Whytewold Road – the street defined by a terrible explosion
From The Desk of a gadfly By Fred Morris To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of St. James (starting just west of St. James Street to Sturgeon Road) breaking away from…
The street that runs off of Portage Ave & Mount Royal
Fred Morris/ From the desk of a gadfly One of the first residents of Traill Avenue listed in the 1955 Henderson Directory was Harold Wilding, a CN accountant. Harold worked…
A tale of two streets
Fred Morris From the desk of a gadfly This story will feature the residential part of Bradford Street and Nightingale Road. Why would I combine two streets at opposite ends…
WINNIPEG’S NUMBER 1 INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY Update
Fred Morris An Update on Fred Morris article about Arlington Street Bridge Challenge to provincial candidates: Time to tear down the Arlington Bridge before it falls down! Where do YOU…
Amherst Street, Winnipeg’s lane of heroes
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of St. James (starting just west of St. James Street to Sturgeon Road) breaking away from Assiniboia to form their own municipality, I am doing…
Fred Morris shares his birthday
Many great people share Nov. 13 as their birthday. Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish writer, was born on Nov. 13, 1850. His works included Treasure Island, Jekyll and Hyde, and…