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- ALBERTA PROTESTANT HOME FOR CHILDREN
The Alberta Home for Protestant Children opened during the height of the Great Depression in 1934. For 32 years, this orphanage was home to many needy and abandoned children. - ALBERTA'S BIG ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
Over the past century, with the Alberta's population flowing towards the city, many small towns were abandoned. In order to retain a vital tourism economy, a tradition among small towns was to build giant roadside monuments, such as Vegreville's giant Pysanka and the UFO landing pad in St. Paul. - ALFRED MERIGON CALDERON: DESIGNS OF STYLE & GRACE
Alfred Merigon Calderon, who first worked as an architect in Europe, left his mark on Edmonton through his work with the Alberta Association of Architects, and by designing such masterpieces as the LeMarchand Mansion and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada - BEVERLY IN THE DEPRESSION
Before it was part of Edmonton, Beverly was a working-class town. Because its residents worked mainly in the manufacturing industries, such as coal and meat packing, Beverly suffered tremendously during the Great Depression of the 1930s. - BEVERLY'S LANDMARK HOTEL
Fifty-five years ago on May 26th, the Drake Hotel officially opened. The event gave notice to the rest of the area that the Boom was on in Beverly. - BOOM, BUST AND RECOVERY
This article discusses how the Edmonton Real Estate Board weathered the slump of the real estate industry during the 1980s, which began with the recession of 1982. - BRITISH AVIATORS LEARN TO FLY AT PENHOLD BASE: 1941
When the Second World War broke out, there were intensive discussions as to how Canada could best support the war effort. One key decision was to have Canada take the lead role in training the Air Force. - BUILDING PERMITS TOP $100 MILLION FOR FIRST TIME DRAMATICALLY: 1978
The amount of new construction in Red Deer in 1978 was truly staggering. For the first time in history, the value of building permits issued by the City of Red Deer broke the $100 million mark. - BUILDINGS FROM 1911 AND 1912 LOST IN TIME
During 1911 and 1912, Edmonton was in the midst of a construction boom. Not all these buildings survive. This article discusses some of the lost buildings " the first Court House, the Tegler Building and the Canadian Pacific Railways Building. - CANADIAN CONSOLIDATED RUBBER COMPANY WAREHOUSE
Erected in 1913 and designed by Roland W. Lines, the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company Warehouse, a red brick industrial building, was touted as fireproof. This article describes the construction and design features of the building.