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Broadway (Winnipeg)
Broadway is a street in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is one of the city's oldest and most historic routes and forms the Trans-Canada Highway route through the city's downtown.
The street is located between Main Street and Osborne Street, bookended by the Union Station to the east and the Manitoba Legislative Building to the west. Broadway also functions as an unofficial boundary between the commercial and residential areas in the southern part of downtown.
Broadway begins at Main Street (Route 52), opposite Union Station, near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. It travels 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) west before merging into westbound Portage Avenue (Route 85). The street is divided into two distinct sections to the east and west, which are separated by Osborne Street (Route 62).
To the east is the downtown portion of Broadway, which is a picturesque street with a wide, park-like boulevard and elm canopy. The street passes by several of Winnipeg's oldest buildings, including the Manitoba Legislative Building, Fort Garry Hotel, Provincial Law Courts Building, and many other heritage buildings. Because of its position in the southern part of downtown, the area also functions as a demarcation between commercial development to the north and a residential enclave south to the Assiniboine River.
West of Osborne Street, Broadway enters a residential area known as West Broadway and becomes a four-lane street with no median strip. Osborne Stadium and Shea's Amphitheatre, among the city's earliest sports facilities, were once located in this district near Broadway.
The Trans-Canada Highway (PTH 1) follows the full length of Broadway from Main Street (south) to Portage Avenue (west).
The origin of Broadway predates the city of Winnipeg, beginning as an exclusive residential district known as the Hudson's Bay Reserve.
The large block of land near Upper Fort Garry was originally granted to the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) by the Government of Canada. Broadway was thereby developed as the main east–west thoroughfare through HBC's land reserve around Upper Fort Garry and connected with the Fort Ellice Trail leading to Edmonton, now known as the Yellowhead Highway. Most of the fort has since been demolished and the only surviving gate has been incorporated into Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park, located at the southwest corner of Broadway and Main Street.
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Broadway (Winnipeg)
Broadway is a street in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is one of the city's oldest and most historic routes and forms the Trans-Canada Highway route through the city's downtown.
The street is located between Main Street and Osborne Street, bookended by the Union Station to the east and the Manitoba Legislative Building to the west. Broadway also functions as an unofficial boundary between the commercial and residential areas in the southern part of downtown.
Broadway begins at Main Street (Route 52), opposite Union Station, near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. It travels 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) west before merging into westbound Portage Avenue (Route 85). The street is divided into two distinct sections to the east and west, which are separated by Osborne Street (Route 62).
To the east is the downtown portion of Broadway, which is a picturesque street with a wide, park-like boulevard and elm canopy. The street passes by several of Winnipeg's oldest buildings, including the Manitoba Legislative Building, Fort Garry Hotel, Provincial Law Courts Building, and many other heritage buildings. Because of its position in the southern part of downtown, the area also functions as a demarcation between commercial development to the north and a residential enclave south to the Assiniboine River.
West of Osborne Street, Broadway enters a residential area known as West Broadway and becomes a four-lane street with no median strip. Osborne Stadium and Shea's Amphitheatre, among the city's earliest sports facilities, were once located in this district near Broadway.
The Trans-Canada Highway (PTH 1) follows the full length of Broadway from Main Street (south) to Portage Avenue (west).
The origin of Broadway predates the city of Winnipeg, beginning as an exclusive residential district known as the Hudson's Bay Reserve.
The large block of land near Upper Fort Garry was originally granted to the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) by the Government of Canada. Broadway was thereby developed as the main east–west thoroughfare through HBC's land reserve around Upper Fort Garry and connected with the Fort Ellice Trail leading to Edmonton, now known as the Yellowhead Highway. Most of the fort has since been demolished and the only surviving gate has been incorporated into Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park, located at the southwest corner of Broadway and Main Street.