to move up and down
The Rise and Sprawl or Whatever
"Abattoir or whatever for Cows that are like totally sacred"
The Baron of Winnipeg
#1 REASON WHY I OPPOSE SPRAWL:
The more recent Henderson Directories are oversized and harder to navigate because of all the additional streets (that I have no interest in researching).
There are lots of things in Winnipeg that used to be different things than they are now.
I am so sick and tired of Glen Murray’s preposterous overfunding of the Floodway Alien Defense System (FADS). Everyone knows that Duff Roblin’s original plan was FUCKING FINE.
All I want for Christmas is a continuous streetscape of aged, mixed-use buildings on small blocks.
Top Ten List of Winnipeg’s Greatest Assets: #10
You’ve probably been reading my annual lists of Top Ten People Adequately Living an Urbo-Traditional Lifestyle in Winnipeg - and truthfully, I’m getting a bit tired of calling the Polish Press or hanging out at the Ukrainian Voice looking for interviews. So this year, I’m changing things up a bit and highlighting the Top Ten Greatest Assets of Winnipeg.
#10: Susan Kawalchuk, Evening-shift Secretary at the Archives of Manitoba
Susan and I are on a first-name basis. She sometimes even calls me “Rob.” She doesn’t mind when I stay really late and has - this year - finally gotten the hint not to mention that I should go home to my wife and children after 8pm. Aside from that, what really set Susan apart this year from other years is that she finally gave me my own pair of cotton handling gloves.
I’m pretty tired and hungover today, so check-out this shit you could have googled.
Winnipeg has never had walkable streets, you dummies.
