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Selected articles about Edmonton's structures from the Lawrence Herzog online columns It's Our Heritage and Inside Edmonton which have appeared in Real Estate Weekly since 1988.

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• William O'Leary Residence
• Farewell to the Arlington
• Banking on Jasper Avenue

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Index

• Buildings - gone
• Buildings - standing
• Buildings - endangered
• Buildings - never built
• Airports
• Bridges
• Churches and Religious Houses
• Fire Halls
• Hotels
• Residences
• Schools
• Swimming Pools
• Theatres and Movie Houses
• Miscellaneous Structures

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Buildings - gone

Section index: A | B | C | D | E | G | L | M | P | R | S | T | U | W

A & W - 109 Street at 102 Avenue

• Remembering the Drive-in Restaurant

Al Rashid Mosque - 111 Avenue at 102 Street

• The Edmonton Historical Board Presents its 2003 Recognition Awards

Albert's Restaurant - 10370 Whyte Avenue

• Hugh Duncan Residence
• When History Goes Up In Flames

Alberta Protestant Home for Children - 10621 92 Street

• Alberta Protestant Home for Children

Baalim Block - 10364 Whyte Avenue

• More Lost Buildings of Edmonton
• When History Goes Up In Flames

Beverly Town Hall - 3806 Alberta Avenue (118th Avenue)

• Beverly's Town Hall

Blanchett Building - 10224 109 Street

• Blanchett Neon: An Illuminating Story

Bohemian Maid Brewery Building - 10542 Fort Hill

• Edmonton's Bohemian Maid Brewery

Bruin Inn - St. Albert

• The Bruin Inn

Canada Packers Plant - Fort Road north of Yellowhead Trail

• The Canada Packers Chimney Stack

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - NW corner of Jasper Avenue at 101 Street

• Banking on Jasper Avenue
• Lost Buildings of Edmonton

Canadian National Railway terminal - 104 Avenue at 100 Street

• A Grand and Fabulous Railway Station
• Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National Railways
• More Lost Buildings of Edmonton

Canadian Pacific Railways Building - 10012 Jasper Avenue aka The Tower Mortgage Building

• Buildings From 1911 and 1912 Lost in Time
• Edmonton's Register of Historic Resources
• Joe Shoctor & the Citadel

Canadian Pacific Railways Building (station) - Jasper Avenue at 109 Street

• When The Rails Led To Edmonton
• Vanished Buildings of the 1913 Boom

Central Pentecostal Tabernacle - 11605 107 Avenue

• Central Pentecostal Tabernacle
• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s
• In Defense of Modern Buildings

Chisholm Block - Jasper Avenue at 104 Street

• Sweet Memories of the Palace of Sweets

City Hall - 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square

• Edmonton Historical Board Announces 2007 Plaques
• Edmonton's City Halls
• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s

Civic Block - 99 Street at 102 Avenue

• 1913 Boomtime Buildings, Lost in Time
• Edmonton's City Halls
• Edmonton's Civic Block

Commercial Building - 10120 Jasper Avenue

• Edmonton's Sample Shoe Man

Drive - Ins

• When Edmonton Was The Drive-In Capital

Duncan Block - 10370 Whyte Avenue

• Hugh Duncan Residence
• When History Goes Up In Flames

Edmonton City Dairy - 10175 109 Street

• Ghosts From The 1920s

Edmonton Club - 100 Street at MacDonald Drive

• Alfred Merigon Calderon: Designs of Style & Grace
• More Lost Buildings of Edmonton

Edmonton Courthouse - 100th Street at 102 Avenue

• Buildings From 1911 and 1912 Lost in Time
• Edmonton's Grand Courthouse

Edmonton Gardens - Exhibition Grounds

• 1913 Boomtime Buildings, Lost in Time
• Before the Oilers ... the Edmonton Flyers

Edmonton International Speedway - North of 137 Avenue, west of 127 Street

• Life in the Fast Lane - The Story of Edmonton International Speedway

Edmonton Journal Building - 101 Street at 100 Avenue

• Ghosts From The 1920s

Edmonton Post Office - 10144 100th Street

• Edmonton's First Post Offices
• Home Of Her Majesty's Mail For Nearly 60 Years
• More Lost Buildings of Edmonton

Edmonton Public Library - McDonald Drive west of 100 Street

• Edmonton’s Grand House of Books
• Ghosts From The 1920s

General Hospital - Jasper Avenue at 112 Street

• Lost Buildings of Edmonton

Edmond Lessard - 11936 100 Avenue

• The House Prosper Edmond Lessard Built
• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• Vanished Buildings of the 1913 Boom

Marshall Wells Building - 103 Street south of 104 Avenue

• The Wrecking Ball for these Wartime Buildings

Metropolitan - 101 Street at 101A Avenue

• The Big Business of Small Bargains
• When 101st Street Was Edmonton's Retail Heartland

