Lawrence HerzogMar 23 minSam the popcorn manOriginally published July 26, 2007 If I close my eyes and breathe deeply, I can still smell the popcorn that Sam Cherniak made from his...
Lawrence HerzogNov 20, 20204 minFoundries forged EdmontonOriginally published October 3, 2014 Edmonton was forged in the flames of foundries which manufactured the metal components that became...
Lawrence HerzogAug 6, 20205 minEdmonton's taxi pioneersOriginally published May 3, 2014 Edmonton’s taxi tradition goes back more than 100 years to the days of the horse and buggy. Even before...
Lawrence HerzogSep 6, 20194 minEdmonton's ratholeOriginally published October 16, 2003 It was originally called the “109th Street Subway,” but for most of its life, it was called “the...
Lawrence HerzogAug 4, 20195 minPeter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure CentreOriginally published October 13, 2005 Commissioned in 1967 as an Edmonton project to mark Canada’s centennial, the Peter Hemingway...
Lawrence HerzogAug 4, 20194 minFrom streetcars to trolleysOriginally published September 18, 2008 The beginning of the end for Edmonton’s beloved streetcars came in the 1930s, when Edmonton’s...
Lawrence HerzogAug 4, 20194 minLife in the fast lane The Story of Edmonton International Speedway Originally published August 12, 2004 My earliest memory of the Edmonton International...
Lawrence HerzogJul 15, 20194 minWhen the North Saskatchewan floods Originally published June 30, 2005 Right from Edmonton’s early days, the North Saskatchewan River has had its say. Every few years, the...
Lawrence HerzogJul 11, 20196 minRocks of agesOriginally published September 1994 It isn't until you get well into the bowels of Arizona's Canyon de Chelly that the size of the thing...
Lawrence HerzogJul 11, 20194 minOn the neon trailOriginally published April 26, 2007 When I was a kid growing up in Edmonton in the 1960s, we used to drive past the A & W Restaurant on...
Lawrence HerzogJul 11, 20193 minDrawing with lightOriginally published August 3, 2004 When the neon sign that announced Mike’s News to the world was carted away in the late 1970s, a good...
Lawrence HerzogJul 11, 20192 minVancouver's City Lights: The Warm Glow of Nostalgia Originally published October 2002 Her discovery of a large group of uncatalogued neon signs in a Vancouver warehouse got Joan Seidl...
Lawrence HerzogJul 3, 20196 minThe early days of Jasper PlaceOriginally published August 29th, 2002 Edmonton Mayor Kenneth Newman, who came to Jasper Place in 1946, remembers it for having the...
Lawrence HerzogJul 3, 20193 minThe block Gibbard builtOriginally published April 27, 2006 A story in the September 1913 issue of the Edmonton Journal announced the construction of a "New...
Lawrence HerzogJul 3, 20195 minEdmonton's dairiesOriginally published October 16, 2013 For the first 60 years of the 20th century, the clop, clop, clop of hooves, jangle of harnesses and...
Lawrence HerzogJul 2, 20194 minMemories of the Strand TheatreOriginally published January 19, 2006 The story of the Strand Theatre began about the time of the 1898 Yukon Gold Rush, where Seattle...
Lawrence HerzogJul 2, 20194 minThe tough guy with a soft heartOriginally published February 9, 2006 His given name was Cecil, but everybody called him “Tiger.” Last week, when Tiger Goldstick passed...
Lawrence HerzogJul 2, 20191 minEdmonton City as Museum ProjectBetween 2014 and 2016, I contributed columns to the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP). Many are still available online at:...
Lawrence HerzogJul 1, 20194 minSweet memories of the Palace of SweetsOriginally published May 28, 2008 For more than 30 years, the Palace of Sweets was a place of confectionery heaven. The retail candy...
Lawrence HerzogJun 27, 20194 minAdventures of a backcountry gourmetOriginally published in Flavours magazine, April 2, 2013 Katie Mitzel joyfully remembers the July day the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge...
