Originally posted by c.a.m Hah! Thanks for the compliment. Although I've never really lived in Winnipeg, I'm no stranger to the city. My parents lived in West K for 35 years, and my brother lives in the south end. I've visited many times through the years.
As for the photos, I must have passed by Billy Mosienko's bowling lanes a million times, and always thought the sign was neat.
- Craig
Your welcome. Our son recently bought a house in EK (East Kildonan) and we have lived in the south end (south St. Vital) for years.
Winnipeg, as doubt your family has told you is a 'colourful' city, lots of history. When you think about it, a very good location...90 minutes to the Canadian Shield (Whiteshell), 2 hours to the Boreal Forest....north of Neepawa...Mountain Road, an hour or so from the states (North Dakota, Minnesota)...hot prairie summers, beautiful fall and springs and of course...winters.
As you probably know Billy Mosienko, a local Winterpeg boy, played with the Chicago Black Hawks and recorded the fastest hat trick in NHL history. In a 1952 game against the New York Rangers, Mosienko scored three goals in 21 seconds.