Crescent Furniture Building Terra Cotta Panels - The Forks, Winnipeg
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A plaque describing a series of terra cotta panels now installed in a wall at The Forks.
Waymark Code: WMM4J9
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 07/20/2014
Views: 7
There are two markers, one in English and one in French.
Five terra cotta panels are set into the well with the plaques. In addition, more panels from the same original source may be found set in a wall on the east side of Main Street near Market Street.
Marker Name: Crescent Furniture Building Terra Cotta Panels
Languages: English, French
Location:
The plaques and panels are located behind the Johnston Terminal at The Forks.
1 Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 4Y3
Marker Text:
"These terra cotta panels, designed by Winnipeg architects Parkinson and Hailey and manufactured by the Midland Terra Cotta Company of Chicago, originally decorated the Crescent Furniture building on Portage Avenue. Constructed in 1926, the building was demolished in 1985 to make way for Portage Place."
Ces panneaux en terra cotta, concus pas les architects Winnipegois Parkinson et Halley et fabriques par la Societe Midland Terra Cotta Company de Chicago, decoraient a l'origine l'immeuble Crescent Furniture de l'Avenue Portage. Erige en 1926, l'immeuble a ete demoli en 1985 pour la construction de Place Portage.
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Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
Agency: Not listed
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