Grant Park (Winnipeg)

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Grant Park is a neighbourhood in Winnipeg's south end. It's general boundaries are Pembina Hwy. to the east. Corydon Ave. to the north. Taylor Ave. to the south, and Cambridge St. to the west.

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[edit] History

Prior to the mid-1950s the Canadian National Railway owned railway track adjacent to Woodward Ave. between Pembina Hwy. and Cambridge St. This track was later declared surplus, and sold to the City. The tracks were removed, the street expanded to include a service road and renamed Grant Ave.

In the late 1960s, the Grant Park Shopping Centre complex was built. It originally featured a Woolco, Gambles, Safeway, and Dominion stores.

PanAm Pool was built so that Winnipeg could host the 1967 Pan American Games. Until 2006 it was home to the Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame.

Around the same time the shopping centre, and PanAm Pool were being constructed, various mid-rise and hi-rise apartment buildings were being built.

[edit] Points of interest

  • PanAm Pool
  • Grant Park Shopping Centre
  • Grant Park High School
  • Manitoba Hydro, 820 Taylor Ave.
  • CN Mainline

[edit] Trivia

Between 1976 and the mid-1990s, Winnipeg Videon had their administration and headend offices located at 651 & 657 Stafford St.

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