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Jason: Winnipeg's Exchange District
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... Jason: Yellowknife? Really? YELLOWKNIFE??? You should've included Winterpeg in the mix somewhere. From one side of the river you get a nice look at downtown with the the Esplenade Riel cable bridge in the foreground, and...... Janet: What a collection of memories--things that surely resonate throughout this remarkable site. Just a few comments, Alan, though the Rochester-Buffalo-Ralph neighborhood from St. Johns to Eastern Parkway was not our neighborhood. The Congress...... anon (75-94-49-3.boi.clearwire-dns.net): I think the coutries with the best city skylines on averge are
1 United States (New York, Los Angleles, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, and so many more!!!
2 Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and...... procyon: ...otherwise it might try to climb the wall using those conveniently placed pegs and go hang out on the roof?
The Curb Your Dog signs in the park near my old building had terrific '60's-looking Scotty...... anon (wnpgmb014rw-ad01-11-34.dynamic.mts.net): Winnipeg is maturing and growing beautifuly and should defiitely be on the list.
SO green in summer with so many trees and a fantastic mix of contemporary and character buildings of the Chicago school of design...... Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital....... LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at...... Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics.
We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by...... MC Paddy O'Furniture: {Pickled Eggs}!
{Pickled Eggs}!
I Sellotape them to my legs!
And on the streets I'll sell my pegs
Cause i'm the dude that bakes the bread
Bitches... marlene: Winnipeg definitely deserves to be on the list. Its skyline is distinctive--especially in the dead of winter when its really cold and ice fog clouds are in the air and the sky is clear...... Kristin: That was actually a paste up, i live in winnipeg and used to pass it every day on my way to work. it is gone now... Hakkim optical bought the building out... yolanda deberry-franklin: wow, memories, memories,memories. my family and i moved into the henry horner projects when they were completed around 1956-57. i was about 4 years old at the time. we thought that we...... kim shea: hi peggy my nan is rose marriott and my mum is jean marriott both are still here and thriving if you would like to email me i would answer any questions re the marriotts or...... Sheila hilton: Hi Sue, I well remember the jubbly works. It was down Delhi Road, wasn't it? The road by the side of Peg's (Peggy Britton) cafe. Delhi Road is opposite Lower Irlam Post Office. Jubbly's used...... anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): Winnipeg has a decent skyline.
There are ecrtain angles it must be taken from.
East looking west: Southwest looking North East and South looking north are best.
Winnipeg is preforming better than anywhere else in Canada at the...... ArchDoctor: I'm APPAULED that Mississauga wasnt an immediate top 10 candidate, have you guys been here recently?? the absolute world is gonna boast the tallest condominiums outside of Toronto, there are 35+ story monsters reserecting...... Peggy: Does anyone have any information about John & Rose Marriot pearly king & queen of Finsbury park, They had children Jean & John.... McDermott: I agree with the list for the most part-yet Moncton is a surprise.Winnipeg and Victoria are notable by their absence.... Mike: Hairsy-I have some other names for you. I went out to dinner the other night and ran into a couple I've known for awhile, but didn't know they were from Kensington. Hairsy-I have some more...... EvilGentleman: Ah yes, I know this run well. Journeyed from Nunavut to Winnipeg by plane, then to Montreal and back by Greyhound. With my son, who was age six at the time. And that was all...... rich backes: hi peggy no i'm the twins older brother i used to hang out with your brother bobby.how is your brother? i thought that was you from your nov.message.couldn't get this site back kept getting another...... janet: Hi Stan--You're probably close to my vintage. I'm trying without luck to call up a memory of Famous on Schenectady--I lived just around the corner and went to 167--so there it was during the...... peg658: Hello to Rich Backes. Were you one of the twins? If so, I spent many hours walking you and your brother in your carriage around the block with your sister, Mary. Tell...... Park Slope Windows and Glass: As a long-standing member of the Brooklyn community and a company that has recently gone under new management, we would like to take this opportunity to invite any current or past customers with outstanding issues...... Peggy: how about pictures from Bleecker St? Any around ? looking for Myrtle to Central... Peggy: by reading the comments I see that there was a reunion in 02. Is there another one planned. I was in the ban too. fife with St. Dennis Patrick. ... Peggy: I also grew up in Bushwick. It brings back such great times. I went to St. Barbara's from 1963 to 1970. Does anyone remember St. Dennis Patrick? I lived on...... -------------: WINNIPEG, CANADA
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ONE OF CANADA'S GREAT CITIES....... thepegguy: here's the pic of the 'peg [[img:25098]]
... thepegguy: how come 'peg is not on the list???
i think 'peg has better skyline, it should be on the list, maybe at number 9 or 10...
but for me, calgary should be at number 1 and toronto...... anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): Winnipeg has been the most understated and under appreciated city in the country for decades.
