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- THE WESTMINSTER APARTMENTS
Before World War I Edmonton was the land of opportunity, attracting many new citizens. Housing was in great demand. Western Canada Properties Ltd., a development company from the East, seized the opportunity, and had the Westminster built in 1912. - THE WILLIAM INNES RESIDENCE
William Innes, who had become Grande Prairie's first banker in 1911, occupied this house between January 1924 and July 1930. - THE "TURNER VALLEY ROYALTIES NO. 1" WELL
Created by R.A. Brown, an electrical engineer with the Calgary Light and Power Department, Turner Valley Royalties Ltd. spudded in its "Royalties No. 1" well in 1934. - THOMAS CORY HOUSE
Thomas A. Cory worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1912 he engaged William T. Williams, Medicine Hat's most prominent pre-war architect, to design a new residence at "609 Esplanade." - THOMPSON BROTHERS BLOCK
The façade of the Thomson Brothers Block is an excellent example of Calgary’s early sandstone period. - TINDASTOLL CEMETERY
The Tindastoll Cemetery is associated with the Markerville Lutheran Church. - TINDASTOLL POST OFFICE
During the early years of the settlement, the closest post office was located at Poplar Grove, now Innisfail. - TIVOLI THEATRE
In 1936, the Odeon theatre chain commissioned John Russell, head of the Architecture Department at the University of Manitoba, to design its 481-seat neighbourhood theatre on 4th Street SW The results were dramatic. - TRAUNWEISER HOUSE
Built in 1912, the Traunweiser House is a two and a half storey brick structure with front verandah and second storey balcony. - TRIBUNE BLOCK
The Tribune Block gets its name from having briefly served as the home of the Calgary Tribune newspaper (a forerunner of the Albertan and the Calgary Sun).