Portage Ave Winnipeg's Avenue of Dreams contains a collection of old and new buildings. Under near constant renewal and redevelopment its shopping role has declined as city planners and politicians struggle to find uses that will attract more people to the downtown that once was.
Winnipeg as viewed from the air at an elevation of 2000 feet shows a sprawling city of tree-lined residential neighbourhoods, edging Winnipeg's downtown commercial areas.
Looking West over the Red River towards Downtown Winnipeg
Looking east over Portage Ave and the Assiniboine River
A view of raw land bordering on a Transcona suburb
Main street takes on a certain ambience at night. Here at the south-eastern edge of the Exchange District, Winnipeg's historic banks give way to Portage and Main's skyscrapers.