Purvis Block - NW corner of Jasper Avenue at 101 Street

• 75 Years On An Historic Intersection

Royal George Hotel - 101 Street at 102 Avenue

• The Hotel Abraham Cristall Built

St. Francis Xavier College - 114th Avenue between 127th and 128th Streets

• Edmonton Pays Tribute to Pioneers

Tegler Building - 101 Street at 102 Avenue

• The Blocks Kelly and Ramsey Built
• Buildings From 1911 and 1912 Lost in Time
• The Story Of The Tegler Building

Thistle Rink - 102 Street at 102 Avenue

• More Lost Buildings of Edmonton

Tower Mortgage Building - 10012 Jasper Avenue aka The CPR Building

• Buildings From 1911 and 1912 Lost in Time

Union Station - 104 Avenue at 101 Street

• A Grand and Fabulous Railway Station

Wallace Building - 9921 101 A Avenue

• Edmonton's Real Estate in the Booming 1950s

Woodwards - 101 Street at 102 Avenue

• The $1.49 Day Tradition
• When 101st Street Was Edmonton's Retail Heartland

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Buildings - standing

Section index: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | W | Y

Advanced Technology Centre - 9650 20 Avenue

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

Alberta Heart Institute - 8440 112 Street

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

Alberta Hospital - Highway 15

• The Road Taken by Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Alberta Legislature - 10801 97 Avenue

• The Alberta Legislature
• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

Alexander Macdonald Building - 10128 105 Avenue

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques
• Edmonton's Warehouse District
• Old Macdonald Had A Building

Armstrong Block - 10125-27 104 Street

• The Block The Armstrong Brothers Built
• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques

Army and Navy Building - 10305 97 Street

• 2006 Historical Board Plaque Awards
• Discoveries in the Heart of Old Downtown
• A Half Century of the Army & Navy

Baker Clinic - 10004 105 Street

• Celebrating the Modern Movement
• In Defense of Modern Buildings

Balfour Manor - 10139 116 Street

• The Apartment That Was A Fire Hall
• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2003 Plaques

Birks Building - 10113 104 Street

• The Birks Building: An Edmonton Jewel
• The Birks Building at 75

Marjorie Bowker Building - 9833 109 Street

• The Marjorie Bowker Building

Boys' and Girls' Club of Edmonton - 16030 104 Avenue

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

Brighton Block - 9670 Jasper Avenue

• Echoes of Ernest Brown
• For Nearly A Century Simple Elegance
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

Ernest Brown Block - 9670 Jasper Avenue

• Echoes of Ernest Brown
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

Burgess Building - 10357 109 Street

• Edmonton's Warehouse District

Canada Consolidated Rubber Building - 10249 104 Street

• Canada Consolidated Rubber Company Warehouse
• Edmonton's Warehouse District
• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Canada Permanent Building - 10126 100 Street

• Edmonton's First Fireproof Bank

Canada Post Bulk Mail Facility and Edmonton Mail Processing Plant - 12135 149 Street

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - NW corner of Jasper Avenue at 101 Street

• 75 Years On An Historic Intersection
• Honouring Local Landmarks

Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (CCIS) - U of A Campus

• The Science of Expansion at the U of A

Chapman Brothers Building - 10423 Whyte Avenue

• Another Look At Strathcona's Pioneer Merchants
• A Century in Brick in Strathcona
• Old Strathcona a Historic Treasure
• The Pioneers and Builders of Strathcona

Churchill Wire Centre - 10003 102 Avenue

• Edmonton Historical Board Announces 2007 Plaques
• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Citadel Theatre - 99 Street and 101 A Avenue

• Joe Shoctor & the Citadel

City Hall - 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
• Edmonton's City Halls

City of Edmonton Police Headquarters - 9620 103 A Avenue

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

CN Tower - 10004 104 Avenue

• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s

Commercial Hotel - 10329 82 Avenue

• The Commercial Hotel

Commonwealth Stadium - 11000 Stadium Road

• Commonwealth Stadium Marks 25 Years

Connaught Armoury - 10310 85 Avenue

• The Connaught Armoury

Coronation Swimming Pool aka Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre - 13808 111 Avenue

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s
• The Pool Peter Hemingway Built

CPR Station - 8103 Gateway Boulevard (103 Street south of Whyte Avenue)

• 100 Years for the CPR Strathcona Station
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past
• When The Rails Led To Edmonton

Derwas Court - 10146 121 Street

• The Apartments of Oliver

Dorchester Building - 10357 109 Street

• Edmonton's Warehouse District

Douglas Block - 10442 Whyte Avenue

• Another Look At Strathcona's Pioneer Merchants

Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company Building - 9843 100 Street

• Edmonton's Oldest Standing Brewery

Edmonton Crown Land, Timber and Registry Office Building - 10523 100 Avenue

• Edmonton's 1893 Land Office

Federal Public Building - 9820 107 Street

• The Federal Building - A Forgotten Treasure
• A Forgotten Treasure
• A New Future for the Federal Building

