Broad Street & Broadway Avenue
Top Image: Broad Street 1988. Bottom Photo: Broad Street 2022.
Broad Street doesn’t have a distinct thing it is named to honour, rather when the railway came to Regina, the first Canadian Pacific Railway depot was placed at the end of what became known as Broad street. All roads led to the station, so Broad and South Railway Streets were the hub of the early business district, which downtown’s business district holds its historical start.
Top Image: Broadway Avenue in the 1970’s. Bottom Image: Broadway 2022.
Broadway Avenue is named simply for its location. This avenue leads east off Broad Street and is named for that reason.
Sources: Regina: The Streets Where You Live, Regina Public Library, 1988.
Photos: 1231-1235 Broad Street, City of Regina Archives: CORA-Q-251.21, 1988.
Tower Gardens at the corner of Broadway Avenue and Winnipeg Street, City of Regina: CORA-E-5.265, 1970.