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Structurally
Sound
At the turn-of-the-last
century, Winnipeg had
the nickname "Chicago
of the North" because
of the then-modern
skyscrapers created
in the Chicago-School-
style of architecture.
Located on the
Esplanade Riel
pedestrian bridge
spanning between
The Forks and
St. Boniface,
Mon Amis Louis
is the only
restaurant in
North America
located on a
bridge.
Courtesy
Kevin
Roy
At the time of construction in
1968, the Winnipeg Floodway
was the second-largest earth-
moving project in the world
after the Panama Canal.
It has saved the city from
flooding many times since
it was constructed by then-
Premier Duff Roblin. It is
affectionately referred to
as "Duff's Ditch."
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