The Hudson’s Bay Co. Houses
Beginning in 1920, the Hudson’s Bay Company embarked on a campaign to make a small model community north of downtown Edmonton.
The Canadian Bank of Commerce
Downtown Edmonton’s C.I.B.C. stands as the city’s last pre-Second World War banking hall still used for its original purpose.
The Carnegie Library
In the words of Todd Babiak, our old central library “is one of the icons of a lost Edmonton, a phantom Edmonton, a victim of the boom-and-bust psychology that has defined the city since its earliest days.”
The Origins of H.M.C.S. Nonsuch
Edmonton’s “stone frigate” lived up to its motto, A Campis ad Maria — “from the prairies to the sea” — during the Second World War. Over its course this inland ship trained 3,582 sailors.
The Edmonton Indian Residential School
If you drive out to the site today, you’d be hard pressed to find the signs of cultural genocide. Where it happened doesn’t look special; it could be ‘Anywhere, Alberta.’ But long ago it was once home to the Edmonton Indian Residential School.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
This Catholic school stands as the last of four similarly styled buildings erected by the Separate System during the “Roaring ‘20s.”
The Minchau Blacksmithing Shop
Despite their best efforts, an impassioned community couldn’t save this important piece of Edmonton’s German history.
A Remnant of The Commercial Chambers Block
This ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ piece of history clings to the monolithic walls of Commerce Place.
The Holden Cenotaph
Out of Town Distractions
Hiding away in Holden — the tiny Albertan village time forgot — lies one of the province’s most striking war memorials.
The Twin Cemeteries
St. Joachim and Edmonton Municipal Cemeteries are the resting place of many of Edmonton’s founding figures.