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Home » SUNDAY THEMES « Previous image  · Slide Show · Next image » « Previous image · Next image » Step thru these Doors... « Previous image  · Slide Show · Next image » Photo Details janper44 Registered: December 2009 Posts: 7,084 This site is located one block over from I live. I can see the structure from my apartment window. When you step through these gates you step into what remains of the very beginning of Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the beginning there was Fort Rouge built by La Verendrye in 1738 but because of frequent springtime flooding the location was moved to higher ground with Upper Fort Garry being constructed in 1835 by the Hudson's Bay Company. I quote from a recent article that appeared in the Winnipeg Sun concerning the refurbishing of the site. "It was home to governors and it was the first home of the Manitoba government. This isn't just some old department store where your grandfather used to work. This is a real artifact. And we allow dogs to urinate on it. Anything less than fully refurbishing the gate, cleaning up the site and fencing it off for security reasons would be a disgrace. This has thing has to be saved." The city has budgeted funds to refurbish the gate. The next step is to decide whether to rebuild parts of it and expand it onto adjoining land. As the person who wrote the article said: "We do a better job protecting our park benches." Now it is 2010 and this summer work is beginning to use the remaining wall of Upper Fort Garry as the foundation for the renovation of the existing fort and to bring the first step on the road to the city of Winnipeg back to life. Of course in the end no matter which way you cut it... the historic roots of Winnipeg are pretty small potatoes in comparison to other historic structures and locations I've seen at PC over the past months. Picture taken November 19, 2002 Upper Fort Garry · Date: Tue June 22, 2010 · Views: 284 · Additional Info Keywords: Winnipeg, Upper Fort Garry, Hudson's Bay Company Camera Make / Model: Nikon CP 775 Lens Make / Focal Length: n/a Filter / Type Used: none Flash / Type Used: none State / County / Area Image taken: Winnipeg, Manitoba Processing Software Applications Used Country Image Taken Canada « more · more »

Author Thread   Jan Holland Registered: July 2009 Posts: 1,866 Tue June 22, 2010 7:50am Hello Jan. Thought for a moment you went to little India.? Well, it saves you atleast an expensive trip, haha Well captured. Jan veejaycee Registered: February 2009 Posts: 5,689 Tue June 22, 2010 9:11pm The European nations have more and much older historic sites but that should not lessen the importance of whatever sites the younger nations have. The less they have the more they should care for it. Buildings that are only a few hundred years old will be important reminders of the past to future generations. Our old buildings were once new. Sites of historic importance such as that shown should especially be cared for. I have a love of our historic and ancient buildings yet if I visited (say) the USA I would really enjoy seeing (and photographing) things like the old roadside diners based on trailers or the petrol stations, bars and eateries that I used to see on films in my youth. Diane K's series of route 66 is a good example of what could be preserved to become a national historic driving route if the buildings were preserved and put back into use. Here we even preserve what I consider to be ugly structures like the ex-South Bank power station - now the Tate modern gallery. Diane Registered: February 2009 Posts: 4,093 Tue June 22, 2010 11:36pm Your narrative sets the stage for the adventure my eyes go on when viewing your capture of the beginning of Manitoba. You are so lucky to live so close to such a powerful and very historic location. Pat Mark Registered: February 2009 Posts: 1,062 Wed June 23, 2010 1:00am This is a beautiful old gate and what a wonderful history. Yes, it is a shame that so much of our history is torn down or left to decay. Like Vic. said even tho' it's history is "young" in comparison does not mean it should not be saved. marhowie Registered: August 2009 Posts: 1,392 Wed June 23, 2010 3:00am Quite an interesting story behind this door The red really stands out in an otherwise colorless frame.. Begs the question why is it red?..A temporary fix of some sort? TFS! poppy Registered: March 2009 Posts: 966 Wed June 23, 2010 12:45pm Jan, this is such a great shot. Nice job. Thanks for commenting on my 'Canada Lynx'. Yes, he lives in the North American habitat of our zoo. I appreciate it. Have a wonderful day, Bill jodice Registered: August 2009 Posts: 2,365 Sun June 27, 2010 8:45pm Nice job capturing history Jan. olddingo Registered: November 2008 Posts: 2,626 Sun July 25, 2010 11:24pm As Vic says Jan, every little place has its own piece of history, it is just that some places are older than others. That red stands out boldly over the sudued colours in the rest of the image. Well captured and presented, Dave

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