1905 Street
Thrilling ups and downs
From 1891 to 1914, Edmonton grew from an isolated hamlet of a
few hundred to a modern city of more than 72,000. What started as a
backwater farm-town in the shadow of a Hudson's Bay Fort suddenly
became a bustling centre with paved streets, motorcars, electric
lights, trains and streetcars.
With the arrival of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, people
began pouring into Edmonton after 1900. Immigrants transformed
Edmonton's homey, placid skyline into a jumbled scrum of brick
office blocks, homes large and small, solid churches, schools and
factories.
In the face of such growth, there was great optimism and city
boosters had visions of creating a Paris of the plains.
Unfortunately it all came crashing down in 1913 with the great
depression and the Great War in 1914.
Things you can do on 1905 Street:
- Visit the Henderson Farm and the famous round barn.
- Explore the Masonic Hall and museum.
- Play around at the Penny Arcade.
- Do some shopping at Reed's Bazaar.
- Go for a swing in Gyro Park.
- Get your picture taken in period costume in our Photographic Studio
and find out how to send your pictures online to your friends and
family.
- Stop and smell the roses at Ramsay's Greenhouse.
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