Rich with a vibrant arts scene and steeped in an abundance of rich history and a plethora of great performing arts...... anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): Herb - Peg Promoter
I think that the clustered Winnipeg Skyline looks very up & coming.
With her economy in high gear & full swing it will soon be ob the list for sure along with having...... EvilGentleman: Elicar, I am glad you had a good experience. I know my mother in Ottawa has not been as fortunate as you, but maybe she is an unfortunate exception.
She has found OHIP coverage to so...... sarahthecanadian: i agree i love winnipeg its a great city and i think it has a pretty impressive skyline....allthough i am from there lol... sarahthecanadian: i agree toronto is amazing and im not even from it. im from winnipeg, ive been all over canada and i love every bit of it. cmon lets not forget we gotta show those silly...... eyeofodin: winnipeg.....the capital of sorrow. just quoting a song!... Sophie: {Winnipeg}
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... does it matter?: If you view Winnipeg from the south, so that Osborne Village is to your left and Fort Garry Plaza is to your right, you can see Winnipeg from a much more complimentary angle. Unfortunately, most...... peg658: Anyone grow up on Chauncey Street between Broadway and Bushwick during the fifties and early sixties? Anyone remember Niehr's with the best tuna fish sandwiches in the world. ... frank s: The Winnipeg skyline should be veiwed from a different angle than whats shown, people would be suprised of the size.
... anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): WINNIPEG may not have as many buildings as Calgary but it does have a decent skyline,many rivers,bridges and tress galore.. and to its credit..the best collection of heritage buildings in Western Canada and the reason...... anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): One certainly did not seek out proper WInnipeg Skyline shots.It deserves to be on here well before some others.
... colby: winnipegs skyline is so amazing and i love it so much... i just love to sit at the edge of the city and gaze wonderingly into the citys skyline... Kyle: Well, theres some great photos on this page. Yea OK, big buildings make a pretty awesome skyscape. But so do mountains and lakes. Heres a skyscape from my hometown: Summerland BC, 35km south of Kelowna...... Jason: Yes Winnipeg is a great city. Its the best place ive been to. MInd you i live there. But lets not forget Vancouver and Edmonton... February 6, 1958 United players killed in air disaster: The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany....... Boris: Well just wanted to say for the post about Winnipeg been a better city then Vancouver umm ya man u need to study up on ur facts of citys because i my self am a...... Hazel: Winnipeg Skylines....
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I Think Winnipeg Is A Great City
... MIK peg: Thus shits fuckin awsome I want to look a little biot closer at the work and try to understand it a little better
... jp2007: [[img:19117]]
Here's the winnipeg skyline... EvilGentleman: I love Winnipeg, and my son was born there. But the title of this article refers to the city skylines, and... well, there's no nice way to put this, but saying Winnipeg looks better than...... jp2007: Winnipeg is a great city
It's better than Vancouver... Tyfoid Kid: I think the colors look great. Doesn't the overexposure come from the CCD in the camera trying to compensate between darker objects on the ground the bright sky? It's the algorithm it uses when it...... Peg Maass Labiuk: We found a Buddy Bike at a scap metal yard here in Victoria, BC. It's yellow and has an original "Buddy Bike" seat, decals, and head tube badge. We want to restore it...... Sirhcbre: I've been to Oxford NS. it's a sad little town, the downtown looks like it might have been nice at one time but is a ghost town now. Very sad.
