Riverview History

Riverview Street Names History

Learn the history of every street name in Riverview.

Resources

85 Years in Riverview – a PowerPoint about Ed Taylor’s life in Riverview.

Memories are made of this – What it was like to grow up in the fifties – Excerpt on the history of Riverview from a book by Melinda McCracken.

Memories of Riverview Community Centre, the 1950s – a history of the community centre by Wayne Stewart.

External Links

Read about the Park Line electric streetcars that sparked the development of Riverview HERE.

Read here about the history of River Park from Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada HERE.

Read about the history of River Park from The Sou’wester HERE.

View a map of Riverpark on page three of Social Philosophy and the Early Development of Winnipeg’s Public Parks HERE.

Read about the history of Elm Park from Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada HERE.

Read about the history of the River Park race track from Assiniboia Downs HERE.

Read a detailed account of the history of the River Park race track from the Manitoba Historical Society HERE.

Learn more about the history of the Riverview Health Centre on their website HERE, and their museum HERE.

Read more about the history of the Riverview Health Centre from Heritage Winnipeg HERE.

Read about the history of the Park Theatre from local history blog West End Dumplings HERE.

Read about the Brandon Avenue Floatplane Base from a panel at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada HERE.

Read about the history and development of Riverview in Jino Distasio’s thesis, Neighbourhood Evolution in Winnipeg: An Analysis of Riverview and Lord Roberts HERE.

Read Geraldine Hamilton’s memories of River Park in the book Fort Garry remembered II HERE.