Downtown Winnipeg is centred around Portage Avenue and Main Street, and is bounded by the Assiniboine River on the south, Colony and Balmoral Streets on the west, Notre Dame Avenue, Princess Street, and Logan Avenue on the north, and the Red River on the east. It includes the Exchange District, The Forks, and Winnipeg's China Town. Winnipeg has an immense downtown for a city its size. It is roughly three square kilometres and comparable to the downtowns of much larger North American cities such as Philadelphia (metro pop. 6.2 million) and San Francisco (7.0 million). Download high resolution version (900x522, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (900x522, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Nickname: Peg City, Winterpeg, Gateway to the West Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Manitoba Region Winnipeg Capital Region Established, 1738 (Fort Rouge) Renamed 1822 (Fort Garry) Incorporated 1873 (City of Winnipeg) City Mayor Sam Katz Governing Body Winnipeg City Council... Portage and Main in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is likely the most famous intersection in Canada. ... Junction of the Assiniboine and Red rivers in downtown Winnipeg. ... See also the Red River disambiguation page. ... The Exchange District is a National Historic Site in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Link title The Forks market The Forks is a historic site and meeting place in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and Assiniboine River. ... Chinatown of Winnipeg The Chinatown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada was formed in 1909. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Portage Avenue is the city's busiest thoroughfare. Winnipeg Square, the MTS Centre, the Portage Place, and the flagship store of the Hudson Bay Company are all located on the downtown section of this street. On Main Street are Winnipeg's City Hall, Union Station, and the Manitoba Centennial Centre, which includes the Manitoba Museum, the Planetarium and the Centennial Concert Hall. Although over 60,000 people work downtown, only 12,720 (2001 Census) people actually live in the Downtown area. There are several residential projects under construction on Waterfront Drive and in the Exchange District, and the residential population of the area will increase substantially in the next few years. The MTS Centre is an indoor arena at 300 Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the former Eatons site. ... Portage Place is a mixed-use shopping centre located on the north side of Portage Avenue, between Vaughan and Carlton Streets in downtown Winnipeg. ... The Hudsons Bay Company building in Montreal The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... The Manitoba Centennial Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada was an urban renewal program that began in 1960. ... The Manitoba Museum, previously the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature is the largest museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... // A planetarium is a theater built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. ...

Looking down Portage Ave., one of Winnipeg's busiest streets

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Downtown districts

The Forks

The Forks market

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Waterfront District

The Waterfront District is a newly emerging district located in the northeast corner of downtown Winnipeg. The area runs along the west bank of the Red River along the recently built Waterfront Drive. There are several condominium projects currently being built as well as plans for even more redevelopment.

Exchange District

The Exchange District is Winnipeg's historical warehouse district. The district, because of its rich abundance of turn-of-the-twentieth-century buildings is increasingly being utilized as a location for filming as it resembles similar areas in large Midwest American cities, such as Chicago. There have been several initiatives to revitalize the historic district such as Red River College's Downtown Campus on Princess Street as well as several loft and condominium projects. The district is also home to the annual Winnipeg Fringe Festival, the second most attended in Canada. Now a hot night spot for twenty-somethings and urban professionals, Cleveland’s Warehouse District was once in serious disrepair after the businesses of its namesake had moved on. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Red River College (RRC) is the largest and most comprehensive institute of applied learning in Manitoba. ... The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is an annual alternative theater festival held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

One of the many colourfully painted Bears on Broadway

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Broadway-Assiniboine

Broadway-Assiniboine lies in the southern part of downtown on the north bank of the Assiniboine River. The neighbourhood is one of the most densely populated in Winnipeg and features many notable landmarks such as the Hotel Fort Garry and in 2005 the Bears on Broadway. Broadway-Assiniboine features the Assiniboine Riverwalk and is home to many notable restaurants. Junction of the Assiniboine and Red rivers in downtown Winnipeg. ... Hotel Fort Garry was built by the Grand Trunk Railway in 1912 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and then acquired by Canadian National Railway and was built to the standards of the Park Plaza Hotel in New York City. ...

South Portage

South Portage is the group of blocks located between Portage Ave., Main St., Broadway and Memorial Blvd. Many notable Winnipeg institutions are located in South Portage such as the Millennium Library, the Winnipeg Convention Centre, MTS Centre, the Law Courts and Cityplace. Winnipeg's public transit hub is located on the Graham Avenue Transit Mall, as many bus routes converge there. There are numerous office buildings and hotels in this area, including some of Winnipeg's tallest buildings. The MTS Centre is an indoor arena at 300 Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the former Eatons site. ... Cityplace (formerly Eaton Place) is a office and retail complex situated in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

China Town

Winnipeg's small China Town covers a few square blocks to the northwest of City Hall. It is home to about 600 people of whom nearly 80% are Chinese. The area is popular for its many authentic Chinese restaruants.

Downtown landmarks

Union Station at Broadway and Main

• Manitoba Legislature
• Union Station
• Fort Garry Hotel
• CanWest Global Park
• MTS Centre
• Esplanade Riel
• Canadian Museum for Human Rights

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External links

• City of Winnipeg Site
• CentreVenture Site
• Waterfront District