8 Factoids | Volume 8
GREEN
WITH
ENVY
A meticulously detailed world-class
sculpture plaza and an expansive modern
8,500 sq. ft. bowl complex make up
The Plaza at The Forks, Canada's best
and largest skate park integrated into the
context of urban downtown Winnipeg. *
In 1968 a Winnipeg entrepreneur, Ray
Olecko, introduced a new concept in camping
that continues to be one of the most popular
and recognizable travel trailers around,
the tiny fibreglass Boler travel trailer. The
Boler was first produced at a small plant on
Higgins Avenue in 1968, demand soon saw
the company move to a larger location at 770
Dufferin Avenue. Even today the "original"
shape of the Boler lives on and a number of
companies, many Canadian, are today building
fibreglass trailers based on the Boler design.
Photo
courtesy
The
Forks
The Leo Mol Sculpture Garden is one
of the few sculpture gardens in the
world featuring the work of a single
artist. Ukrainian sculptor Leo Mol—who
resided in Winnipeg—is acclaimed
worldwide, and his works
grace sites around the world,
including the Vatican. *
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