Siamandas have produced
a documentary about Portage Avenue’s colorful history and
its hopeful future. “Portage Avenue: Dreams of Castles in
the Sky” is a production from the award-winning collaborators
who created “Lake Winnipeg’s Paradise Beaches”
and “Menonites of Manitoba.”
“Portage Avenue: Dreams of Castles in the Sky” chronicles
the history of the intersection of Portage and Main — the
centre of Winnipeg’s financial district, the pulse of the
city — and the determined businessmen who built the earliest
buildings along the street.
The guided
tour tells the story of downtown’s heyday and walks back
in time to relive the shopping fuelled by Eaton’s Department
Store, which, in 1905 cinched the avenue’s downtown dominance.
“Portage Avenue: Dreams of Castles in the Sky” also
examines plans for a revitalized Portage Avenue.
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"Portage Avenue: Dreams of Castles in the Sky"
Visit the companion web site.
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