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Assiniboine Park and Zoo, Winnipeg, 1904

The Assiniboine Park Pavilion in Winnipeg on a frosty December morning in 2023.
The Assiniboine Park Pavilion in Winnipeg on a frosty December morning in 2023. Assiniboine Park Pavilion December 2023 · Reid Campbell · Photo source · Photo licence: CC0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Assiniboine Park and Zoo was established in Winnipeg in 1904. The park, designed by Frederick Todd, was the centrepiece of the city’s expanding urban park system and remains an example of a combined public park and zoo.

Scope & context

The park’s origins and significance, not its current attractions.

Sources behind this record

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Assiniboine Park and Zoo National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text