Winnipeg landmark Thunderbird pours chilly water on ‘grande’ plans for Starbucks subsequent door
When the Thunderbird opened on Winnipeg’s McPhillips Road in 1961, the small drive-in restaurant with the distinctive yellow signal was surrounded by agricultural fields. “The Thunderbird was an island amongst farmers’ fields in 1961. It is now an island amongst parking tons,” mentioned Peter Ginakes, whose household has owned the land and constructing on it because the…