В Саскатуне могут ввести запрет на переход дороги в неположенном месте

Every Thursday, we feature an image from the StarPhoenix archives, curated by the City of Saskatoon Archives. Today, we see people crossing the street in Saskatoon’s downtown, from Aug. 13, 1963. City Council was considering instituting an anti-jaywalking bylaw that fall. (City of Saskatoon Archives StarPhoenix Collection S-SP-B5659-3) The following is an extended photo cutline from the StarPhoenix archives. Writing style, grammar and punctuation that may differ from today’s standards has been left untouched to preserve the original story. If City Council adopts a proposal to institute an anti-jaywalking bylaw in Saskatoon this fall, these downtown workers, like hundreds of others, will have a long walk for their morning and afternoon coffee breaks. Star-Phoenix photographer Wilf Weber took these scenes in the space of about 15 minutes on 2nd Ave., midway between 20th and 21st Streets, about 10 o’clock this morning. Most of the jaywalkers came from the Royal Bank building. If jaywalking becomes illegal, they’ll have to walk an extra two blocks to reach the same restaurant, winter and summer. Traffic was light much of the time. Throwback Thursday is a weekly StarPhoenix series where we revisit photos from Saskatoon’s past. Check out our entire collection here. What moment in Saskatoon’s history from August would you like us to revisit next? Send suggestions to [email protected].