Fire Hall #1 - 10322 83 Avenue

• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past

Gainer Block - 10341-43 Whyte Avenue

• The Gainer Block Marks 100 Years
• The Pioneers and Builders of Strathcona
• Strathcona's Pioneer Merchants
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past

Garneau Student Housing - 88 Avenue at 110 Street

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

Gibbard Block - 6423 112 Avenue

• The Block Gibbard Built
• The Houses of Ernest Morehouse

Gibson Block - 9608 Jasper Avenue

• Discoveries in the Heart of Old Downtown
• The Gibson Block At 90

Goodridge Block - Jasper Avenue and 97 Street

• Edmonton's Ultimate Hardware Store
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

Government House - 12845 102 Avenue

• Alberta Government House Marks 90 Years
• Alberta's Regal Residence No Longer

Grant MacEwan Community College City Centre Campus - 104 Avenue at 105 Street

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

Great West Saddlery Warehouse - 10137 104 Street

• A Century In The Saddle
• Edmonton's Warehouse District

GWG Building - 10305 97 Street

• 2006 Historical Board Plaque Awards

H.V. Shaw Building - 10229 105 Street

• Edmonton's Warehouse District
• The Story Of Edmonton's Cigar Baron

Hagmann Block - 10765 98 Street

• Edmonton's "Other" Grand Hotel

Hangar 14 - Kingsway Avenue

• The Edmonton Historical Board Presents its 2003 Recognition Awards

Health Research Innovation Facility - 87 Avenue between 112 and 114 Streets

• A Facility for Health Research Innovation

Healy Ford Building - 10616 103 Avenue

• Recognizing Edmonton's Modern Buildings
• From Cow Pasture to Airport

Hecla Block - 10141 95 Street

• The Buildings of Hardie and Martland
• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques
• Hecla Block Rises From the Ashes

Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre formerly Coronation Pool - 13808 111 Avenue

• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s
• The Pool Peter Hemingway Built

Housing Union Building - HUB - 9005 112 Street

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture



Howard & McBride - 10045 109 Street

• The Dead Centre Of Town
• Howard and McBride's Funeral Parlour

Hub News Store - 10345 Whyte Avenue

• Old Strathcona a Historic Treasure
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past

Hudson's Bay Company Department Store - 10230 Jasper Avenue

• Interesting Tour Focuses On Our Historic But Progressive Downtown - by Real Estate Weekly columnist Heather Andrews Miller
• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings
• Meet You at The Bay
• Meet You At The U of Bay

Hudson’s Bay Company Stables/Ortona Armouries - 9722 102 Street

• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Hulbert Block - 10355 Whyte Avenue

• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past

Hull Block - 10601 97 Street

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2003 Plaques
• New Life For The Block Hull Built

Immigration Hall - 10534 100 Street

• Edmonton's Immigration Hall Languishes
• Immigration Hall to Again Offer Shelter

Imperial Bank of Canada - 9990 Jasper Avenue

• Commerce at Edmonton's Imperial Bank
• Interesting Tour Focuses On Our Historic But Progressive Downtown - by Real Estate Weekly columnist Heather Andrews Miller
• A New World Trade Centre for Edmonton

International Harvester Company Building - 10357 109 Street

• Edmonton's Warehouse District

Intuit CBIP Designated Green Building - 7008 Roper Road

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture

The Jasper Block - 10516 Jasper Avenue

• Honouring Local Landmarks
• The Jasper Block

Jasper Place Community Hall - 9937 148 Street

• Edmonton Historical Board Announces 2007 Plaques

Kelly Block - 10048 101 A Avenue

• The Blocks Kelly and Ramsey Built
• Edmonton's Merchant Prince

Kinsmen Sports Centre - 9100 Walterdale Hill

• Kinsmen Sports Centre Builds On A Proud Tradition

Kingston Powell Building - 10277 97 Street

• Discoveries in the Heart of Old Downtown
• The Edmonton Historical Board 2005 Plaque Awards - part 2
• The Little Gem That Kingston Powell Built

Kiwanis Place - 10330 120 Street

• The Kiwanis Tradition Of Caring

Lambton Block - 10135 97 Street

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques
• Lambton Block

Lemarchand Mansion - 11523 100 Avenue

• Alfred Merigon Calderon: Designs of Style & Grace
• The Mansion Lemarchand Built

Looby Block - 10336 Jasper Avenue

• The Block A Blacksmith Built

Alexander Macdonald Building - 10128 105 Avenue

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques
• Edmonton's Warehouse District
• Old Macdonald Had A Building

Walter C. MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre - 8440 112 Street

