The need for aged buildings, part 24,504: cheap eats
Remember when it seemed every professional downtown booster wanted to see the strip of small storefronts known as the Albert Street Business Block be torn down so that a seemingly erratic, would-be hotel developer could have 10 extra parking spaces?
That never happened. And now instead of the Exchange District having yet another place to spend $6.50 to park a car for a few hours, it has another badly-needed place to spend $6.50 to get a quick and delicious lunch.

Lunch at the revamped cafe in the old Ken Hong’s Restaurant space, 38 Albert St., Winnipeg