The Camel Humps: A Special Little Corner of Edmonton
Around the time that Alberta became a province in 1905, the riverbank went through a process that produced its unique topography that gives it its odd “Camel Humps” name today.
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Frank Oliver and Infantile Edmonton
Traversing across the North Saskatchewan River on the Groat Road Bridge and climbing the Valley Road has little significance other…
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…
Mike’s News Stand
For 70 years, Mike’s News Stand was an Edmonton institution. For most of that time, it operated from a storefront…
Apartment Living – Then and Now
Imagine reading in a local newspaper the following description of a building to be built in Edmonton: A driveway will…
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!: A Brief History of Winter Fashion in Edmonton
As one of the largest Northern Canadian urban centres, Edmonton is known for its long, sometimes harsh winters. For centuries,…
“HUN SUBMITS!”: WHEN NEWS OF THE ARMISTICE CAME HOME
That morning’s Bulletin’s front section was full of the latest war news, from details of the armistice to coverage of…