Winnipeg Manitoba - Portage Avenue Streetcar Scene - RPPC Postcard SP24

Real photo postcard (RPPC) of Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, circa 1912. Made in Canada postcard stock.

Scene Details:

• View looking east down Portage Avenue with electric streetcar No. 592 on the left
• Second streetcar visible further down the avenue
• Horse-drawn wagons and early automobiles sharing the street
• Cyclist and pedestrians in period dress in the foreground
• Lyceum Theatre large vertical sign prominent on the right side
• American Shoe Store and Birks signage visible on right
• Mason & Bis storefront on the far right with awnings
• Overhead electric trolley wires spanning the full width of the street
• Multi-storey commercial buildings lining both sides
• Caption reads: "Portage Ave., Winnipeg."

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