Buildings
Broadway Promenade & Peace Meeting Site
| Address: | 1 Forks Market Road |
|---|---|
| Use: | Gathering space, threshold |
| Architects: | Unknown |
| Firms: | Scatliff + Miller + Murray |
More Information
Broadway Promenade is the pedestrian connection between Esplanade Riel pedestrian Bridge to Union Station and Broadway Avenue. In keeping with the area’s history, the Promenade restores the former 1882 connection between downtown Winnipeg on the west and Saint Boniface on the east. Dubbed the Alloway Arch and the Widow’s Mite Fountain, the pathway includes shards (pieces of building) from the original Alloway and Champion bank once found at 362 Main Street. The pathway includes a circular fountain with three jets, representative of an anonymous donation of three gold coins in 1924 that was carried in an envelope with the words “The Widow’s Mite” on it.
The creation of the Peace Meeting interpretive site is based on archeological findings under this site that narrate an event 500 years ago when several First Nations met to develop a peace agreement. A plaque to this event describes it as “A meeting place of nations, a layering of cultures and the emergence of peace.”
Design Characteristics
- Rows of elm trees framing the path from both sites reflect the influence of European tradition
- Design of the Promenade incorporates the Eagle feather
- Stones represent the council stones of Indigenous peoples that met at the Forks
- Clay wall rising out of the earth is a symbol of the archaeological sherds of pottery that were discovered during a archaeological dig prior to construction