
Tracks into the Past
The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) arrived in Edmonton in 1905 and laid tracks into downtown just north of 104th Avenue…
The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) arrived in Edmonton in 1905 and laid tracks into downtown just north of 104th Avenue…
Every Friday a thousand teenagers would line up under the red neon sign to hear local bands like The Lords…
Over its 102 years, the main floor of the building has served as a tent and awning store and was…
When I first moved downtown from the Whyte Avenue area, I was incredibly nervous. Resistant to the idea that downtown…
In the mid-seventies the Flashback nite club—the second gay-owned bar in Edmonton—was founded. By the early 80s, Flashback had become the…
The word was given by general manager and talent buyer Steve Derpack, who explained on Facebook that it’s “primarily a…
Edmonton’s second City Hall was a news-making building right from the beginning. Completed in 1957 as one of Canada’s first…
Sally Stewart and Peggy Brown met at Kitchener Park playground in 1936. Sally had just moved into a new house,…
While riding the LRT from Bay to University, memories often come to me. Ingrained in each station are personal stories,…
I grew up in South East Mill Woods. My back gate opened into a sprawling wheat field, scattered with dense…
Calder’s story began in the early years of the 20th century when GTPR decided to locate its roundhouse, repair shop…