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Painted Signage

The act of applying paint to a surface to create letters, forms or symbols. An early form of billboard advertising where the signs were intended to be permanent.

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Agency Building

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

Edmonton Cold Storage Company, Ltd.

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

Ernest Brown Block

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

H.v. Shaw Building

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

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Allen Theatre, 1919

Allen Theatre Entrance, 1919