1911 – Fire Hall No.1, Calgary, Alberta
Built in 1911 to replace Calgary’s first Fire Headquarters, which had been erected in 1887.
Built in 1911 to replace Calgary’s first Fire Headquarters, which had been erected in 1887.
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 – which had a seating capacity of 1,500 and one of the largest stages in the country.
Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of Calgary’s Central Library, which was the first purpose-built public library in Alberta.
Also known as the Southam building, it housed the Calgary Herald from 1913-1932. During the 1960s the exterior was ‘modernised’ removing much of the exterior decoration.
Constructed between 1912 and 1913, the Burns Building embodies the Chicago style of architecture in its reinforced concrete framing,
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. In the late 1920s,