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Browsing category: Landmark Buildings and Places
- CULTIVATING THE "BARN AGAIN" MOVEMENT
This article is a tribute to vintage barns, a symbol of the dying culture of family farms, and the Barn Again Movement to save these historic structures. - DAME ELIZA CHENIER RESIDENCES
Dame Eliza Chenier co-owned the Strathcona Hotel with Joseph A. Beauchamp, from 1912 to 1923. This article discusses the process of declaring the Dame Eliza Chenier residences as Municipal Historic Resources. - DAWE CENTRE AN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY PROJECT: 1977
On Nov. 4, 1977, the G.H. Dawe Community Centre officially opened. A huge crowd, estimated at more than 1,100, turned out for the event. - EDMONTON WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
In the early days of Edmonton, the area adjacent to the railways housed many warehouses. This article describes some of the famous warehouses of this "warehouse district" including the Canada Consolidated Rubber Building, and the Revillon Building. - EDMONTON'S LOST OMNIPLEX
In the 1960s, the Edmonton Omniplex, which would combine a football stadium, ice arena, performance and film theatre, trade and convention centre under one roof, was planned. This is the story of the Omniplex that never was. - ELECTIONEERING BROUGHT CITY A NEW COURTHOUSE: 1930
One of the most beautiful old buildings in Red Deer's downtown is the old Red Deer Courthouse. However, when it was built in 1930, it was also one of the most controversial projects in Red Deer's history. For many years, Red Deer had needed a new courthouse building. - FAIRVIEW
Fairview Park was the name of the new subdivision built by Fred Ray in the early 1900s, which was to become one of Red Deer’s historic neighborhoods. - GREENE BLOCK
One of the most beautiful buildings in the heart of downtown Red Deer is the sandstone Greene Block, which stands on the south-west corner of Ross Street and Gaetz Avenue. - HEAVY INDUSTRY FINDS A HOME IN CENTRAL ALBERTA: 1976
In July 1976, work began on the massive Alberta Gas Ethylene plant on a 150-acre site just south of Joffre. - LIGHTNING, FIRE RAVAGE MICHENER CENTRE LANDMARK : 2003
On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, lightning struck the Michener Centre Ad¬ministration Building, setting off a very serious fire.