Buildings
Recent stories about buildings
![A moment in history: April 17, 1919 A photo of a newspaper clipping that reads, "The Ramsey Policy"](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/04/16/a-moment-in-history-april-16.jpg)
A moment in history: April 17, 1919
On this day in 1919, James Ramsey, otherwise known as Edmonton's "Merchant Prince," was selling Easter clothes.
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![A moment in history: Feb. 1, 1982 A newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor under the headline "Down memory lane"](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/eed7db18-ecfc-ee79-7b45-66576a16d282.jpg)
A moment in history: Feb. 1, 1982
On this day 41 years ago, the city was split on the future of one of Edmonton's most storied downtown buildings.
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![A moment in history: Jan. 18, 1913 A newspaper clipping with a photograph of a debonair young man named Sydney Davies, beside a headline reading "Young Onlooker Caught Beneath Toppling Walls: Clothing and Tie Prove that Missing Real Estate Man Met Fate at Thursday's Blaze"](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/8d7f6d68-2eb0-f366-e18e-d0ba4050c8e2.jpg)
A moment in history: Jan. 18, 1913
On this day 110 years ago, people were still searching for survivors after one of the city's worst fires.
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![A moment in history: Dec. 7, 1945 A newspaper clipping with the headline "3-Storey Zones Whyte Ave. Plan"](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/3bea66fb-d142-391d-3ab5-ccbac0166e55.jpg)
A moment in history: Dec. 7, 1945
On this day 77 years ago, Edmonton's city council was considering a cap on the height of new buildings along Whyte Avenue.
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![A moment in history: Nov. 30, 1984 A newspaper clipping with the headline "Our Historic Buildings: The Birks" with a picture of the Birks Building on Jasper Avenue with its distinctive curved corner](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/b44a7eb6-474a-1c79-ac51-aed13238c9c2.jpg)
A moment in history: Nov. 30, 1984
On this day 38 years ago, details were coming out about how close Edmonton came to losing the iconic Birks Building.
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![A moment in history: Nov. 2, 1979 A newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor with the headline "We need it, so let's build it."](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/0251b196-19cf-44b1-0727-9807a1a5e905.jpg)
A moment in history: Nov. 2, 1979
On this day 43 years ago, Edmonton was again debating whether to build a convention centre, which at least one letter writer was very much in favour of.
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![A moment in history: Oct. 26, 1954 A newspaper clipping with the headline "Smart New $450,000 Cromdale Hotel on 118 Ave. Opens For Guests: 44 Rooms Equipped With Bath, Telephone"](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/f0d5a158-c60c-2e28-bac7-766c93636573.jpg)
A moment in history: Oct. 26, 1954
On this day 68 years ago, the Cromdale Hotel opened its doors. While the hotel would get a notorious reputation in later years, the Cromdale's opening was welcomed with great excitement.
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