History of West Ritchie
At the center of West Ritchie is 81st Avenue (between 102nd and 100th Street), a commercial street that feels far removed from the…
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Edmonton’s River Lots: A Layer in Our History
In 2018, a new Edmonton park was opened and given the name “ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞,” an appellation that evokes…
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Ah-Yin’s Chinese Persons’ Street or Amy’s Chinatown
I want to share my personal history of growing up in one of Edmonton’s Chinatowns in the 1970s. The Chinatown,…
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Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part Three – Salvage Men, Coal Mines, and a Futuristic Weir
In the middle of the twentieth century, G. S. Woodward was one of a handful of Edmontonians who plied the…
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McKernan’s Lost Lake
Although the lake is no longer visible, its “ghost” is discernable on early maps and in the form of flooding…
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Edmonton and Its Pedway: A Love-Hate Relationship for the Ages
The early twentieth century was a period of rapid urbanisation, with folks flooding into urban centres, including Edmonton, from the…
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The History of the Latta Bridge
As you approach the bridge from the east, on the south side you will catch a glimpse of a tall…
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Edmonton’s “Sunday Modernism” – Modernist Churches in the Post-War Era
The institution of the church is changing. The congregation at Ebenezer United Church in West Edmonton will be merging[1] with…
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The Edmonscona Plan
Edmonton is a city covered in names. From Capilano to Calder, from Delton to Duggan, from Ermineskin to Elsinore, our…
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Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part One – Grierson Dump
Waste may be as old as humanity, but the idea of trash is a relatively modern concept. In the first…
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A Kingdom in North Edmonton: Castle Downs, 1969-1979
When I moved to Castle Downs nearly ten years ago, I saw a typical 1970s development: parks, schools, stores, churches,…
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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…