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St. James-Assiniboia is a major community area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [1] As it encapsulates most of the city ward of St. James, [2] which includes the major St. James Street, the area itself is often simply referred to "St. James." [3]
Seventy-two of Assiniboia’s own lay dead in the fields, pastures and orchards of northern France and Flanders. Assiniboia and St. James were very much a part of Canada’s developing aviation industry during the 1920s. The first commercial aerodrome in Manitoba was opened in Kirkfield Park in 1920.
If you are to travel west along Portage Avenue from downtown, you’ll run into St. James/Assiniboia, a place that has no shortage of shops, restaurants, and a mix of rather quaint neighbourhoods that run either toward the Assiniboine River (and are thereby more pricey) or further north into nice quiet streets that are studded with parks.
St. James-Assiniboia is a major community area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. St. James-Assiniboia has about 61,800 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
St. James. Located along Portage Avenue, the greater St. James area was one of Winnipeg's original districts, with the Royal Canadian Air Force 17 Wing base located in the heart. Today, sunny St. James is a cluster of boutiques, restaurants, cafés and specialty stores.
The former Assiniboia Municipal Hall, a two-storey brick building dating from 1911, contains exhibits from the St. James-Assiniboia area and surrounding parishes. A third building contains displays on blacksmithing, farming, and transportation.
Located at 3180 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, the Historical Museum of St. James-Assiniboia is home to three buildings including the historically designated 1856 Red River Frame House, the 1911 Municipal Hall, and our 1890s Interpretive Centre.
