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"Along with the other heritage buildings in the area, this duplex helps to create a sense of the streetscape in a pre- First World War Edmonton neighbourhood." ~ Edmonton Historical Board

This long, narrow building owed its shape to the high cost of land during Edmonton's first real estate boom.

The Alberta Hotel provided the last word in luxury in the early years of the twentieth century.

Edmonton's first luxury apartment building.

The Armstrong Block is the only remaining heritage building specifically constructed for mixed use in Edmonton's downtown.

The Capitol Theatre was Edmonton's first dedicated movie house.

The "temporary" Civic Block served as Edmonton's City Hall longer than any other building to date.

This straightforward Edwardian retail and apartment building had only three owners for the first 90 years or more of its existence.

Dr. Allan Barton Cameron ran his practice from this residence, one of the earliest homes remaining in Calder.

Edmonton's oldest men's club met in this three-storey brick building, once located on College Avenue and McDougall Street overlooking the river valley.

This four-storey brick cold-storage building is a relatively unadorned example of a building from what collectively became Edmonton's early warehouse district.

Edmontonians John A. McDougall and Richard Secord erected this four-storey office block in 1905 on the location that still bears its name over 100 years later.

This Edwardian style building housed the studio of Ernest Brown, one of Alberta's most famous early photographers.

This Edwardian commercial style building uniquely features two primary façades, north and west facing.

The Hecla Block is representative of Edmonton's first generation of apartment buildings built specifically for the works class.

Built at the peak of the economic boom prior to the First World War, ths apartment block retains much of its original Edwardian character inside and out.

The decorative brickwork on this building is some of the most elaborate in Edmonton.

John B. Mercer built this warehouse in 1911 to handle his growing liquor and cigar trade.

The 1911 Moser and Ryder Block was an excellent example of Edwardian architecture until it received a Moderne renovation after a fire in 1944.

Soaring demand for telephone lines made this telephone exchange essential in 1912.

Glenora's first school was a combination of two temporary school buildings transported from Westmount Community in 1918.

The Pantages Theatre was part of an international chain of vaudeville houses built by Alexander Pantages.

The Ross Flats Apartments are a large Edwardian style building and serve as an important historical landmarkin Rossdale.

The Edwardian style Strathcona Public Building is an important landmark along Whyte Avenue, one of Edmonton's most popular streets.

For seventy years the Tegler Building represented the hub of Edmonton's downtown. Its controversial demolition in 1982 precipitated a civic preservation strategy.

The Westminster Apartmentsbuilding is a well-maintained example of an elegant pre-First World War apartment building.

These six homes were moved from downtown to Newton to provide housing during Edmonton's post-war boom.

"Along with the other heritage buildings in the area, this duplex helps to create a sense of the streetscape in a pre- First World War Edmonton neighbourhood." ~ Edmonton Historical Board

The Armstrong Block is the only remaining heritage building specifically constructed for mixed use in Edmonton's downtown.