Culture
The Plague of Street Numbering
By Trent Portigal
One of the significant challenges of the 1912 amalgamation of Strathcona and Edmonton was street naming. The two municipalities had... Read More
Preserving Chinatown
By Paul Giang
This article was originally published for Spacing’s Summer 2015 Issue available at Chapters. After decades of City neglect and... Read More
Nîkânîw: Edmonton’s Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program
By Kyle Witiw
I would like to extend a personal thanks to the Aboriginal Elders, program leaders, youth participants, and all others who have been... Read More
Wayfinding in Edmonton is about to get easier
By Paul Giang
Cross-posted from Mack Male’s (Mastermaq) blog. See the full post here for more coverage on the Edmonton Wayfinding Group... Read More
Lake Sturgeon, Nemêw, Buffalo of the Water
By Paul Giang
Editor’s note (Dec 17, 2016): Research undertaken in 2015 and 2016 suggests that the word “Namew” lacks strong... Read More
Towers of Babel
By sam singh
Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds Author: Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac (Perseus Books 2012) Can’t we all... Read More
Design and the City: The LRT and the ‘Flying E’
By Jeff Robson
What contributes to the image of a city? Is it the rich manufacturing heritage on 104th Street? The vibrancy of Old Strathcona? I can... Read More
Edmonton’s Lost Chinese Market Gardens
By Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon
If you visit the City of Edmonton Archives, a search for “market gardens” in the Henderson’s City Directory for 1932, turns up several... Read More
What’s in a City Flag?
By Paul Giang
A group of local creatives (progress unlimited, Foolscap Studio, Drawing Room, MADE, Spacing Edmonton, and 1650... Read More
This is Edmonton: Chinatown South
By Paul Giang
My earliest recollections of Edmonton centered around McCauley/Chinatown North, Downtown, West Edmonton Mall, and Boyle/Chinatown... Read More