If anyone says Irving...... jeeff: these photos have a funny grain to them. looks like add noise, or maybe they were saved as an indexed gif before being converted back to jpeg?... EvilGentleman: The art, if authentic, should be supported by buying it. I personally feel the best way to buy native art is to go to an Indian reservation and buy it directly from the artist, wherever...... EvilGentleman: Nice shots. Queen Victoria looks a lot prettier than usual. I also find the phone booth shot looks better with the hool shadow added. It allows me to imagine myself in the scene better. I...... Chris Erb: The controversy is starting to pour in so here are my reasons for excluding some cities that I was considering:
**Ottawa:** For a city its size and importance, the skyline in't very impressive. The Parlement...... Jody: Chris, I'm curious to hear the reasoning behind your picks. Personally, I don't find anything below Montreal particularly impressive, and even Montreal is a bit disappointing since it lacks any distinctive focus. It's...... EvilGentleman: Good Job, Chris! Cool thinking. But I wonder how many disgruntled residents of Victoria, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Hamilton, Windsor, London, Ottawa, Chicoutimi, Saint John, Charlottetown and St John's will come on to...... hool: thanks everyone. the last two shots are from thunder bay. the previous shots are from the bus route between sudbury and thunder bay. i'm on my way to vancouver. today i...... EvilGentleman: Halifax, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg...
Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Washington DC, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas...
Even Tokyo!
Fredericton has passed them all! So many posts for such a small city. Amazing...... EvilGentleman: Possibly. But I remember seeing a white Cadillac convertible complete with chromed running boards and chrome and white spare tire covers (you know, for the 2 spares that sit above the running board between the...... grant p: it's either a paste-up or a mock of a paste up...
it's very similar in style to a peculiar campaign around town involving pictures of Burton Cummings of the Guess Who with the text "Stand Tall"...... EvilGentleman: Winnipeg has the same sort of inner-city interconnected retail walkway network. You can go quite a ways, even including the main branch of the city library. All quite interesting, but I can't help but notice...... Peter: yeah, im glad to see winnipeg up in here!... jamie: wow. winnipeg is a real life place. whouda thought it... Chris Erb: Awesome! Winipeg pictures!... Peggy: To Barbara Wagoner
I too have relatives buried in Prospect. First you need to call Friends in Manhattan and make an appointment with them to have someone meet you at the cemetery. When you...... EvilGentleman: I am surprised at how much of my weather training has been forgotten in the seven years since I last worked at the weather station. I guess that is why they made us work a...... Nate: Hey I just thought I'd share some nice pics of the skylines of cities I have visited
Santa Fe de Bogota, Cundinmarca, COLOMBIA
Downtown Bogota
Bogota at night, view from the hills
Calgary, Alberta CANADA
Centre St. Bridge
Memorial Dr. Long...... Biff: Hey, that's my friend Sean, having a smoke outside of Pegasus Pool Bar.... pegcity: was a courier for 18 yrs,started angry and confrontational,ended with zen like move through it all and pay it no mind style,unless no other option.
car guy is over the top.courier girl is gonna be...... GGP: i love peggy lee! i have a peggy lee story...perhaps some day i will tell it here.... jack: okay here are the facts: 1=the strike started jan. 1, 1965. mayor john lindsay was arrogant and wanted to break the powerful union boss then. but both were arrogant and wanted to be...... to papo: como carajo le pides perdon a un hombre que le jodiste su vida y lo sentensiaste a una silla de ruedas. estas cabron brother si yo fuera tu me pegaria un tiro de remoldimiento. I...... Jamie: **indykid:** i've fixed this article for you :-) i think what you did was when you saved your photos in photoshop, you saved them as ".psd" or ".8bim" files and then changed the file extension...... Ralph: Waiting rooms. Waiting rooms have tvs. Doctors. Dentists and various other places. Banks tend to run perpetual sky news or bbc news 24 which i find tiresome. Lots of doctors waiting areas are begining to...... damn jpeg distortion: joey... jeeff: i like the washed-out smoggy colour palette. reminds me of a shot posted awhile back which peter pegged as having been taken from the observation deck of one of the WTC towers. the...... Jamie: I was eventually frustrated into buying a Blink. It held around 100 VGA shots though it had poor resonse times by which i mean the period in between clicking the button and the camera actually...... DJ Over Enthusiastic Sub Contractor: Word, If i had a Kronan i'd ride my ass aroun'
Ride it roun' da town wid ma bitchez on tha groun'
Got a light dimmer switch and a pocket fulla pegs
But i don't gotta Kronan so...... KARBOMB WINNIPEG CITY: you guys are all bunk it's all about the winter city straight-up bombers!
TPK... elaine: what ws truly vile here was after a million years of tory rule we did get a labour government and of course people felt relieved for a bit which was nice, and there are...... peggy: rock lock!... karma: lovin it, darren, lovin it id have never pegged that for new zealand... Peter: can you find any jpegs?...
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