Portage and Main is an intersection in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located where Portage Avenue and Main Street intersect. The corner is known as the "crossroads of Canada", due to its relative proximity to the longitudinal centre of Canada.
Portage and Main
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are greeted by crowds at Portage and Main, 1939 (view looking north)
Concrete relief by Bruce Head, taken from underground concourse, facing north.
Portage and Main as seen from Portage Ave Eastbound
Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions.
View of Downtown Winnipeg.
Condominiums in the Waterfront District. The district is situated in the northeast corner of Downtown.
Notre Dame Avenue in the Exchange District, a district in Downtown Winnipeg, and a National Historic Site of Canada.
Panorama of Downtown Winnipeg. From left to right: The Forks, Broadway-Assiniboine, South Portage, Portage and Main. (The Exchange and Waterfront districts are located farther to the right and front.)
