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Old Market Square

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Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Old Market Square
Phone:
+1 204-942-6716

Address:
314-63 Albert St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1G4, Canada

The Old Market Autonomous Zone, or A-Zone, was founded in 1995, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by local activists Paul Burrows and Sandra Drosdowech, who also co-founded Winnipeg's Mondragon Bookstore. Its name is derived from Old Market Square, the historic Exchange District in Winnipeg's downtown core area, combined with Hakim Bey's notion of a Temporary Autonomous Zone . The Winnipeg A-Zone occupies a three-story building, originally built in 1899 and known as the Imperial Dry Goods Building. Like many buildings in the area, it is classified as a heritage building by the City of Winnipeg. Since 1995, the building has been known locally as both the A-Zone, and sometimes the Emma Goldman Building.
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