Landmark Building

BOARDWALK

103 Street, 102 Avenue, Edmonton
Built in 1910

The building now popularly known as the Boardwalk was built in 1910 for $100,000 by Ross Brothers Wholesalers, a hardware firm. The Ross Block, as it was originally known, was designed by E.C. Hopkins, an Edmonton architect. The building was constructed with the latest fireproofing methods which included double planked floors and partitions of steel and plaster. Marshall-Wells Hardware Co. of Duluth, Minnesota, the largest firm of its kind in North America, bought out Ross Brothers in 1912 and the structure housed its hardware business until Ashdown’s Hardware moved into the building in 1922. In 1971, the Ashdown’s Hardware was renovated for mixed commercial and business space and renamed the Boardwalk.

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The Landmark Buildings and Places Database draws on the series of walking and/or driving tour booklets produced by Alberta Culture (now Alberta Culture and Community Spirit). The Heritage Community Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ministry through permission to reprint these materials online. Extracted from Edmonton Walking Tours: Downtown, East, West, University of Alberta and Strathcona. City of Edmonton and Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism, n.d., with permission from Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information.