1911 – Fire Hall No.1, Calgary, Alberta
Built in 1911 to replace Calgary’s first Fire Headquarters,
Built in 1911 to replace Calgary’s first Fire Headquarters,
Demolished in 1987 following a December 1986 fire which also destroyed the Commercial Block adjacent.
For many years this building also contained the Grand Theatre –
Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of Calgary’s Central Library,
Also known as the Southam building, it housed the Calgary Herald from 1913-1932.
Constructed between 1912 and 1913,
Magnificent Edwardian department store of six storeys with the facade organized into three divisions.
Architect’s rendering of Mackie Block constructed between 1912-18 and now known as the Lancaster Building.
The building was built between 1915 and 1918 for an original cost of $282,051 Canadian dollars.
A branch of the Bank of Montreal had existed on this site since 1886.