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 Ra...
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 Fitnes...
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 tra...
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 Speedw...
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 r...
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 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 “wors...
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 Magr...
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 the...
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: https://...
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 stor...
Lawrence HerzogJun 27, 20195 minThe Tegler BuildingOriginally published May 5, 2005 My grandmother was a ten year old girl when Robert Tegler began construction of his new office and retai...
Lawrence HerzogJun 27, 20194 minBig screens in the skyOriginally published September 30, 2004 Beginning in 1949 and extending through the 1970s, Edmonton had more drive-in theatres than perha...
Lawrence HerzogJun 26, 20194 minThe Edmonton GardensOriginally published November 19, 2009 Built in 1912 as the Edmonton Stock Pavilion, and pressed into service as a hockey rink when the T...
Lawrence HerzogJun 26, 20194 minRemembering the drive-in restaurantOriginally published February 21, 2008 In these days of drive through fast food, it's perhaps a little difficult to imagine driving up to...
Lawrence HerzogJun 26, 20194 minThe Capitol TheatreOriginally published on January 21, 2010 The theatre that came to be known as The Capitol was constructed starting in 1917 and opened in ...
Lawrence HerzogJun 26, 20194 minEdmonton's original burger kingsOriginally published January 15, 2004 These days when most North Americans think of Burger King, they most often think of the American fr...
Lawrence HerzogJun 26, 20194 minThe Birks Building an Edmonton jewelOriginally published May 23, 2002 When the Birks Building was officially opened November 15, 1929, more than 5,000 people turned out for ...
