The Firkins Residence
Relocated to Fort Edmonton Park in 1992, this California-style bungalow is a good representative example of the Craftsman style.
The McDonald Memorial Baptist Church
Named for a pioneering Baptist missionary, this McCauley church is one of Edmonton’s most unique.
The Yuen Residence
This distinctive Westend property was once home to noted Chinese-Canadian painter Lee Kow Yuen.
The Martel Block
This small building, once home to meatpackers and stockyard labourers, will soon give way to a highway overpass.
The University Farm: History & Struggles
Government cuts and University policies have condemned one important piece of Alberta’s agricultural heritage to the waste basket of history.
The 106th Avenue Triplets
Three homes and three stories from Central Edmonton’s Queen Mary Park.
Stone’s Meat Market
Before Kind Ice Cream brought fame to this Highlands corner, another business did: Stone’s Meats.
The Cavanagh / Hurtig Residence
Once home to a Great War amputee, Jewish-Romanian furriers, and an Order of Canada recipient, this unassuming Oliver Foursquare is living on bought time.
The Stein Residence
Built in 1912, the Stein Residence is a good representative example of higher-class housing styles in Westmount, an area that “developed a reputation as the ‘place to be for the up and coming.”
The Haines / McIntyre Residence
This opulent home is one of some two-dozen pre-war mansions in the Groat Estates, a Glenora-like enclave east of the Groat Ravine.
The McMullen & Philp Residences
In our rush to save the Ring Houses we’ve forgotten two others…
The Toronto-Dominion Branch
This bank branch might be easy to ignore, but in its plain beauty lies a great — if small — example of Modernist design.
The Minchau Blacksmithing Shop
Despite their best efforts, an impassioned community couldn’t save this important piece of Edmonton’s German history.
The Transit Hotel’s Origins
The Transit Hotel speaks to a different time — one where the roads were dirt, horses outnumbered cars, and meatpacking was Edmonton’s big claim to fame.
The West Residence
This threatened heritage home, tucked away off Jasper Avenue, was once home to two of Edmonton’s earliest pioneers.