Winnipeg then and now: See how city's appearance has changed over 150 years

Winnipeg in 1874 was an upstart that ignored the odds — an isolated city, untethered by rail or roads to link it with any other urban centre. Those who came arrived by river, and built what would become the third-largest city in Canada in just over three decades.

Winnipeg then and now: See how city's appearance has changed over 150 years
Black and white photo of wooden buildings lining a dirt road

Winnipeg in 1874 was an upstart that ignored the odds — an isolated city, untethered by rail or roads to link it with any other urban centre. Those who came arrived by river, and built what would become the third-largest city in Canada in just over three decades.