When I think of
Garden City I think of Arcade Fire’s song “The Suburbs”
You know,
“In the suburbs I, I learned to
drive and you told me we’d never survive”
A perfect summary of
how I feel about the area. I went to Garden City Collegiate, so the area holds
some sentimental value for me. Recently the school got a nice face lift and the
buildings that I used to walk between to my classes are now joined as
one. Current students will never know the horror of having a schedule of
classes alternating buildings in the midst of a cold, harsh Winnipeg winter.
West building first period, then east, lunchtime, and my locker is in the west…
The area is what it is, nothing too special, a somewhat
suburban area with cute floral names for streets. If you take a walk around it’s easy to get lost in the maze
of houses that look the same. There’s a lot of white, one floor homes. Just
thinking about it brings back the nostalgia of biking through those streets to
the train tracks to contemplate my high school life.
If you ever find yourself in Garden City maybe the only
remarkable thing is the second hand shopping. My lovely friend Vanessa who has
lived in the area for 13 years claims it’s the best in the city because of the
lack of people scoping it out. I can confirm, I used to get all my sweet threads
from around there. Besides, Halloween’s coming up guys!
Check out:
The Salvation Army Thrift Store (1424 McPhillips Street):
This is usually a better
alternative to Value Village, often it’s cheaper and the proceeds actually go
back to the community.
But if you didn’t find that tacky
grandpa sweater you were looking for stop by the Value Village (942 Jefferson Ave)
A real Garden City must,
Mom’s Perogy Factory (832 Sinclair St)
They carry a lot of take away items for you to make yourself at home, but at least during lunch hour they do offer some deep fried perogy goodness. This place is the cutest, at least half a dozen grandmothers gathered together making perogy magic for you to enjoy at home.
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