Buildings Through the Great Depression

During the Great Depression in the 1930s, there was very little construction that was a result of the poor economic conditions. The buildings that were constructed at this time followed the styles of the modern movement. Buildings constructed during the modern movement had were influenced by smooth streamlined cars, ocean liners, and even aircraft. Such buildings had flat surfaces, rounded corners, and often had stucco white-washed surfaces.

An example of this kind of architecture was seen in the Edmonton Kresge's store built in 1938. Another form of the modernistic architecture was seen in Edmonton's Varscona Theatre. The Varscona Theatre was designed by the Alberta architects Rule Wynn and Rule.

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