BARRON BUILDING Not only was the Barron Building the first major development in downtown Calgary since the Depression, but it is perhaps the single reason why Calgary, and not Edmonton, is the hub of the Alberta oil patch.
BATTERY 34 On this site, in August 1948, Royalite Oil Company of Turner Valley pioneered the water injection technique for the enhancement of oil recovery through the raising of underground pressure in old or otherwise weak producing pools.
BREWERY GARDENS, 1950S The Brewery Gardens were largely developed by the Sick's Brewery between 1960 and 1963, but may have been started as early as 1945 or 1950.
CHURCHILL WIRE CENTRE At one time, Sir Winston Churchill Square was ringed by a grand collection of civic buildings from the earlier part of this century.
CITADEL THEATRE The Citadel Theatre officially opened on November 12, 1976. It was designed by Barton Myers of Toronto and R.L. Wilkin of Edmonton.
DOWD RESIDENCE The Dowd Residence is an example of design derived from a style originating in Europe and brought to North America, where it was executed in local materials, and scaled down to the meet the needs of its occupants.
EDMONTON ART GALLERY The Edmonton Art Gallery has had five homes since the Museum of Art Association was founded in 1923.
EXPERT CLEANERS The Expert Cleaners building is one of a very few examples of International Style architecture from the 1950s remaining in Edmonton.
FEDERAL PUBLIC BUILDING Although it was designed in 1930, the Federal Public Building was not actually constructed until 1955.
FRANK MITCHELL'S MUSEUM Mitchell’s museum building is itself something of an artefact. It is the former home of Benjamin Sinclair Jr., who held the patent title on River Lot 10 of the Lobstick Settlement.
