Lakeview Square is a full-block,
mixed-use development
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in
downtown Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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. It opened in 1974 and was developed by Lakeview Properties, Ltd.
History
Jack Levit of Lakeview Development Ltd. (St. James) announced in October 1969 that his company would invest
CA$
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20 million in an apartment complex, as soon as Metro's Downtown Development Plan was passed into law.
The
Delta Hotel, which faces
St. Mary's Cathedral, was once the site of
St. Mary's School, which closed in 1968 and burned in 1969.
In 2010, Lakeview Square was newly connected to the main
Winnipeg Walkway
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The City of Winnipeg described the Walkway as a system of 14 skyways ...
system with the completion of a skyway from 330 Saint Mary Avenue to the Delta Hotel, utilizing a unique block-long exterior skyway running along the outside of the Delta on the Saint Mary Avenue side.
Buildings
The complex consists of:
* Delta Hotel (St. Mary Ave) — originally a
Holiday Inn
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and later a
Crowne Plaza
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, is an 18-storey, 410-room hotel, with both indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Since its opening in January 1974, it has been the largest hotel in Winnipeg. The hotel has a full convention operation and a first-floor English pub, the Elephant & Castle. Originally the hotel had a
discothèque
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Nightclubs gener ...
, Uncle's, but this has since been replaced with a
conference center
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.
* Holiday Towers (Hargrave St) — twin 27-storey apartment buildings, featuring approximately 500 apartments, whose residents have access not only to the apartments' own
rooftop pool and running track but also to the pool and exercise facilities of the Delta Hotel.
* One Lakeview Square (155 Carlton Street) — on the corner of York, a 19-storey office building, designed by Libling Michener & Associates. On the first floor is a restaurant, originally the Garden Creperie, now the East India Pub & Brewing Company.
* Two and Three Lakeview Square (175-185 Carlton Street) — a connected
low-rise structure with offices and first-floor retail, including a tobacco shop which has been present since the opening. In the basement of 185 Carlton is Ichi Ban Restaurant, a , 170-seat, bi-level
teppanyaki
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steak house, which has been in the complex since its 1974 opening. The restaurant was designed by Nat Hart, who was previously an executive
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Notable people with the surname include:
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*Romain Maitre (born 19 ...
(head butler) of
Caesar's Palace
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in Las Vegas. In its first quarter of operation, the Ichi Ban served comedian
Jack Benny
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. The basement of 175 Carlton once contained an Italian restaurant with singing waiters, The Grand Canal of Venice, but this soon closed. The basement walkway still resembles a
Venetian
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* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
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canal.
* Japanese Hayashi garden (Carlton Street) — a
private park
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partially commemorating Winnipeg's
sister-city
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While there are early examples of inter ...
relationship with
Setagaya, Japan.
The park was established not only to provide a unifying centre for the complex but also to replace a
city park
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that was displaced by construction of Lakeview Square.
The buildings of the complex are connected via various walkways and also through a common underground parking garage. Lakeview Square is connected to the
Winnipeg Convention Centre
The RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg (formerly the Winnipeg Convention Centre) is a major meeting and convention centre located in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
It has five levels including indoor parking for 729 vehicles, and three levels o ...
by two skyways, one connecting to the Delta and the other connecting to One Lakeview Square. The skyway connects to the original skyway to the Convention Centre and a 2-storey glass tower at the corner of Carlton Street and Saint Mary Avenue.
References
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See also
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Downtown Winnipeg
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Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg
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Winnipeg Convention Centre
The RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg (formerly the Winnipeg Convention Centre) is a major meeting and convention centre located in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
It has five levels including indoor parking for 729 vehicles, and three levels o ...
Buildings and structures in downtown Winnipeg
Modernist architecture in Canada
Skyscraper hotels in Canada
Office buildings completed in 1974
Hotel buildings completed in 1974
Hotels in Manitoba
Hotels established in 1974
Skyscraper office buildings in Canada
Residential skyscrapers in Canada
Tourism in Winnipeg