History
How To Pronounce Muttart
By Erik Backstrom
Like every place, I suppose, Edmonton has its share of mysteries. Consider the tunnel under Jasper Avenue, the garage castle and the... Read More
This is Edmonton: Neon Sign Museum Part II
By Tom Young
Launched in February of 2014, the downtown neon sign museum is now over 2 and a half years old. With the opening of Rogers Place in... Read More
No Room on the Plaque: The Cecil Burgess Residence
By Trent Portigal
Edmonton’s built heritage only goes back to the late nineteenth century. This generally makes the interpretation of a building simple... Read More
Two New Edmonton Interactive Building Age Maps
By Jason Pfeifer
In the past 24 hours not one but two interesting online interactive maps have been published to explore the age of the city’s... Read More
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
Schools and Parks II – A History of Segregation
By Trent Portigal
The history of planning for schools and parks in Edmonton shows governments moving in an uncoordinated and contradictory way toward... Read More
Schools and Parks I – A History of Sharing
By Trent Portigal
Developing schools and parks involves complex issues of land acquisition, ownership and mixing of uses. The history of provincial... 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
A Tramway to Somewhere
By Trent Portigal
The story of Edmonton’s rail transit begins in 1893, a year after the Town of Edmonton was incorporated. A paragraph is usually enough... Read More
Selling Subdivisions to Francophones (Part 2)
By Trent Portigal
The period of 1905 to 1915 was an eventful time for Edmonton and, up until the 1912 annexation, Strathcona. The French language... Read More