Bold and engaging The Pump House is a mixeduse development on 109 James Avenue, in the East Exchange District in Downtown Winnipeg. It was designed by 5468792 Architecture – who received a 2018 Canadian Architect Award of Merit for their efforts. The history of the James Avenue Pumping Station dates back to 1904, when much of downtown Winnipeg was threatened by an out-of-control fire at James Ashdown’s Main Street hardware store. The domestic water supply proved inadequate in fighting that fire, so untreated Red River water was pumped into the domestic supply in order to increase water pressure. The fire was extinguished as a result, but the city’s water supply was contaminated in the process. In response, the James Avenue Pumping Station – which housed the massive equipment required to run a high-pressure water system for firefighting – was opened three years later. By 1986, the station was no ALSTON PROPERTIES
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