Canafornian's photos with the keyword: broadway

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: Lyall Commercial Notation: Love this sky. Could it be real?

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: I have similar cards but wanted to add this one because it also shows the two buildings that used to stand side-by-side on the south west corner of Main and Broadway.

POSTCARD Date: Posted august 30, 1913 from Winnipeg to Iceland. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: In September 1912, Winnipeg hosted the meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), attracting over 10,000 attendees to the city. This scene took place on Main Street in front of Union [C.N.] Station & looks west up Broadway.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Publisher / Photographer: Pugh Manufacturing Co. Ltd. #T.O. 1000/14 Notation: Nice early image of Broadway - looking west from Main Street. Sign on the front of the streetcar is advertising a Flower Show.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Likely between 1904 and 1912 - because the first two buildings on the left are the second Land Titles Building (far left, opened in 1904) and the first Land Titles Building (built in 1881 and demolished around 1912 to make way for the construction of the Law Courts building). Publisher / Photographer: Lyall Commercial Notation: Five significant Winnipeg buildings are seen in this image. As mentioned above, the first and second Law Courts buildings are on the middle left side. Slightly behind them and to the right is the original University of Manitoba building (in what is now Memorial Park). To the right of that, the large building with the spire is the old Law Courts building. Facing Kennedy Street, it was built in 1882. The addition on its north side was added in 1984. Lastly, just to the right of the addition, and seen hazily in the distance, are the twin spires of Wesley College (opened in 1896), now the University of Winnipeg.

POSTCARD Date: Posted July 13, 1930. Publisher / Photographer: Valentine Edy Company Notation: Buildings are facing Broadway.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted. Likey the 1920s. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: This is the Broadway-facing view of the building. The SE corner of the Land Titles building shows on the left side of the image.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Not Posted, but this building was constructed from 1912 through 1916 and it appears to be nearing completion. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: Street car is marked "Broadway". Also note the early street-lamps to the left.

POSTCARD Date: Posted September 16, 1907 Publisher / Photographer: The Western Commission Co., Winnipeg Notation: Located at 194 Broadway, the Manitoba Club opened in 1905. An East wing was added in 1913.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Unposted. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: This church was located in the south east corner of Broadway and Kennedy. This photo was taken from the north side of Broadway.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Posted, but postal strike is unclear. Publisher / Photographer: Published for the Canadian Pacific railway News Service. Notation: I have only seen this view before on a real photo postcard. It is looking north across Broadway, in the foreground. On the left is Garry Street - and on the right is Fort Street. Interesting "Hand Colored" note in the bottom right.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Unposted, but the AZO stamp box had known usage through 1904 -1917. Publisher / Photographer: Meyers Photo, Winnipeg Notation: Message on reverse reads; "The Fort Garry Hotel on Broadway. the Entrance to the Union Depot where I work just looks right down this street. The place where I am staying now is about 12 minutes walk down this street." Of particular note in this image are the early version of the Manitoba Club on the left - before its 1909 east wing addition, and the south east corner of the Strathcona Block in the front right.

Date: Posted July 15, 1913 Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: Possibly a later reprint of a Winnipeg Photo Co. image?

In researching the history of the house depicted as the I.O.D.E Convalescent Home at Donald & Broadway, this 1935 article by Lillian Gibbons provided most of the historical information. Anyone interested in greater detail on the house itself will enjoy reading this. Just click on the image to magnify it - and select full-screen viewing. (Thanks to Wintorbos for securing this image for me.)

Unposted. Publisher: Stationary Dept., "The Fair" 614-616 Main Street. This is a "Private Mailing Card" with an undivided back - #6 in a series.

Date: Unposted. Photo taken in early 1915. Publisher / Photgrapher: Unidentified This I.O.D.E. (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) Convalescent Home was opened on February 15, 1915 in what was formerly known as Dr. Gunn's Hospital at the northwest corner of Broadway & Donald. (In the image, Broadway runs across the front, while Donald heads north on the right side.) It was the first I.O.D.E. home in Winnipeg - housing and caring for ill and injured soldiers returning from WWI. Within four short months, that facility proved to be too small and the I.O.D.E relocated their undertaking to 71 Smith Street shortly thereafter. The house itself was named Lindenlee and it enjoyed a long history and was home to several prominent Winnipeg families. Lindenlee was built in 1881 for Charles J. Brydges, then the land commissioner for the Hudson’s Bay Company. The grounds of the home were large - extending from Donald Street to Hargrave. Interestingly, it had two addresses – both 307 Broadway & 106 Donald. Mr. Brydges died in 1889 In 1890, the house was purchased by Mr. George F. Galt, an extremely successful businessman of the time. In 1911, upon purchasing a new home in Crescentwood, Mr. Gault put the house up for sale. Dr. John Gunn apparently bought the house quickly and, along with his partner Dr. R. J. Blanchard, converted it to a private hospital that same year. Commonly known as Dr. Gunn’s Hospital, the practice closed in 1914 as both Doctors headed off to serve in the War. It was shortly after this that the I.O.D.E. purchased the property and the photograph which appears on this postcard was taken. By 1935, Lindenlee had become an apartment house and the subject of a wonderful article by Lillian Gibbons: “Stories Houses Tell” published in the December 28 edition of the Winnipeg Tribune. (From which much of this historical information was gleaned.) Lindenlee was apparently destroyed by fire in 1945. More information on Charles Brydges: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/brydges_cj.shtml More information on George Galt: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/galt_gf.shtml More on information on Dr. John Gunn: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/gunn_ja.shtml More information on Lillian Gibbons: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/gibbons_l.shtml

Unposted. Publisher/Photographer: Meyers Commercial Photo Co, An unusual view of Broadway - looking east towards the Hotel Fort Garry and, further along, the Union Station on Main Street. Streetcar/Trolley #586, several early autos, and a cyclist are visible. Several large houses are visible through the trees, one with a "For Sale" sign in front - the Real Estate company appears to be Sampson & Mitchell.