Osborne Village

Osborne Village is a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The area is bordered by the Assiniboine River on the north and west, Donald Street on the east, and the Osborne Underpass on the south.HistoryOsborne Village is among Winnipeg's oldest neighbourhoods.Osborne Village derives its name from Osborne Street (Winnipeg Route 62), which runs through the centre of the village area. Osborne Street was named after Lieutenant Colonel William Osborne Smith (1831–1887) the first commanding officer of Military District 10, which included the city of Winnipeg. The north part of Osborne street was adjacent to the first Fort Osborne Barracks, on the site of which is now the Provincial Legislature. It has changed greatly over the last hundred years but its rich history is still evident in the architectural details of many of its buildings, as well as in the overall pattern of settlement which has come to embody the neighbourhood.Osborne Village is part of the original Fort Rouge area, which was amalgamated into the city of Winnipeg as Ward 1 in 1882. The Fort Rouge area started with a population of only 150, but grew to a population of tens of thousands by 1994.The Fort Rouge area was developed as Winnipeg's first suburb. In 1891, "The Parkline" became Winnipeg's first streetcar, and it ran down Osborne Street. A major factor in the development of the Village was the construction of the three bridges over the Assiniboine River: the Osborne Street Bridge (1882), the Maryland Bridge (1894), and the Main Street Bridge (1897).