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  • Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 2

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Continued from Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 1 This moment in Edmonton’s history happened to coincide with one of the…

  • Alex Decoteau’s Inspiring Run at Life

    Lawrence Herzog

    Decoteau was born on November 19, 1887 on the Red Pheasant Reserve just south of Battleford in present day Saskatchewan….

  • Chocolate Bar Strike

    Neil Cramer

    How frequently is it that we hear our peers or elders talk about how children are lazy and don’t have…

  • Me and Lee

    Dr. Gregory Ramshaw

    I had convinced myself that the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, the hard-nosed defensive defenseman, Number Two, Lee Fogolin and…

  • Buena Vista Building

    Lawrence Herzog

    Streetcars trundled down Jasper Avenue and turned northward to travel along newly-laid tracks on 124th Street. It was a vibrant…

  • “HUN SUBMITS!”: WHEN NEWS OF THE ARMISTICE CAME HOME

    Laurie Callsen

    That morning’s Bulletin’s front section was full of the latest war news, from details of the armistice to coverage of…

  • Tracks into the Past

    Lawrence Herzog

    The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) arrived in Edmonton in 1905 and laid tracks into downtown just north of 104th Avenue…

  • Friday Nights: Love & Music at the Rainbow Ballroom

    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

    Every Friday a thousand teenagers would line up under the red neon sign to hear local bands like The Lords…

  • 1920s WWI commemorative shield found

    Lori Clark

    One of the most unique artifacts on permanent display at Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum is a large bronze…

  • Crawford Block

    Lawrence Herzog

    Over its 102 years, the main floor of the building has served as a tent and awning store and was…

  • The City Market: Local Goods and a Homegrown Community

    Sally Scott

    When I first moved downtown from the Whyte Avenue area, I was incredibly nervous. Resistant to the idea that downtown…

  • Portraits of a Time

    Lawrence Herzog

    They were in the right place at the right time, and these pioneer photographers left behind a remarkable visual record…