Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Vaughan Street Jail

The Vaughan street jail in Winnipeg was built in 1881 and housed men, women and children as young as five years old. The executions were held in the court yard which now serves as a parking lot since the jail closed it doors forever in 1984.
For more information go to this site. http://www.virtual.heritagewinnipeg.com/vignettes/vignettes_125W.htm









Wednesday, May 23, 2007