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The Heritage Community Foundation is pleased to make available a number of 3-minute radio documentaries on different aspects of the development of Alberta's communities, their historic buildings and architectural heritage. These are part of the Heritage Trail series developed by the CKUA Radio Network Inc. and freelance producer and writer Cheryl Croucher with funding support from the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation.
Alberta Real Estate History
- Alberta's first real estate boom, before 1912. (part I)
- Alberta's first real estate boom, before 1912. (part II)
- Alberta's first real estate boom, before 1912. (part III)
- Collapse of the real estate market in 1912-1913.
- The real estate slump in World War One.
- The housing shortage of World War Two. (part I)
- The housing shortage of World War Two. (part II)
- The oil boom after 1947 and the accompanying housing crisis.
- The discovery of ancient aboriginal house pits at Banff Springs Hotel in 1912.
- The discovery of the Cluny Fortified Earth Lodge near Blackfoot Crossing in the 1880s.
- The Sheck Dugout near Didsbury, an example of subterranean homes built by early European settlers.
- An account of the types of shelters built by homesteaders.
- The history of the sod house in Alberta.
- Buying and building ready-cut houses from mail-order catalogues.
- The purpose of verandahs in pre-World War One houses.
- The 1890s cleanliness movement and its impact on home design.
- Social and technological changes and their impact on kitchen design in Alberta's history. (part I)
- Social and technological changes and their impact on kitchen design in Alberta's history. (part II)
- Apartment living before World War One.
- Apartment living in the post-war period.
- Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous American architect
- Alfred von Hammerstein, an oil sands speculator
- William Magrath, a real estate developer in Edmonton
- Henry Haut, a carpenter in Cardston, Alberta
- The Reverend Forbes homestead in Grande Prairie.
- North West Mounted Police Superintendent Dean's house in Calgary.
- Mitchener House in Lacombe.
- Timothy Lebel's mansion in Pincher Creek.
- Rutherford House in Edmonton. (Part I)
- Rutherford House in Edmonton. (Part II)
- Rutherford House in Edmonton. (Part III)
- Rutherford House in Edmonton. (Part IV)
- Stephansson House outside of Markerville.
- The Strand Theatre and the Palace Theatre in Calgary.
- The Princess Theatre in Edmonton.
- The Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in southern Alberta
- Father Lacombe's log chapel in St. Albert.
- St. Mary's Parish Hall in Calgary.
- St. Norbert's Roman Catholic Church in Provost.
- The Church of the Nazarene in High River.
- Christ Church in Millerville.
- St. Luke's Anglican church in Red Deer
- St. Augustine's Mission in the Peace River District.
- St. Paul's Anglican Church.
- Pre-World War One cottage schools
- Mackay Avenue School in Edmonton
- Central Park High School in Grande Prairie.
- Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton.
- Fort Macleod's Court House.
- Banff Park Museum.
- Fire Hall no. 3 in Calgary.
- Federal armouries in Alberta.
- Galt Hospital in Lethbridge.
- St. Joseph's Auxiliary Hospital in Edmonton.
- Alberta Hospital in Ponoka.
- Our Lady of Rosary Hospital in Castor.
- Lacombe General Hospital.