City of Winnipeg float on Main Street during Winnipeg's 75th Anniversary Parade
Winnipeg's past milestone years marking the 50th, 75th, and 100th anniversaries of incorporation were filled with fanfare and festivity. So why is the 150th so quiet?Thick crowds lined the sidewalks multiple rows deep — many scrambling to higher vantage points on rooftops — as a nearly six-kilometre-long parade wound its way along Main Street and Portage Avenue in 1949 to mark the 75th anniversary of Winnipeg's incorporation.
"I think there's simply a different perception of the value in marking these sorts of anniversaries. In the past it was seen as a sign of progress, in terms of positivity."But we now have a more nuanced view of history and the shameful events underlying European settlement, he said. "I don't think I would ever want to call it a celebration because that's implying that things are favourable. I think the better word is commemoration," he said.
The 1949 parade also leaned heavily on the British Empire theme but also introduced Mounties, military men and celebrities like Hollywood actress Margaret Alexis Smith and Olympic figure-skating champ Barbara Ann Scott.In 1974, Canada Post issued a stamp featuring Portage and Main and the Royal Canadian Mint issued a souvenir dollar coin. The city created a special logo that was featured on all sorts of memorabilia, and published a glossy souvenir book.
"We wanted to make sure that we're appropriately recognizing the history of Winnipeg," said Wiltshire.
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