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[Gronk!]

Christmas at Queen Mary's Market

Indigenous dolls at Queen Mary's Market

 

[kcantor]

 

[wormwood]

 

[Stevey_G]

Coliseum under Construction - 1975. Final Construction costs: 17.3 million dollars (~90 million in 2025 dollars)

 

[IanO]

 

[IanO]

 

[IanO]

 

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[kcantor]

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There is a recognized building style called "Soviet Architecture".
This one could be a poster child for "Edmonton City Centre Airport Architecture".
When it was built by True North, this was considered to be another one of the leading indicators of a downtown Edmonton revival...

 

[David A]

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There is a recognized building style called "Soviet Architecture".
This one could be a poster child for "Edmonton City Centre Airport Architecture".
When it was built by True North, this was considered to be another one of the leading indicators of a downtown Edmonton revival...

Well there sort of was a revival after this, although not sure this was responsible for that. Also, at the time it seemed better, but this style whatever we call it has not aged well.

 

[IanO]

 

[IanO]