Little Mountain Cemetery
Named for the small hill it sits on, this pioneer cemetery, once located far northeast of Edmonton, is now surrounded by suburban homes.
The Grace United Church
This masterful slice of spiritual Modernism lays hidden in the Eastend neighbourhood of Fulton Place.
The McDonald Memorial Baptist Church
Named for a pioneering Baptist missionary, this McCauley church is one of Edmonton’s most unique.
The Morrison Residence
This humble property, demolished in 2022, represented a more modest class of home and occupant for the once-opulent Highlands neighbourhood.
The Martel Block
This small building, once home to meatpackers and stockyard labourers, will soon give way to a highway overpass.
The Second Latta Ravine Bridge
This Depression-era make-work project — Frankensteined together using spare girders and old streetcar rails — is counting the days until it’s replaced.
The Kinnaird Ravine (Rat Creek) Bridge
Accusations of underpaid labour haunt this unassuming Depression make-work project.
Stone’s Meat Market
Before Kind Ice Cream brought fame to this Highlands corner, another business did: Stone’s Meats.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Unequivocally Edmonton’s most handsome pre-war church, this building “conveys the impression of solemnity and sacred suggestion.”
The Gibbard Block
Built to house luxurious apartments, the Gibbard Block now houses offices and a slew of local eateries.
The Highlands Scenic Drive
Building a make-work road over the sandy hoodoos of Dawson Park sounded simple enough. Instead it resulted in Council in-fighting, five years of unending construction, and political suicide.
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.
Fire Hall No.7
Most’ll know it as a popular Montrose delicatessen, but this sausage house was once a trendsetting piece of municipal infrastructure.
The West Residence
This threatened heritage home, tucked away off Jasper Avenue, was once home to two of Edmonton’s earliest pioneers.