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

MacLean Block - 10702 Jasper Avenue

• The Block Dr. McLean Built

Marjorie Bowker Building - 9833 109 Street

• The Marjorie Bowker Building

Masonic Temple - 10318 100 Avenue

• The Temple The Masons Built

Massey-Harris Ferguson Building (Healy Ford) - 10616 103 Avenue

• Celebrating the Modern Movement

Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute - 8440 112 Avenue

• Ingebert Olson Residence

Mayfair Park Pavilions - Hawrelak Park, once known as Mayfair Park

• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s

McLeod Building - 10132 100 Street

• The Story of Kenny McLeod

Metals Building - 10190 104 Street

• A Grand Cathedral And Plumbing For History
• Ninety Years of Heavy Metals

Milner Building - 10030 104 Street

• Celebrating the Modern Movement
• Recognizing Edmonton's Modern Buildings

El Mirador Apartments - 10133 through 10147 108th Street

• A Touch of Spain in Edmonton

Moser and Ryder Block - 10169 101 Street

• For Nearly A Century Simple Elegance
• The Moser and Ryder Block

Muttart Conservatory - 9626 96A Street

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture
• The Muttart Conservatory
• Muttart Expansion Will Welcome Visitors - by Real Estate Weekly columnist Heather Andrews Miller
• The Pool Peter Hemingway Built

Nilex Inc. Office & Warehouse - 9304 39 Avenue

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - 11455 87 Avenue

• Celebrating the Modern Movement
• A Centennial Rejuvenation for the Jubilee

Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants Association Cabin - 9430 Scona Hill

• Edmonton Pays Tribute to Pioneers

Orange Hall - 10335 84 Avenue

• The Hall The Orangemen Built
• The Orange Hall at 100
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past

Ortona Armoury - 9722 102 Street

• Ortona Armoury

Ortona Armouries/Hudson’s Bay Company Stables - 9722 102 Street

• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre formerly Coronation Pool - 13808 111 Avenue

• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s
• The Pool Peter Hemingway Built

Phillips Building - 10169 104 Street

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques

Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre - 10440 108 Avenue (Alex Mair Way)

• A Natural Born Builder
• The Prince of Wales Armoury

Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium - Coronation Park

• Edmonton's Modern Movement of the 1960s

Ramsey Block - 10040 101 A Avenue

• The Blocks Kelly and Ramsey Built
• Edmonton's Merchant Prince

Revillon Building - 10221 104 Street

• Edmonton's Warehouse District

Richards Block - 10422 Whyte Avenue

• Another Look At Strathcona's Pioneer Merchants

Ritchie Mill - 10170 Saskatchewan Drive

• The Pioneers and Builders of Strathcona
• The Ritchie Mill

Ross Block - 10309 Whyte Avenue

• Strathcona's Pioneer Merchants

Ross Flats Apartments - 9540 101 Street

• For Nearly A Century Simple Elegance

Rossdale Power Plant - 9425 104 Street

• Celebrating the Modern Movement
• Edmonton Historical Board Announces 2007 Plaques
• A Fusion of the Past and the Future
• A New Future for the Rossdale Power Plant
• Rossdale Power Plant's History Earns Some Respect

Salvation Army Citadel - 10030 102 Street

• A Citadel for Salvation
• Joe Shoctor & the Citadel

Scona Garage & Apartments - 10505 81 Avenue

• The Buildings of Hardie and Martland

H.V. Shaw Building - 10229 105 Street

• Edmonton's Warehouse District
• The Story Of Edmonton's Cigar Baron

Shaw Conference Centre - 9700 Jasper Avenue

• A Place for Conventions and Controversy

Sir Winston Churchill Square

• Edmonton Historical Board Announces 2007 Plaques

Stanley Engineering Building - Kingsway Avenue

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

Strathcona Public Building - 10510 Whyte Avenue

• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past

Telus Centre for Professional Development - 87 Avenue and 111 Street

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

Telus Plaza Redevelopment Project - 10025 Jasper Avenue

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

Tipton Block - 10355 Whyte Avenue

• The Pool Peter Hemingway Built
• The Tipton Block
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past

Union Bank Inn - 10053 Jasper Avenue

• Banking on Jasper Avenue
• A Legacy of Just Ten Year's Work
• The Union Bank

University of Alberta's Arts Building - 90 Avenue at 113 Street

• The U of A's "Elastic Free Classical" Building

Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre - 8440 112 Street

• Surgery on Technology's Cutting Edge at the U of A

West Jasper Place Transit Centre - 87 Avenue west of 170 Street

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

Westminister Apartments - 9955 114 Street

• The Apartments of Oliver
• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques

Winspear Centre for Music - 9720 102 Avenue

• Edmonton's Significant Modern Architecture

World Trade Centre - 9990 Jasper Avenue

• Honouring Local Landmarks
• Interesting Tour Focuses On Our Historic But Progressive Downtown - by Real Estate Weekly columnist Heather Andrews Miller
• A New World Trade Centre for Edmonton

