A History of Street Names
Jon Weller
In a plebiscite held on April 6, 1914, Edmonton became a city of numbers. The debate had been consuming the city since the beginning of the year with long winded arguments on either side vying for council’s time.
Prior to 1914, Edmonton was a confused city. The majority of roads in Edmonton, including…
If you build it they will come: the development of parks in Alberta Avenue
Jon Weller
The grass is starting to show itself again, small spots of green amidst a sea of brown melt are a refreshing sight after another long winter. Soon it will be time to enjoy the warm spring days and the parks will start to fill up with people playing, walking and sitting idly to…
Fighting for the Sanctity of our Homes: A Story of Ill-Fame
Jon Weller
It was a cool spring evening in 1908, but tempers in Council’s chambers were high. Mr. L. Norman, a printer for the Edmonton Bulletin, was speaking on behalf of the Norwood Vigilance Committee, “We are fighting for the sanctity of house homes and if council will depute the power to us we will…
Burns Meat Packing Plant
BY EDMONTON JOURNAL, EDMONTON JOURNAL
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Sept+1911+Burns+starts+work+packing+plant/7298244/story.html
When work began on the $1-million P. Burns & Co. (later Burns Foods) packing plant at 76th Street and 120th Avenue, it was considered one of the most significant industrial events in the city’s history.
For several decades, Edmonton was the hub of the meat-processing industry in Western Canada.…
Myhre’s Music
Myhre’s Music began on April 1st, 1967 as ‘House of Banjo’, a small business located on 95th street and 102nd avenue. In 1969, House of Banjo moved to the Woodcroft area just north of the Westmount Shopping Center. After two more moves it found itself at its present location of 8735-118 Avenue.
It began when…
