There was also a tunnel under Hargrave Street to the carpark from the basement. More memories.The basement wasn't air conditioned, they had these big old fans mounted on the top of the pillars to circulate air. I have been in some of the great stores of the world and Eaton's Winnipeg was, in my opinion, one of them. I live in Toronto now, but when I return to Winnipeg, and am on Portage Avenue, I always have a look at the corner of Portage and Donald, where the big red store stood and think of the wonder that Eaton's Winnipeg was. As an adult I preferred Eaton's over the Hudson's Bay Company, probably due to the nostalgia factor. It was a real pile of bricks, squeaky floors, pressed-tin ceilings which were embossed with the corporate "E" logo, uniformed elevator operators.I could go on. I will never forget that smell as long as I live. The smell was heavenly as you walked into the store from the carpark bridge. Even though there was a supermarket (the "Foodateria") in the basement, they sold prepared foods and store-baked goods on the 3rd floor. At Christmastime they had the best window displays, a Santa's village on the 7th floor and a great toy department. I was born in Winnipeg in 1959 and have many fond memories of Eaton's.
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