Don Wheaton YMCA - 10211 102 Street

• A New Home for the Downtown YMCA

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Buildings - endangered

Arlington Apartments - 100 Avenue at 106 Street

• The End for Edmonton's First Apartment Building
• Farewell to the Arlington

Annamoe Mansion - 11950 100 Avenue

• The Apartments of Oliver

Hub News Store - 10345 Whyte Avenue

• A Century in Brick in Strathcona
• The Hub News Store Building
• Strathcona's Pioneer Merchants

Legislature Annex (Alberta Government Telephones Building) - 9718 107 Street

• Celebrating Modern Architecture
• Celebrating the Modern Movement

Paramount Theatre - 10233 Jasper Avenue

• Celebrating the Modern Movement
• A Paramount Theatre

Silk Hat - 10251 Jasper Avenue

• The Silk Hat Restaurant

Treichel Family Barn - 9th Avenue and 66th Street

• Cultivating The Barn Again Movement

Buildings - never built

• Edmonton's Lost Omniplex

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Airports

• A Bold New Edmonton International
• Business Soaring At Edmonton International Airport
• The Edmonton Historical Board Presents its 2003 Recognition Awards
• The 'Flying Knight of the Northland'
• From Cow Pasture to Airport

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Bridges

Beverly

• Clover Bar Bridge at 95
• When Beverly Stepped into the Big Time

Clover Bar

• Clover Bar Bridge at 95
• The clover in Clover Bar
• Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National Railways

Dawson

• The Bridge on Fifth Street
• Edmonton's First Bridge Across the North Saskatchewan
• Edmonton's First East End Bridge

East End

• The Bridge on Fifth Street
• Edmonton's First East End Bridge

Fifth Street

• The Bridge on Fifth Street

High Level

• The Bridge on Fifth Street
• Edmonton's "Golden Gate" Bridge
• Edmonton's High Level Bridge
• When The Rails Led To Edmonton

James Macdonald

• The Flats Named for Gallagher

Low Level

• 2006 Historical Board Plaque Awards
• The Bridge on Fifth Street
• Edmonton Yukon And Pacific Railway
• The Flats Named for Gallagher
• Mill Creek Trestle Bridge

McDougall

• The Bridge on Fifth Street

Dudley B. Menzies

• Keeping LRT on Track

Mill Creek Trestle

• Down By The Old Mill Creek
• Mill Creek Trestle Bridge

Walterdale

• The Bridge on Fifth Street

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Churches and Religious Houses

Al Rashid Mosque - 111 Avenue at 102 Street

• The Al Rashid Mosque
• The Edmonton Historical Board Presents its 2003 Recognition Awards

Beth Israel Synagogue - 10102 95 Street, 10205 119 Street and 131 Wolf Willow Road

• Edmonton's First Synagogue

Beth Shalom Synagogue - 11916 Jasper Avenue

• The Beginnings of Edmonton's Jewish Community
• Celebrating the Modern Movement
• Edmonton's First Synagogue

Central Baptist Church - 10635 96 Street

• A Good Byzantine Cathedral
• Worshipping Edmonton's Historic Churches

Central Pentecostal Tabernacle - 11605 107 Avenue

• Central Pentecostal Tabernacle

Christ Church - 12116 102 Avenue

• Highlands United Church
• William Blakey's Designs on Edmonton

Church of Immaculate Conception - 10830 96 Street

• A Good Byzantine Cathedral

Eglise Immaculee Conception - 10830 96 Street

• A Good Byzantine Cathedral
• Worshipping Edmonton's Historic Churches

First Presbyterian Church - 10025 105 Street

• First Presbyterian Church

Grace Lutheran Church - 9907 114 Street

• Grace Lutheran Church

Highlands United Church - 11305 64 Street

• Highlands United Church
• William Blakey's Designs on Edmonton

Kirk United Church - 13535 122 Avenue

• Kirk United Church Marks 50 Years

Masonic Temple - 10318 100 Avenue

• William Blakey's Designs on Edmonton

McDougall - 10025 101 Street

• Interesting Tour Focuses On Our Historic But Progressive Downtown - by Real Estate Weekly columnist Heather Andrews Miller

Mustard Seed Street Church - 10635 96 Street

• A Good Byzantine Cathedral
• Worshipping Edmonton's Historic Churches

Oblats Maison Provinciale - 9916 110 Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources
• Oblats Maison Provinciale

Rehwinkel Parsonage - 9608 110 Avenue

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

Robertson Presbyterian Church - 10103 123 Street

• Robertson Presbyterian Church

Sacred Heart Catholic Church - 10821 96 Street

• The Buildings of Hardie and Martland
• A Good Byzantine Cathedral
• Worshipping Edmonton's Historic Churches

St. Anthony’s College/St. Francis of Assisi Friary - 6670 129 Avenue

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

St. Barbara's Russian Cathedral - 10105 96 Street

• A Good Byzantine Cathedral
• Worshipping Edmonton's Historic Churches

St. Francis of Assisi Friary - 6770 128 Avenue

• St. Francis of Assisi Friary

St. George the Victory Bearer Ukrainian Catholic Church - 11301 96 Street

• An Icon of His Craft

St. Joachim's Parish - 9920 110 Street

• St. Joachim's Parish

St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral - 10825 97 Street

• A Good Byzantine Cathedral
• A Grand Cathedral And Plumbing For History
• Worshipping Edmonton's Historic Churches

