97 Street Safeway
Commercial · Built 1929
In 1929, a new cash-and-carry grocery chain from the western United States arrived in Edmonton, bringing with it this Spanish Revival storefront.
The Structures
Buildings come in different sizes and shapes, and can be made from a variety of materials. Buildings are where we live, work and play. People have been erecting structures in the Edmonton area for thousands of years, starting with the indigenous people who have long called this area home. The earliest building remaining in Edmonton is the Peter Erasmus House, built in the 1860s and now located at Fort Edmonton Park.
Over the past 150 years residential, commercial and industrial structures have been erected, added to, torn down and rebuilt. As time passed methods and styles went in and out of fashion, and the primary function of some neighbourhoods changed, while new neighbourhoods were developed. The result is a many-layered built landscape composed of hundreds of thousands of buildings representing multiple architectural styles. This website provides the opportunity to explore the city's built heritage by profiling the history and architecture of well-known and lesser-known buildings in Edmonton.
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Agency Building
Commercial · Built 1912 · Demolished
This long, narrow building owed its shape to the high cost of land during Edmonton's first real estate boom.
Alberta College South Veteran's Hospital
Educational
Alberta Hotel
Residential · Built 1903 · Demolished
The Alberta Hotel provided the last word in luxury in the early years of the twentieth century.
Alberta Legislature Building
Governmental · Built 1913
Among the most iconic buildings in Edmonton is the Legislature, which overlooks the river valley and is the seat of power for the provincial government.
Alberta Legislature Chamber
Governmental
Allen Theatre
Commercial
