Tuesday, 14 July 2026

The post-war Kiwanis Club Playgrounds

›
© 2026 Christian Cassidy. June 2, 1944, Winnipeg Tribune There was a spike in youth crime in Winnipeg during the Second World War. It was bl...

Home Playground's Big Renovation

›
  What is now known as "Home Street Playground"  at Sargent Avenue and Home Street  has served the community for 79 years. It is c...
Monday, 29 June 2026

The strange orientation of Ecole River Heights School

›
  I had a chance to visit  Ecole River Heights School for the first time earlier this week. It's a nice looking school, but I was struc...
Monday, 1 June 2026

A History of Happyland - Part IV: A Wartime Reprieve

›
  © 2026, Christian Cassidy Entrance to Happyland ( Martin Berman Postcard Collection ) On Saturday, I appeared in a CTV Winnipeg news story...
Friday, 29 May 2026

A History of Happyland - Part III: The Final Countdown (1910-1914)

›
© 2026, Christian Cassidy Entrance to Happyland ( Martin Berman Postcard Collection ) On Saturday, I appeared in a CTV Winnipeg news story ...
Tuesday, 26 May 2026

A history of Happyland - Part II: New Ownership (1909)

›
© 2026, Christian Cassidy Entrance to Happyland ( Martin Berman Postcard Collection ) On Saturday, I appeared in a CTV Winnipeg news story ...
1 comment:
Monday, 25 May 2026

A history of Happyland - Part 1: The Glory Days (1906 to 1908)

›
  © 2026, Christian Cassidy Entrance to Happyland ( Martin Berman Postcard Collection ) On Saturday, I appeared in a CTV Winnipeg news story...