Once more, the Province of Alberta forsakes its architectural and cultural heritage in search for some quick savings.

Three homes and three stories from Central Edmonton’s Queen Mary Park.

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.

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.”

Dorothy Hammond, a fourteen year-old schoolgirl, was walking home on November 15th, 1941, when she was suddenly attacked by a stranger — her killer stabbed her a dozen times. A two-day manhunt followed.

It may be small, but 124th Street’s “stalwart brick castle” is one of the only reminders of Edmonton’s long-abandoned streetcar system.

Canada’s first municipal planetarium is Edmonton’s greatest mid-century jewel.

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.

105th Avenue’s slowly gentrifying, with old industrial wastes giving way to new condo blocks. What will happen to a building like this?

Shrouded by shrubs and hidden away where you’d least expect it, this enchanting piece of fantastically retro public art is one of Edmonton’s best.

Central Edmonton’s brick castle is a testament to the Great War and its impact on the city.

Once located in downtown Edmonton, this “Wall of Remembrance” now serves as the backdrop for a military Field of Honour in the city’s Northwest.

St. Joachim and Edmonton Municipal Cemeteries are the resting place of many of Edmonton’s founding figures.

Edmonton’s own slice of Second World War heritage, Hangar 11 is a lasting testament to the city’s role in the fight against Fascism.