Photograph of a muddy Main Street in 1872, facing north from Portage Avenue and lined with shops on both sides, including a provisions store on the very right.
Item 29-31 consists of a scrapbook page showing a parade going down Portage Avenue at Garry Street. The Bank of Nova Scotia / A. A. Heaps Building and the post office can be seen in the background.
Item consists of a scrapbook page showing the Eaton's and Boyd Buildings (Item 17), unidentified building (Item 18), Royal Bank Building and Leland Hotel (Item 19), Construction of Confederation Building with Volunteer Monument in foreground (Item 20). Dates of photographs are approximate, [ca. 1913].
Item consists of a scrapbook page showing the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Building at 301 Vaughan Street (Item 13); view of Portage Avenue with Eaton's and Boyd buildings in foreground and Hotel Fort Garry in the background (Item 14); view of Ashford's Bakery at Portage Avenue and Furby Street, facing south towards Broadway (Item 15); Vaughan Street facing north towards St. Paul's College on Ellice Avenue (Item 16). Dates of photographs are approximate, [ca. 1913].
Photograph shows people waiting to board electric trolley bus (Winnipeg Electric Company), southbound Garry Street at Portage Avenue. Destination sign reads, No. 73 Sargent, Valour Road. Lindsay Building in background.
Photograph of "The Cove" Restaurant at 355 Portage Avenue, at Carlton Street. The photograph was taken from a building on Carlton Street looking southeast towards the Eaton's Building, Mitchell-Copp, Zeller's, and the Carlton Building.
Postcard shows a view of Main Street from Portage Avenue looking north. Published by Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. Date of postcard is uncertain.
Postcard shows Portage Avenue, from Main Street looking west. Published by Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. Date of postcarcd is uncertain.
Item consists of a postcard in printed format that shows the HBC Department Store "the Bay" at Portage Avenue and Memorial Boulevard. The Power Building appears at left-side of postcard. Published by Valentine Edy Company, Limited, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Printed in Great Britain. Date of postcard is unknown.
Item consists of a postcard in printed format that shows an aerial view of downtown Winnipeg, looking north up Main Street from Portage Avenue. Date of postcard is unknown.
Photograph shows aerial view of intersection at Portage Avenue and Main Street (after barriers closing intersection to pedestrian concourse). Also shows Bank of Nova Scotia (Trizec Building) under construction. Photograph likely taken from the top of the Richardson Building.