June 29, 1915 — Edmonton’s River Valley Floods
On June 29, 1915, the North Saskatchewan River flooded Edmonton’s river valley. The river had flooded before, of course, but…
On June 29, 1915, the North Saskatchewan River flooded Edmonton’s river valley. The river had flooded before, of course, but…
Over the course of Curio’s working relationship with the hospital, we discovered a tucked-away archive of early 20th century…
The history behind the Indian Hospital is certainly haunting. During those two decades it was primarily used as a tuberculosis…
Forty members of the Edmonton Police service, six RCMP officers, and two crown attorneys stormed the Pisces Health Spa, a…
The Cloverdale footbridge crosses the North Saskatchewan River in central Edmonton, connecting Henrietta Muir Edwards Park in Cloverdale and Louise…
For 70 years, electric trolleybuses travelled the streets of Edmonton. Between 1939 and 2009, they provided the city with an…
You won’t find the Pits marked on any map, and many people who live nearby simply refer to the area…
For 70 years, Mike’s News Stand was an Edmonton institution. For most of that time, it operated from a storefront…
It has been said by many apt communicators that the grand, generalized and often repeated message is the most effective…
Since then, the 1913 building and an adjacent red brick office addition, built in 1924 and added to in 1955,…
Imagine reading in a local newspaper the following description of a building to be built in Edmonton: A driveway will…
Whether or not you’re one to personally enjoy the sudsy beverages, Edmonton has been shaped by a brewing and distilling industry that has…