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In 1929, a new cash-and-carry grocery chain from the western United States arrived in Edmonton, bringing with it this Spanish Revival storefront.

Edmonton's first luxury apartment building.

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

This early Moderne building was originally a fire hall before an extensive renovation in the 1930s.

Beth Shalom Synogogue on Jasper Avenue is a prominentexample of International style architecture in Edmonton.

The reconstructedBig House, originally built at Fort Edmontonin the 1840s, is now located at Fort Edmonton Park.

With its curved front facade and location on a busy downtown corner, the Birks Building is a prominent example of early Modern classicism.

The Bowker Building was the last Edmonton office buildings fashioned in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture.

This small jewel of a building holds its own nestled among downtown high-rises.

C.N.R. architect John Schofield situated this prominent railway station to be admired from Jasper Avenue, four blocks away.

This elegant Prairie railway station heralded the beginning of Edmonton's connection to the world by rail in 1905.

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

The home ofarchitect and University of Alberta professor Cecil Burgess is a well-preserved example of Craftsman style.

The Churchill Wire Centre is located in the heart of downtown and was built to house equipment for Edmonton Telephones.

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

Edmonton's first proper Court House was built in 1912 and demolished in the 1970s.

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

The Dean-Kuperus Residence is an example of a fairly commonInternational style house found throughout Edmonton.

The Post Office was Edmonton's tallest building when completed in 1910. It was demolished in 1972.

The Edmonton Art Gallery (now the Art Gallery of Alberta) was originally a textbook example of Brutalist architecturebefore its recent extensive renovation.

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.

This Classical Revival building featured prominently in the downtown skyline until its demolition in 1968.

The concrete construction, hard angles, heavy massing and lack of detail make this building a typical example of Brutalist architecture in Edmonton.

The El Mirador Apartments give a unique touch of Spanish Revival architecture to Edmonton's downtown.

Built in response to a request by local citizens, the Elm Park School was a good example of the Arts and Crafts style in Calder.

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.

The Gariepy Block was fashioned in the Second Empire style of architecture.

Joseph Hormisdas Gariepy's home is a beautiful example of a style or architecture brought to Canada in the mid-1800s from the Second Empire in France of Napoleon III.

Built to house luxurious apartments, the Gibbard Block has been largely restored to showcase its original elegance.

The 1914 H.V. Shaw Building is one of the few examples of Chicago style in Edmonton.

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

The classically designed Imperial Bank was demolished in 1950.

The three John Walter houses were built between 1875 and 1901 and now make up the John Walter Museum in the city's river valley.

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

This unassuming house in The Highlands is an excellent example of the Arts and Crafts style.

Completed in 1931, this Freemasons Hall was designed by WIlliam G. Blakey in the Gothic Revival style.

This home is a good example of a very common house plan in Edmonton's mature neighbourhoods.

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

Built on what became known as 'bank corner', the Merchants Bank of Canada was Edmonton's second ever banking institution.

Four sisters and one nurse from Quebec arrived in Edmonton in 1900 to establish the Misericordia Hospital on 111th Street.

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.

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

Built in the 1860s, the Peter Erasmus House, now located in Fort Edmonton Park, isthe oldest buildingin Edmonton.

Ornate examples of the Arts and Crafts style such as the R. W. McKinnell Residence are uncommon in Edmonton.

The one and one-half storey Craftsman style Richard Wallace Residence was built in 1923 in the neighbourhood of Cromdale.

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

This simple two-storey structure is an example of the type of wood frame house built by early Edmontonians.

Active in the city since 1893, the Salvation Army built this for their sixth home in Edmonton; it later became the first home of the Citadel Theatre.

This is a classic example of a Prairie Four Square with four areas – the entrance, kitchen, front room, and dining room – arranged as a square.

This two storey Windsor Park home is an excellent example of the Prairie style.

St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church is an interestingfusion of Byzantine and Modern architecture.

Built in 1899 this Gothic Revival style church was the heart of Edmonton's early francophone community.

This modern hospital, designed by prominent Edmonton architect George Heath Macdonald, was opened in January 1948 by the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul.

