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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…

  • 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…

  • Crawford Block

    Lawrence Herzog

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

  • Edmonton’s Lost Banks

    Lawrence Herzog

    Jasper Avenue has a long tradition as Edmonton’s centre of commerce and financial enterprise. At one point in the early…

  • Edmonton's Old City Hall

    Edmonton’s 1957 City Hall

    Lawrence Herzog

    Edmonton’s second City Hall was a news-making building right from the beginning. Completed in 1957 as one of Canada’s first…

  • Wayne Condo at StreetFest, 1998

    Shelley Switzer

    The artists and volunteers at StreetFest go out of their way to bring their best to our stage—Sir Winston Churchill…

  • The High Level Bridge at 100

    Lawrence Herzog

    It wasn’t fancy, but it was strong and structural, with 17.2 million pounds of steel held together with 1.4 million…

  • Curiosities Bus Tour

    ECAMP Event

    The second Curiosities Bus Tour visited the Prince of Wales Armouries, The City Centre Airport on the day it ceased…