Canafornian's photos with the keyword: louise bridge

POSTCARD Date: Posted April 29, 1908. Sent from Winnipeg to Mr. A. T. Brown in Acton, Ontario. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: The note on the reverse side reads; "Dear T. This is a photo of our business corner, the small building just past the bank is where I slept my first few months here. You will see my opposition is very close. At present our street is in a terrible state with mud. Our auto had to get a team of horses to pull it out this afternoon. hope Harry is better now, also[?] Grandma T. Kerry[?]" This is a view looking east on Nairn Avenue (then Lemoine Avenue) seen from the from the west side of Stadacona, To the right, is the entrance to the Louise Bridge and Higgins Avenue. Building signage on the right side - foreground to background: - Louise Bridge Post Office / Free Press / Evening News Bulletin 25¢ - Elmwood Drug Store - Riverview Hotel. (The sign is visible over the sidewalk.) Building signage on the left side - foreground to background: - Butchers (I believe this shop may have been operated by Chalmers & McGrath, but I am awaiting confirmation.) - Charles Mulvey Hardware - Drugs Building signage at far end of the street: - This large building has a prominent "Millinery" sign on it, but I can't make out the name/word that precedes it. The building on the left, just past the "Drugs" sign was the Canadian Bank of Commerce, built in 1906 at 325 Nairn Avenue. It is still standing today, in 2016.

PHOTOGRAPH Approx. 10 x 18 cm Date: Not evident, but this bridge (Winnipeg's first bridge) was built in 1881. The lack of trees and shrubbery suggest that this is likely a very early image of the bridge. Publisher / Photographer: Mitchell, Winnipeg (most likely J. F. Mitchell). Notation: The Louise Bridge was opened on July 26, 1881,, crossing the Red River to from Elmwood to Point Douglas. It was part of the deal that brought the Canadian Pacific Railway to Winnipeg. The CPR was considering a route further north near Selkirk. But Winnipeg sweetened its offer by promising to construct a bridge across the Red River which the CPR could use for free.The Louise Bridge was constructed to convey traffic and pedestrians as well as the trains. It did so until about 1905. At that point, the CPR determined it was not strong enough to carry its newer and heavier trains - so a new railway bridge was constructed further south, With that development, the City of Winnipeg replaced the original Louise Bridge in 1911.