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

The 1940 Varscona Theatre was one of Edmonton's first theatre's to be built in the Moderne Style.

This 1927 Craftsman style house, located on a corner lot in The Highlands,uses clinker bricks to create a very pleasing look.

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

This award-winning pool was built as a Centennial project, and is located in Coronation Park.

This neo-classical school replaced Edmonton's old four room high school in 1911.

In 1929, a new cash-and-carry grocery chain from the western United States arrived in Edmonton, bringing with it this Spanish Revival storefront.

Edmonton's first luxury apartment building.

This early Moderne building was originally a fire hall before an extensive renovation in the 1930s.

Beth Shalom Synogogue on Jasper Avenue is a prominentexample of International style architecture in Edmonton.

The reconstructedBig House, originally built at Fort Edmontonin the 1840s, is now located at Fort Edmonton Park.

With its curved front facade and location on a busy downtown corner, the Birks Building is a prominent example of early Modern classicism.

This small jewel of a building holds its own nestled among downtown high-rises.

C.N.R. architect John Schofield situated this prominent railway station to be admired from Jasper Avenue, four blocks away.

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

The home ofarchitect and University of Alberta professor Cecil Burgess is a well-preserved example of Craftsman style.

The Churchill Wire Centre is located in the heart of downtown and was built to house equipment for Edmonton Telephones.

Edmonton's first proper Court House was built in 1912 and demolished in the 1970s.

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

The Dean-Kuperus Residence is an example of a fairly commonInternational style house found throughout Edmonton.

The Post Office was Edmonton's tallest building when completed in 1910. It was demolished in 1972.

The Edmonton Art Gallery (now the Art Gallery of Alberta) was originally a textbook example of Brutalist architecturebefore its recent extensive renovation.

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.

This Classical Revival building featured prominently in the downtown skyline until its demolition in 1968.

The concrete construction, hard angles, heavy massing and lack of detail make this building a typical example of Brutalist architecture in Edmonton.

The El Mirador Apartments give a unique touch of Spanish Revival architecture to Edmonton's downtown.

Built in response to a request by local citizens, the Elm Park School was a good example of the Arts and Crafts style in Calder.

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.

The Gariepy Block was fashioned in the Second Empire style of architecture.

Joseph Hormisdas Gariepy's home is a beautiful example of a style or architecture brought to Canada in the mid-1800s from the Second Empire in France of Napoleon III.

Built to house luxurious apartments, the Gibbard Block has been largely restored to showcase its original elegance.

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

The 1914 H.V. Shaw Building is one of the few examples of Chicago style in Edmonton.

The classically designed Imperial Bank was demolished in 1950.

This unassuming house in The Highlands is an excellent example of the Arts and Crafts style.

This home is a good example of a very common house plan in Edmonton's mature neighbourhoods.

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

Built on what became known as 'bank corner', the Merchants Bank of Canada was Edmonton's second ever banking institution.

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.

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

Built in the 1860s, the Peter Erasmus House, now located in Fort Edmonton Park, isthe oldest buildingin Edmonton.

This award-winning pool was built as a Centennial project, and is located in Coronation Park.

The one and one-half storey Craftsman style Richard Wallace Residence was built in 1923 in the neighbourhood of Cromdale.

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

This simple two-storey structure is an example of the type of wood frame house built by early Edmontonians.

Active in the city since 1893, the Salvation Army built this for their sixth home in Edmonton; it later became the first home of the Citadel Theatre.

This is a classic example of a Prairie Four Square with four areas – the entrance, kitchen, front room, and dining room – arranged as a square.

This two storey Windsor Park home is an excellent example of the Prairie style.

St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church is an interestingfusion of Byzantine and Modern architecture.

Built in 1899 this Gothic Revival style church was the heart of Edmonton's early francophone community.

This modern hospital, designed by prominent Edmonton architect George Heath Macdonald, was opened in January 1948 by the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul.

The 1940 Varscona Theatre was one of Edmonton's first theatre's to be built in the Moderne Style.

This neo-classical school replaced Edmonton's old four room high school in 1911.

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