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Some grumpy metalheads stopped me on Edmonton's Whyte (82) Avenue, the heart of Old Strathcona's nightlife, and demanded I take their photo. I don't think they were really grumpy, though. I think they were just posing for the photo. Though I think they were drunk/
Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the center of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor," a region spanning between Edmonton and the city of Calgary, which includes the many smaller municipalities between the two.
As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is both the northernmost city and metropolitan area in North America to have a population of over one million. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.
Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the center of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".
As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost city and metropolitan area with a population over one million. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.
Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities (Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) in addition to a series of annexations through 1982, and the annexation of 8,260 ha (82.6 km2; 31.9 sq mi) of land from Leduc County and the City of Beaumont on January 1, 2019. Known as the "Gateway to the North", the city is a staging point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories.
Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational center. It hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname "Canada's Festival City". It is home to North America's second largest mall, West Edmonton Mall (the world's largest mall from 1981 until 2004), and Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's largest living history museum.
Finally the Laurence Decore Lookout lives up to its name, with a new paved switchback trail down to the valley opening at some point.
El museu de Sandtoft té a la seva col.lecció diferents troleibusos de fora del Regne Unit. Un d'ells és el 189 de Edmonton. Van ser construïts per GM l'any 1981 com a vehicles New Look T6H-5307N sense motorització. Durant el 1982 van rebre la motorització i equip elèctric a Edmonton. Formaven la sèrie 100-199. Unes 40 unitats van ser cedides a la xarxa de Toronto. L'any 2009 va tancar la xarxa de Edmonton.
What'll I do if you never wanna come back?
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Late at night, sync your heartbeat to mine, I will never try
to forget your northern lights.
♪♫ Rural Alberta Advantage - Edmonton ♫♪
Long week. Longer day.
Fun facts? Past 3am, can't sleep. Frost; not such a good time. Where is summer?! Long-exposure (35 seconds)
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[yn460#1 hot shoe low power, yn460#2 camera right on the ground, half power, white diffuser]
A recreation of the Edmonton Cenotaph, an icon located at Churchill Square and erected in 1936. It sits around 400-500 pieces.
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Edmonton’s Cenotaph is unique among many of its Albertan contemporaries. Most feature a triumphant figure of the ubiquitous First World War Canadian soldier, outfitted in Service Dress, putties, P08 Webbing, whilst carrying his trusty Lee-Enfield rifle and Brodie Helmet in hand — Edmonton’s does not. It’s appearance is kept simple, and frankly stark, befitting of its message of sacrifice, and the eternalness of death. It is clad in British Columbian marble, an unostentatious, matte, and colourless substance. The simple detailing it bares is appropriate of the men it represents: three lions, signifying strength, bravery and the British Empire, lie atop a fitting epitaph simply reading “REMEMBERED;” above them sits a “detailed sarcophagus, [the] symbol of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier;” over the tomb lies a relief, depicting a heavenly hand reaching down from the clouds above, ready to place the “Wreath of Victory” atop it; finally a Latin cross, “superimposed with a flaming torch, [the] symbol of the courage and willingness of life that carries on in the service of others."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-artery-and-graphic...
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Skyline of Edmonton Alberta Canada. Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta. Little known fact, the height of the downtown towers are restricted due to the air port at the city center. Interesting eh?
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Ecco quella che è l'ultima squadra che entra a far parte della mia collezione dedicata alle squadre del campionato americano NASL, la massima serie dalla fine degli anni '60 fino alla metà degli '80, e chissà se in futuro deciderò di inserire ancora qualche team che colpirà la mia fantasia... per adesso si ritorna alla realtà ricominciando a lavorare e aspettando di riprendere una vita sociale vicina alla normalità al più presto...Questa è la squadra del 1981 di Edmonton, capoluogo della provincia canadese dell' Alberta, una delle quattro città canadesi che presero parte al torneo americano, le altre furono Montreal, Toronto e Vancouver. Team composto per metà da nordamericani e per il resto da una nutrita presenza di tedeschi, olandesi, jugoslavi e rappresentanti dei vari paesi nordici.