St. Joseph's Basilica - 10044 113 Street

• St. Joseph's Basilica Worshipping Tradition and Patience

St. Peter's Lutheran Church - 9608 110 Avenue

• St. Peter's Lutheran Church Marks a Century

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Fire Halls

Fire Hall No. 1 - 10322 83 Avenue

• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past

Fire Hall No. 4 - 10139 116 Street

• The Apartment That Was A Fire Hall
• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2003 Plaques

Fire Hall Number Five

• For Nearly A Century Simple Elegance

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Hotels

Includes buildings no longer standing.

Alberta Hotel - Jasper Avenue at 98 Street

• Hoping For A Rebirth

Beverly - 3414 118 Avenue

• Beverly's Landmark Hotel

Caravan - 10010 104 Street

• Recognizing Edmonton's Modern Buildings

Cecil - Jasper Avenue at 104 Street

• Edmonton's Boomtown Hotels
• The Hotel Cecil Built

Commercial - 10329 82 Avenue

• The Commercial Hotel
• Hotels As Places of Gathering

Cromdale - 118 Avenue at 82 Street

• The Rise and Fall of the Cromdale Hotel

Dominion - 10324 Whyte Avenue

• The Pioneers and Builders of Strathcona
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past

Dover - 127 Avenue at 120 Street

• The Railway Made Calder

Drake - 3945 118 Avenue

• Beverly's Landmark Hotel

Edmonton House - bottom of MacDougall Hill

• Edmonton's Early Hotels
• The School Named For Donald Ross

Empress aka Jasper House aka Hub - 9692 Jasper Avenue

• Edmonton's Early Hotels
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

Holiday Inn Express Hotel - 10010 104 Street

• Recognizing Edmonton's Modern Buildings

Hub aka Jasper House aka Empress - 9692 Jasper Avenue

• Edmonton's Early Hotels
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

International - 10334 96 Street

• Discoveries in the Heart of Old Downtown

Jasper House aka Empress aka Hub - 9692 Jasper Avenue

• Edmonton's Early Hotels
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

Lodge aka Pendennis - 9660 Jasper Avenue

• The Edmonton Historical Board 2005 Plaque Awards - part 2
• Edmonton's Boomtown Hotels
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

MacDonald - 10065 100 Street

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
• Hotel Macdonald Celebrates 90 Years
• Hotels As Places of Gathering

New Empire - 10246 96 Street

• Discoveries in the Heart of Old Downtown

Pendennis aka Lodge - 9660 Jasper Avenue

• The Edmonton Historical Board 2005 Plaque Awards - part 2
• Edmonton's Boomtown Hotels
• Rejuvenating the Historic Heart of Downtown
• Walking Through the Heart of Old Downtown

Royal George - 101 Street at 102 Avenue

• The Hotel Abraham Cristall Built
• Hotels As Places of Gathering

Strathcona - 10201 Whyte Avenue

• A Century in Brick in Strathcona
• Edmonton's Early Hotels
• The Pioneers and Builders of Strathcona
• The Strathcona Hotel At 115 Years
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past
• Walking Into Strathcona's Past

Transit - Fort Road at 66 Street

• Edmonton's Boomtown Hotels
• The Transit Hotel of Packingtown

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Residences

Includes structures no longer standing

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General articles

• This Old Edmonton House

Allin House - 8808 111 Street

• The Wrecking Ball for these Wartime Buildings

Lester N. Allyn House - 9930 112 Street

• Lester N. Allyn House

Delmar Bard - 10544 84 Avenue

• Homes of Strathcona Pioneers
• A House Fit For A Bard
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past

Jack Barford - 11032 76th Street

• Home to Mayors, Movers and Shakers

Charles Barker - 10834 125 Street

• The Charles Barker Residence
• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

John Walker Barnett House - 10701 University Avenue

• 2006 Historical Board Plaque Awards

Charles Barry - 11215 100 Avenue

• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• Oliver's Stately Homes

Gustave Bergman - 12014 48 Street

• Beverly’s First Mayor and the House He Built

Kenneth Blatchford - 7864 Jasper Avenue

• Home to Mayors, Movers and Shakers

The Brick Farm House - 20450 34 Street

• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Cecil Burgess - 10958 89 Avenue

• Cecil Burgess Residence
• The Garneau Story
• Honouring Local Landmarks

Charles J. Carter - 10603 103 Street

• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Dame Eliza Chenier Residences - 9926-28 112 Street

