archited
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KyleBlanchett
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Does this count as "old" if its a recreation of the old capitol theater sign? Well i'll post it anyways! Here is the hand painted sign that we built for Fort Edmonton. Its neat to be able to recreate history like this.
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@KyleBlanchett Fan-friggen-tastic.
Weird random tidbit: My dad (who sadly passed away quite a long time ago) worked as an accountant most of his life, but had a hidden skill and talent in hand-painted signmaking. Blew me away when I learned it.
Weird random tidbit: My dad (who sadly passed away quite a long time ago) worked as an accountant most of his life, but had a hidden skill and talent in hand-painted signmaking. Blew me away when I learned it.
KyleBlanchett
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So some of you might have seen the Neon museum once or twice. Here is the Canadian Furniture neon sign that ( According to my grandpa ) we built back in the 50's and restored back in 2012.
archited
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Love the Maple Leaf outline!!!
JNO1
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Before and after of the Edmonton Clinic (and beyond). I forgot about the crane farm that was there. I count 8 cranes.
jason403
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More tower cranes up in that one shot than in all of Edmonton currently.
IanO
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Ha... not quite.
CplKlinger
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Here are a couple of spots in Fort Saskatchewan.
This is the hybrid rail-car bridge which was constructed in 1911, had its wooden car deck dismantled in 1957, and was demolished in 1987 after rail traffic was diverted out of Fort Saskatchewan due to safety concerns. Before the construction of this bridge, residents had to cross the river via a ferry, which was owned by the town at one point if I recall correctly, because the residents complained a lot about the high prices being charged by its private owners. It's too bad the bridge wasn't preserved, because as you can see from these pictures, it was quite beautiful. It reminds me of a miniature High Level Bridge. You can learn more about the railway and bridge here.
This is the same spot in downtown Fort Saskatchewan as seen in 1915, 2009, and 2018. The building on the far right is our first permanent town hall and fire department. The town hall was on the second floor, and the fire hall was on the first floor. You can learn more about the fire/town hall here. The building directly in the front of the top photo was part of the old provincial gaol, which closed in 1988 and was demolished in phases starting in the 1990s. You can learn about it here. Sadly, the facility workshop, which was the last remaining prison structure aside from the Warden's House, was demolished in 2014 despite a public campaign led by the Historical Society to save it.
This is the hybrid rail-car bridge which was constructed in 1911, had its wooden car deck dismantled in 1957, and was demolished in 1987 after rail traffic was diverted out of Fort Saskatchewan due to safety concerns. Before the construction of this bridge, residents had to cross the river via a ferry, which was owned by the town at one point if I recall correctly, because the residents complained a lot about the high prices being charged by its private owners. It's too bad the bridge wasn't preserved, because as you can see from these pictures, it was quite beautiful. It reminds me of a miniature High Level Bridge. You can learn more about the railway and bridge here.
This is the same spot in downtown Fort Saskatchewan as seen in 1915, 2009, and 2018. The building on the far right is our first permanent town hall and fire department. The town hall was on the second floor, and the fire hall was on the first floor. You can learn more about the fire/town hall here. The building directly in the front of the top photo was part of the old provincial gaol, which closed in 1988 and was demolished in phases starting in the 1990s. You can learn about it here. Sadly, the facility workshop, which was the last remaining prison structure aside from the Warden's House, was demolished in 2014 despite a public campaign led by the Historical Society to save it.
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Platinum107
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Awesome post @CplKlinger !
RH van der Rohe
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Trees are just the best urban investment. I would definitely park and look for a nice restaurant if I was driving by. Back in 2009, not so much.
CplKlinger
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Here is an album I compiled that shows spots in Edmonton in 2009 and 2019(ish). It was based on this album, which was made in 2015.
Platinum107
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Edmcowboy11
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It is great to significant change as shown in the pictures.
IanO
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