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The Forks, a meeting place transformed  Cover Image Book Book

The Forks, a meeting place transformed / Sheila Grover & Greg Thomas.

Summary:

"A history and self-guided tour to the architecture and landscape of the Forks. The Forks is a historic site, meeting place and green space in Downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and Assiniboine River. For at least 6000 years, the Forks has been the meeting place for early Aboriginal peoples, and since colonization has also been a meeting place for European fur traders, Métis buffalo hunters, Scottish settlers, riverboat workers, railway pioneers and tens of thousands of immigrants."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780991686537 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: ii, 110 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Winnipeg : Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110).
Subject: Architecture > Manitoba > Winnipeg > History > Guidebooks.
Landscape architecture > Manitoba > Winnipeg > History > Guidebooks.
City planning > Manitoba > Winnipeg > History > Guidebooks.
Forks, The (Winnipeg, Man.) > History.
Winnipeg (Man.) > History.
Forks, The (Winnipeg, Man.) > Guidebooks.
Winnipeg (Man.) > Guidebooks.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Legislative Library, Vaughan Street NA 747 .W5 Gro (Text) 36970100111899 Manitoba Heritage Collection Not holdable Onsite consultation -


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