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.
Dan
Harper
Photography
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."
