Strathcona, Alberta: Difference between revisions
WhisperToMe (talk | contribs) |
No edit summary Tag: references removed |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
'''Strathcona''' was a city in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]], located on the south of the [[North Saskatchewan River]] opposite of the City of [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]]. It amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, [[1912 in Canada|1912]]. |
'''Strathcona''' was a city in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]], located on the south of the [[North Saskatchewan River]] opposite of the City of [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]]. It amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, [[1912 in Canada|1912]]. |
||
On May 29, [[1899 in Canada|1899]], Strathcona was incorporated as a town named after "Lord Strathcona, |
On May 29, [[1899 in Canada|1899]], Strathcona was incorporated as a town named after "Lord Strathcona", [[Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal|Donald A. Smith]], a prominent official in the Hundson's Bay Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was operating the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, the community's lifeline. ref>[http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=234 Real Estate Weekly<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It became a city on March 15, [[1907 in Canada|1907]]. |
||
In [[1902 in Canada|1902]], alarmed by fires that swept through many prairie communities at the time, Strathcona's town council passed an ordinance requiring that all buildings be constructed of materials |
In [[1902 in Canada|1902]], alarmed by fires that swept through many prairie communities at the time, Strathcona's town council passed an ordinance requiring that all buildings be constructed of fire-resistent materials, such as brick. This, along with little municipal re-development occuring south of the river after amalgamation, means that Whyte Avenue and the surrounding area has one of the largest stocks of vintage buildings in western Canada. |
||
Premier A.C. Rutherford, Strathcona's MLA, established the [[University of Alberta]] in the City of Strathcona in [[1908 in Canada|1908]]. |
|||
Today, |
Today, a part of the former City of Strathcona around Whyte Avenue is known as [[Old Strathcona]], which is a provincially-recognized heritage district. The former City of Strathcona took in an area larger than today's Old Strathcona and included land that was merely annexed and was not fully built on until after amalgamation, and sometimes not until after WW II, as local historian Tom Monto explains in his book Old Strathcona, Edmonton's Southside Roots (available from Alhambra Books, Edmonton). Today's neighbourhood of Strathcona covers most of the territory of the old City of Strathcona east of 107 Street between Whyte Avenue and the river. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 20:11, 1 January 2012
Strathcona was a city in Alberta, Canada, located on the south of the North Saskatchewan River opposite of the City of Edmonton. It amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, 1912.
On May 29, 1899, Strathcona was incorporated as a town named after "Lord Strathcona", Donald A. Smith, a prominent official in the Hundson's Bay Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was operating the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, the community's lifeline. ref>Real Estate Weekly</ref> It became a city on March 15, 1907.
In 1902, alarmed by fires that swept through many prairie communities at the time, Strathcona's town council passed an ordinance requiring that all buildings be constructed of fire-resistent materials, such as brick. This, along with little municipal re-development occuring south of the river after amalgamation, means that Whyte Avenue and the surrounding area has one of the largest stocks of vintage buildings in western Canada.
Premier A.C. Rutherford, Strathcona's MLA, established the University of Alberta in the City of Strathcona in 1908.
Today, a part of the former City of Strathcona around Whyte Avenue is known as Old Strathcona, which is a provincially-recognized heritage district. The former City of Strathcona took in an area larger than today's Old Strathcona and included land that was merely annexed and was not fully built on until after amalgamation, and sometimes not until after WW II, as local historian Tom Monto explains in his book Old Strathcona, Edmonton's Southside Roots (available from Alhambra Books, Edmonton). Today's neighbourhood of Strathcona covers most of the territory of the old City of Strathcona east of 107 Street between Whyte Avenue and the river.
References
53°31′05″N 113°29′50″W / 53.51806°N 113.49722°W
 | This Edmonton Metropolitan Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small}  | This Canadian history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |