A whimsical statue of a young boy holding a boot, from which water issues, was unveiled in front of the old Winnipeg City Hall on Main Street, on 16 July 1898, near the Volunteer Monument and the Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Monument. He remained there until 1913 when he was moved to his present location in Assiniboine Park.
The statue was given municipal heritage status in 2024.
Postcard view of Boy With The Boot (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2013-0160
Boy With The Boot (May 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Boy With The Boot (June 2013)
Source: George Penner
Boy With The Boot (July 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87411, W97.23395
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
The Boy With The Boot by Betty Jane Wylie
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 4, Number 2, January 1959Historic Sites of Manitoba: Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Monument (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)
“Boy With the Boot statue, libraries get heritage status,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 2024.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 July 2024
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