Panorama photograph taken of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, downtown skyline during an awesome sunset that glowed it seemed forever.
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Surreal scene at Gallagher Park - Edmonton, AB
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I finally found and photographed this beautiful 1881 School House today. Information from "Historic places.ca" is below.
OTHER NAME(S)
Edmonton 1881 School
Edmonton Settlement School
1881 PUBLIC SCHOOL
Edmonton (1881) School
CONSTRUCTION DATE(S)
1881/01/01
LISTED ON THE CANADIAN REGISTER: 2006/03/29
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Edmonton (1881) School is a late nineteenth century, one-storey wood building situated on three lots of land in Edmonton's Downtown district. It is a simple building featuring vertical wood siding with battens, a gable-roofed front porch, and a sign above the entrance reading "EDMONTON SCHOOL 1881". The school is adjacent to the historic McKay Avenue School, which is not included in the designation.
HERITAGE VALUE
The heritage value of the Edmonton (1881) School lies in its association with the early establishment of educational institutions in Alberta.
In 1881, the settlement of Edmonton was transitioning from a frontier fur trade post to a bustling agricultural and commercial community. Speculation that the transcontinental railway would pass through the community led to a small population and real estate boom in 1880 and 1881, swelling the ranks of traders, farmers, and prospectors already in the settlement. With the population expanding and with neither mission nor private schools in Edmonton to provide for the educational needs of the young, several prominent citizens decided to establish the community's first public school. A local vote endorsed the idea and Edmonton's first Public Board of School Trustees was created, composed of three members: Malcolm Groat, Matthew McCauley, and William Rowland. Though initially opposed to the creation of the school, the Hudson's Bay Company (H.B.C.) agreed to donate four hilltop lots for the construction of the new building. Financing for the construction and later administration of the school was initially obtained through public subscriptions. Built by the firm of Oliver and McDonald in 1881, the new school opened in January of 1882. Three years later, in 1885, the Legislative Council of the North-West Territories formally constituted the School District of Edmonton of the Northwest Territories, Protestant Public School District No. 7. It was the first public school district in present-day Alberta. The school remained active until 1904, when the McKay Avenue School was constructed on an adjacent lot. Prior to World War One, the school was relocated and converted into a residence; in 1982, roughly one century after its initial construction, the Edmonton (1881) School was returned to its original site. It is the oldest extant public school building in the province.
At the time of its construction, the Edmonton (1881) School was one of the more high-quality buildings in Edmonton. It was the first sawn lumber building in the settlement and boasted six windows fitted with what were at that time the community's largest panes of glass, each measuring 10 inches by 14 inches. The school featured exterior walls of vertical siding and battens, sawdust insulation, and a roof composed of tarpaper covered in shingles. Initially 24 feet by 30 feet, the school was expanded twice over the succeeding years to meet increased demands. Extensive restorations have been made to the school to replicate its original appearance.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
The character-defining elements of the Edmonton (1881) School include such features as:
- mass, form, and style;
- front gable roof with brick chimney;
- vertical board and batten siding;
- fenestration pattern;
- original wainscoting, floorboards, and decorative strip near ceiling;
- original window, sill, and frame on south wall;
- original door frame;
- trap door to crawl space;
- original artifacts, including water barrel, desks, blackboard.
A night time view of the Edmonton Art Gallery and the exterior facade. The winning design is from an architect out of Los Angeles. The grid pattern in the windows is meant to represent the grid pattern of the city.
The edge of the structure, is called a "Ribbon". It runs both inside and outside of the building and represents two different subjects. One is the North Saskatchewan river that runs through Edmonton while the second is "The Northern Lights", that appear in the sky above Edmonton during the Fall.