Strathcona, Alberta
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Strathcona, Alberta was a former city and now a historic district in Edmonton, known for its early 20th-century architecture and role in Alberta’s political and commercial development.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former city
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historic district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Edwardian commercial architecture
ⓘ
late Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| borderedBy | North Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterGranted | 1907 ⓘ |
| containsBuilding |
Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Strathcona)
NERFINISHED
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Old Strathcona Post Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Strathcona Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ Strathcona Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates in Edmonton region ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developmentEra |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1912 ⓘ |
| governingBodyHistoric | City of Strathcona Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Fringe theatre festival (Old Strathcona area) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
municipal historic district
ⓘ
provincial historic area ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Old Strathcona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whyte Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
Calgary and Edmonton Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageConservationArea | Old Strathcona Provincial Historic Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageProtectionReason | well-preserved pre-World War I streetscape ⓘ |
| historicFunction |
commercial centre for south of the river
ⓘ
political centre in early Alberta ⓘ railway town ⓘ |
| inception | early 1890s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Whyte Avenue historic streetscape
NERFINISHED
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early 20th-century commercial architecture ⓘ role in Alberta’s early commercial development ⓘ role in Alberta’s early political development ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Edmonton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the North Saskatchewan River ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Edmonton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowRepresentedBy | Edmonton City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
City of Edmonton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
arts and entertainment district
ⓘ
festivals and live theatre ⓘ |
| urbanCharacter | mixed-use commercial and residential ⓘ |
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