Comments on: Winnipeg’s early houses http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/01/20/winnipegs-early-houses/ Toward a Better Future for Urban Winnipeg Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:08:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Tucker http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/01/20/winnipegs-early-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Jason Tucker Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:09:42 +0000 http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/01/20/winnipegs-early-houses/#comment-437 Point Douglas remains the final built up vestige of Manitoba history. It needs to be re-vitalized as much as it needs to be protected from post-modern urbanization. Without an intact Point Douglas celebrating its multicultural and architectural history in an accurate way - Winnipeg loses its soul. The fact that there are "forgotten" houses still existing with features of Second Empire architecutral style from the 1880's should be a call to arms for architects and urban planners to rally behind the protection and preservation of the neighbourhood without turning it into some "hip" and "cool" yuppie village. The historic roots of the neighbourhood need to be in the forefront and its entire panorama needs to be alive rather than memorialized. Point Douglas remains the final built up vestige of Manitoba history. It needs to be re-vitalized as much as it needs to be protected from post-modern urbanization.

Without an intact Point Douglas celebrating its multicultural and architectural history in an accurate way – Winnipeg loses its soul.

The fact that there are “forgotten” houses still existing with features of Second Empire architecutral style from the 1880’s should be a call to arms for architects and urban planners to rally behind the protection and preservation of the neighbourhood without turning it into some “hip” and “cool” yuppie village. The historic roots of the neighbourhood need to be in the forefront and its entire panorama needs to be alive rather than memorialized.

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