• The Dame Eliza Chenier Residences

Joe Clarke - 7852 Jasper Avenue

• Home to Mayors, Movers and Shakers

James Cornwall - eastern lip of Groat Ravine at 103 Avenue

• The House "Peace River Jim" Built

Dixon Craig House - 11025 Saskatchewan Drive

• The Garneau Story

Dame Eliza Chenier Residences - 9926-28 112 Street

• The Dame Eliza Chenier Residences

Arthur Davies Residence - 10606 84 Avenue

• More Strathcona Pioneer Homes

Lucien Dubuc - 11302 100 Avenue

• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• Oliver's Stately Homes

John Joseph Duggan Residence - 10515 Saskatchewan Drive

• More Strathcona Pioneer Homes

Hugh Duncan - 8520 104 Street

• Hugh Duncan Residence
• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

George Durrand - 10417 Saskatchewan Drive

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques

Alexander Entwistle - 7847 111 Avenue

• Home to A Sheriff, A Builder And A Vaudeville King

Richard Foote - 9704 106 Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

Cornelius Gallagher House - 9902 111 Street

• Oliver's Stately Homes

Laurent Garneau - 11103 Saskatchewan Drive

• Garneau Theatre A Moderne Masterpiece

Roy Gerolamy - 9823 91 Avenue

• The Edmonton Historical Board 2005 Plaque Awards - part 2

William Antrobus Griesbach - 12916 102 Avenue

• A Home For "Edmonton's Boy Mayor"

Malcolm Groat - 10131 Clifton Place

• A Man Named Malcolm Groat

Hagmann Block/Hotel Grand - 10765 98 Street

• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Haight/McTaggart - 11530 95A Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

John Hall - 7696 Jasper Avenue

• Home to A Sheriff, A Builder And A Vaudeville King

The Hill Houses - 9720, 9716, 9712 - 111 Street

• Oliver's Stately Homes

Bidwell Holgate - 6210 Ada Boulevard

• Discovering The Highlands

Home of Tomorrow - 1 St. George’s Crescent

• Celebrating Modern Architecture

Hotel Grand/Hagmann Block - 10765 98 Street

• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings
• The Houses of Ernest Morehouse

Hyndman House - 10123 136 Street

• The Hyndman Residence
• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

John L. Lang Apartments - 9908-14 112 Street

• John L. Lang Apartments

The Kirkhaven - 11229 99 Avenue

• Oliver's Stately Homes

Edmond Lessard - 11936 100 Avenue

• The House Prosper Edmond Lessard Built
• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• Vanished Buildings of the 1913 Boom

George Heath MacDonald - 10360 Connaught Drive

• The Legacy of Magoon and MacDonald

Jock MacNeill/McNeill - 11217 97 Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources
• Jock MacNeill and Twin City Transfer

William Magrath Mansion - 6240 Ada Boulevard

• Discovering The Highlands
• The Houses of Ernest Morehouse

The Mackay Residence - 9720 111 Street

• Oliver's Stately Homes

Margaret Martin - 8324 106 Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources
• Margaret Martin Residence

Nellie McClung - 11229 100 Avenue

• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• Oliver's Stately Homes

John C. McDougall - 9910 103 Street

• The Buildings of Hardie and Martland
• The Hilltop House On The Market
• Lost Buildings of Edmonton

John Robert McIntosh - 10325 Villa Avenue

• John McIntosh Speculated on a Great Future

John James McKenzie Residence - 8603 104 Street

• Homes of Strathcona Pioneers

John McKernan - 11031 81 Avenue

• 90 Years a Princess

Arthur McLean House - 10454 84 Avenue

• Edmonton's Longest Serving Modern Residence
• Homes of Strathcona Pioneers
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past

Sarah McLellan - 11135 84 Avenue

• Edmonton Historical Board's 2003 Plaques Awards Announced
• The Garneau Story

Haight/McTaggart - 11530 95A Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources
• The MacTaggart Residence

Ernest Morehouse - 11153 64 Street

• The Houses of Ernest Morehouse

The Mountafield - 9850 112 Street

• The Mountafield Residence
• Oliver's Stately Homes

Emily Murphy - 11011 88 Avenue

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
• Emily Murphy Residence
• The Garneau Story

Sampson Henry Muttart - 7835 111 Avenue

• Home to A Sheriff, A Builder And A Vaudeville King

The North Side 99th Avenue Homes - 11212 to 11202 - 99 Avenue

• Oliver's Stately Homes

S. Q. O'Brien Residence - 10311 Saskatchewan Drive

• More Strathcona Pioneer Homes

George Bligh O'Connor - The Graenon, 36 St. George's Crescent

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2002 Plaques

William O'Leary Residence - 10544 126 Street

• William O'Leary Residence

Ingebert Olson Residence - 7701 112 Avenue

• Ingebert Olson Residence

Eda Owen's House - 11227 63 Street

• Eda the Weatherlady's House

Parkview Apartments - 10612 97 Avenue

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

William Paskins - 10613 95 Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

Primrose House - 10048 118 Street

• The Wrecking Ball for these Wartime Buildings

Otto Reiher's Cottage - 11845 52 Street

• Perfectly Ordinary - Otto Reiher's Cottage – see also The Rewards of a Rescue (picture here)

