Edmonton: The Great Escape
On August 1, 1926 there is a story that the barking of a small dog startled an elephant named Mary…
Stories tagged: 1920s
Gyro Playgrounds Live On
Sally Stewart and Peggy Brown met at Kitchener Park playground in 1936. Sally had just moved into a new house,…
The Strange Disappearance of Felicia Graham
The School Board, citing her persistence for fair compensation as being indicative of depression, suggested that she had jumped from…
100 Years of Calder
Calder’s story began in the early years of the 20th century when GTPR decided to locate its roundhouse, repair shop…
Silver Heights Peony Garden
Photo credit: Dr. James Brander and children, Silver Heights Peony Garden. Provincial Archives of Alberta #B6794. Photographer: Ernest Brown Prominent Edmonton physician James…
Adventures of the Lost Alpine Huts
Edmonton’s first alpine hut—The Eyrie—opened February 26, 1928. High on Quesnell Heights it looked out on a mighty river. Friends…