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  • History of West Ritchie

    Cooper Csorba

    At the center of West Ritchie is 81st Avenue (between 102nd and 100th Street), a commercial street that feels far removed from the…

  • From Parking Lots to Palm Trees (And Back Again): A Look Back at Heritage Mall

    Matthew Dutczak

    Brenda Hall was just 18 years old when she stepped off the bus in the community of Kaskitayo on a…

  • McKernan’s Lost Lake

    Katherine Koller

    Although the lake is no longer visible, its “ghost” is discernable on early maps and in the form of flooding…

  • Edmonton and Its Pedway: A Love-Hate Relationship for the Ages

    Sally Scott

    The early twentieth century was a period of rapid urbanisation, with folks flooding into urban centres, including Edmonton, from the…

  • The History of the Latta Bridge

    Jane Gibson

    As you approach the bridge from the east, on the south side you will catch a glimpse of a tall…

  • The Edmonscona Plan

    Bruce Cinnamon

    Edmonton is a city covered in names. From Capilano to Calder, from Delton to Duggan, from Ermineskin to Elsinore, our…

  • The Kinnaird Bridge: Connecting the Past to the Present

    Jane Gibson

    If you travel along 82nd Street approaching the west end of Kinnaird Park at 112 and 111 Avenues, you will…

  • These Bricks are Real Clinkers

    Lawrence Herzog

    Kilns used to produce bricks in the early 20th century didn’t have the ability to heat evenly, and those placed…

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    A Kingdom in North Edmonton: Castle Downs, 1969-1979

    Tim O’Grady

    When I moved to Castle Downs nearly ten years ago, I saw a typical 1970s development: parks, schools, stores, churches,…

  • When Trolleys Came to Edmonton

    Lawrence Herzog

    For 70 years, electric trolleybuses travelled the streets of Edmonton. Between 1939 and 2009, they provided the city with an…

  • The Father of Edmonton’s Traffic Circles

    Lawrence Herzog

    He established the practice of “neighbourhood unit” planning. And, borrowing a popular urban design feature from his native land, he…

  • Re-Imagining Rossdale: Pehonan and the Power Plant

    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

    EPCOR decommissioned the Rossdale power plant in 2011 and handed it over to the City not long after I moved…