Armstrong's Point

Armstrong's Point (informally referred to as The Gates) is a neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[1] It is located in the West End of the city and in a large bend in the Assiniboine River. The land was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a residential district.^[2]

East Blanchard Park, a park in Armstrong's Point

History

The Hudson’s Bay Company deeded the land to Joseph Hill who arrived at Red River of the North in 1849 with a Pensioner Regiment. The area was originally called Point-a-Peltier.^[3] In 1854, returning to England, Hill put James Armstrong (1790-1874) in charge of the property. Hearing of Hill's death, the property was sold to Francis Evans Cornish, the first mayor of Winnipeg. In the early 1880s, Hill returned to Winnipeg, and reestablished his ownership of the land before selling it to a speculators' syndicate in April 1881 for $28,000. The speculators renamed the area Victoria Place, though officially it was known as Registered Plan 119.^[4]

The Cornish Library, a local branch of the Winnipeg Public Library

During the period of 1880 through 1920, houses were built on its four roads, Cornish Avenue, East Gate, West Gate, and Middle Gate.^[5] The first home was completed in 1882.

Some of the buildings in Armstrong's Point that are historically significant are:

20 West Gate, the Cornish Library, completed in 1915
40 West Gate, which became the French Consulate
54 West Gate, the Ralph Connor House, which became a National Historic Site
86 West Gate which became Westgate Mennonite Collegiate - demolished 1989 <Randy R. Rostecki, "Armstrong's Point - A History" Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009, p. 234>
134 West Gate, which became the Japanese Consulate
158 West Gate, which became St. John's-Ravenscourt School- demolished 1950 <Randy R. Rostecki, "Armstrong's Point - A History" Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009, p. 46>

Gates

The Gates at East Gate, West Gate, Middle Gate, were designed by the architect Lt. Col. Henry Norland Ruttan in 1911,^[6] and built in the same year. Flanking three entrances to the Winnipeg neighbourhood, they are nearly identical construction, built of stone and wrought-iron, and of Classical Revival style. Funded by residents and built by the city's engineering department, the Gates are unique, having been built by the property owners instead of a real estate developer.^[7]

Politics

Armstrong's Point is represented by Jenny Gerbasi in the constituency of Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry at the municipal level, Rob Altemeyer in the constituency of Wolseley at the provincial level, and Pat Martin in the constituency of Winnipeg Centre at the federal level. Overall, the neighbourhood is politically diverse and does not generally support any candidate with a large majority.^[8]^[9] Voter turnout for the 2008 federal election was 56%.^[9]

Demography

Population history
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	535	—
1976	470	−12.1%
1981	420	−10.6%
1986	395	−6.0%
1991	360	−8.9%
1996	330	−8.3%
2001	400	+21.2%
2006	360	−10.0%
Sources:^[10]

The 2006 population of the neighborhood was 360 people. Demographically, it is 100% Caucasian.^[10] The median household income in Armstrong Point was $73,581.

References

↑ "TimeLinks: Armstrong's Point". The Manitoba Historical Society. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
↑ LeBoldus, Pamela; Rosemary Malaher (Spring 1983). "A Walking Tour of Armstrong’s Point". Manitoba History (The Manitoba Historical Society) 5.
↑ Martin, Archer (1898). The Hudson's Bay company's land tenures and the occupation of Assiniboia. W. Clowes & sons. pp. 81–. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
↑ Historical Buildings Committee (August 1993). "Armstrong's Point Gates Cornish Avenue" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
↑ Pyzer, Nan (29 August). "TimeLinks: Armstrong's Point". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 30 April 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Armstrong's Point Gate". lib.umanitoba.ca. University of Manitoba Libraries. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
↑ "Gates at East Gate, West Gate, Middle Gate". historicplaces.ca. Parks Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
↑ http://winnipegcrime.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/results-by-location-fr.pdf
1 2 http://www.electionmapper.ca/election/map/2008/46011
1 2 , now.Winnipeg.ca Census. Retrieved November 30th, 2013

Neighbourhoods in Winnipeg

Agassi Airport Alpine Place Amber Trails Archwood Armstrong's Point Beaumont Betsworth Birchwood Booth Bridgwater Forest Broadway–Assiniboine Brockville Brooklands Bruce Park Buchanan Burrows–Keewatin Burrows Central Canterbury Park Centennial Central Park Central St Boniface Chalmers Charleswood Chinatown Cloutier Drive Colony Crescent Park Crescentwood Crestview Dakota Crossing Daniel McIntyre Deer Lodge Dufferin Dufresne Eaglemere Earl Grey East Elmwood East Kildonan Ebby–Wentworth Edgeland Elm Park Elmhurst Elmwood Eric Coy Exchange District Fort Richmond Fort Rouge Garden City Glendale Glenelm Glenwood Grant Park Grassie Heritage Park Holden Inkster–Faraday Inkster Gardens Island Lakes J.B. Mitchell Jameswood Jefferson Kensington Kern Park Kil-cona Park Kildare–Redonda Kildonan Drive King Edward Kingston Crescent Kirkfield Lavalee Leila–McPhillips Triangle Linden Woods Logan–CPR Lord Roberts Lord Selkirk Park Luxton Maginot Mandalay West Margaret Park Marlton Mathers Maybank McMillan Meadowood Meadows Melrose Minnetonka Minto Mission Gardens Montcalm Munroe East Munroe West Mynarski Niakwa Park Niakwa Place Norberry Normand Park North Point Douglas North St Boniface Norwood East Norwood West Old Tuxedo Osborne Village Parc La Salle Peguis Pembina Strip Point Road Portage–Ellice Pulberry Radisson Richmond Lakes Richmond West Ridgedale Ridgewood South River East River Heights River Park South River West Park Riverbend Rivergrove Riverview Robertson Roblin Park Rockwood Roslyn Rosser–Old Kildonan Rossmere–A Rossmere–B Royalwood Sargent Park Seven Oaks Shaughnessy Park Silver Heights Sir John Franklin South Point Douglas South Portage South Tuxedo Southboine Southdale Southland Park Spence Springfield North Springfield South St. George St. James-Assiniboia St. John's Park St. John's St. Matthews St. Norbert St. Vital Perimeter South Sturgeon Creek Talbot–Grey Templeton–Sinclair The Maples Tissot Transcona South Trappistes Tuxedo Tyndall Park University Valhalla Valley Gardens Varennes Varsity View Vialoux Victoria Crescent Victoria West Vista Waverley Heights Wellington Crescent West Alexander West Broadway West Wolseley Westdale Weston Westwood Whyte Ridge Wildwood Park Wilkes South William Whyte Victoria West Windsor Park Wolseley Woodhaven Worthington

North End West End

Coordinates: 49°52′37″N 97°9′23″W / 49.87694°N 97.15639°W / 49.87694; -97.15639

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