Winnipeg Streetcar 356 Restoration

Use the Streetcar !

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from Winnipeg City Guide, 1929, Henderson Directory

streetcar 454

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on the streets of Winnipeg, Portage and Notre Dame. Note the Lindsay and Curry Building. The Marlborough Inn is lurking in the background. June, 1948

Streetcar Replica 596

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This is after the Strike! Musical on Main St, May 23rd. Thousands of residents came with lawn chairs to watch a production of the musical, on the 90th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike.

As you can see, the Streetcar was a hit, and many thought it was the real thing, until they got inside!

Winnipeg Streetcar Replica 596

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A Replica Streetcar built for Strike 1919! Dimensions where used from Streetcar 356, and it will be in front of City Hall on May 24th as part of Open Doors Winnipeg from 10am-4pm

Winnipeg Streetcar

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Inside a Winnipeg Streetcar circa 1940′s? Courtesy of Winnipeg Transit Archives.

Streetcar 356 has oval seating exactly like this.

Winnipeg trolley trips

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From 1912. I sure would like to take a Trolley Trip, and the Grand Beach train trip.

Progress isn’t always progress sometimes

streetcar bodies for sale

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This is in the July 1955 Winnipeg Free Press. It’s good to know they went quickly, just were? Anybody know anything about Percy Mostow?

And now it only costs $100,000 plus to restore one!