Walter Scott Robertson - 8120 Jasper Avenue

• Alfred Merigon Calderon: Designs of Style & Grace
• Home to A Sheriff, A Builder And A Vaudeville King

John Ross Residence - 9749 111 Street

• The Residence That John Ross Built

Ross-Weber House - 11039 Saskatchewan Drive

• The Garneau Story

Alexander Cameron Rutherford - 11153 Saskatchewan Drive

• The Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
• The Garneau Story
• The Home Of Alberta's First Premier

Thomas Scott - 9938 85 Avenue

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

Harry and Jessie Ann Shaw House - 11716 100 Avenue

• 1913 Boomtime Buildings, Lost in Time
• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• The Story Of Edmonton's Cigar Baron

William Henry Sheppard Residence - 9945 86 Avenue

• More Strathcona Pioneer Homes
• Walking Into Old Strathcona's Past

Smeltzer House - Sherwood Park

• Smeltzer House

R.G.J. Smith Residence - 9824 92 Avenue

• The R.G.J. Smith Residence

John Stocks House - 9907 103 Street

• The Stocks House On The Hill

Terwillegar Residence - 10727 125 Street

• Dr. Terwillegar's Residence
• Marking Significant Edmonton Buildings

Ludger (Louis) Trudel - 8134 Jasper Avenue

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2004 Plaques

Victoria Avenue - 11215 to 11229 100 Avenue

• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• Oliver's Stately Homes

Richard Wallace - 10950 81 Street

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

John Walter - 91 Avenue near Walterdale Hill

• Celebrating Municipal Historic Resources

Percival Warren - 10958 89 Avenue

• Cecil Burgess Residence

Weinlos/Friedman - 11219 100 Avenue

• The Houses on Victoria Avenue
• Oliver's Stately Homes

Robert B. Wells - 10328 Connaught Drive

• When Neighbourhood Heritage is Threatened

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Schools

General Articles

• Standing Up For Core Area Schools



Abbott School - 12045 34 Street

• The School Named For A Custodian

Archbishop Oscar Romero Catholic High - 17760 69 Avenue

• A School Light Years from the Past

Bennett - 9703 94 Street

• The Flats Named for Gallagher

Beverly

• The First Schools In Beverly

Concordia College - 7128 Ada Boulevard

• A New Era for Concordia University College
• The Story of Concordia College

Edmonton Islamic Academy - 14525 127 Street

• The New Edmonton Islamic Academy

Grandin - 9844 110 Street

• The School Named For Bishop Grandin

H.A. Gray - 12140 103 Street

• A School for a Cowboy Parson

Jasper Place High - 8950 163 Street

• An Ambitious Modernization at Jasper Place High

King Edward - 8525 101 Street

• Edmonton's first shower bath school

P.B. Lawton Junior High - 11602 40 Street

• The School Named for Percy Lawton

Llanarthney School for Girls - 10160 121 Street

• A Mansion and a School for Girls

McCauley School - 9538 107 Avenue

• 2006 Historical Board Plaque Awards

McKay Avenue School - 10425 99 Avenue

• Honouring Local Landmarks

Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary - 9008 105A Avenue

• A Colourful, Open and Friendly School

Norwood School - 9520 111 Avenue

• The School at Rat Creek

Frank Oliver - 10210 117 Street

• Edmonton Historical Board Awards 2002 Plaques
• The Frank Oliver School

Queen Alexandra - 7730 106 Street

• Edmonton's Oldest Continuously Operating School
• The Mountafield Residence
• Queen Alexandra School Marks 100 Years

Ritchie Junior High School - 9750 74 Avenue

• Ritchie School
• Standing Up For Core Area Schools

Robbins Health Learning Centre - 104 Avenue at 109 Street

• Latest Addition at MacEwan College Full of Promise - by Real Estate Weekly columnist Heather Andrews

Donald Ross - 10125 97 Avenue

• The School Named For Donald Ross

St. Stephen's College - 8820 112 Street

• St. Stephen's Old College

Strathcona High School - 10523 84 Avenue

• Old Scona School at 100 Years

Alex Taylor - 9321 Jasper Avenue

• The Rebirth of Alex Taylor School
• The School Named for Alex Taylor

Victoria Composite High School - 10210 108 Avenue

• Edmonton Historical Board Announces 2007 Plaques

Woodcroft Elementary - 13750 Woodcroft Avenue

• Standing Up For Core Area Schools

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Swimming Pools

• Edmonton Prepares To Make A Splash
• Edmonton's Move to Modern
• Edmonton's Vintage Outdoor Pools
• The Pool Peter Hemingway Built
• Queen Elizabeth Pool Faces an Uncertain Future
• New Hope for Edmonton’s Outdoor Pools
• T