Bonnie Doon in the 1950s – Community Map
Explore how Bonnie Doon grew and developed from farm land to its current status as an urban, mature city neighbourhood….
Stories tagged: community spaces
Dead Venues – Fall Update
Six two-minute talking-head style interviews viewable on the internet, along with links to associated content such as posters, images and…
Dead Venues – The Indie, Rock, Alt Music Scene (1980s-2000s)
What makes up a music community? How does one venue turn into a place where a community can grow while…
The City Market: Local Goods and a Homegrown Community
When I first moved downtown from the Whyte Avenue area, I was incredibly nervous. Resistant to the idea that downtown…
Laser Light Shows at the Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (Telus World of Science)
On July 1, 1984, with the doors open to the newly built Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (ESSC), the facility ushered in…
Flashback and the Gay Drag Races
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…