The Post-War Years

The discovery of oil at Leduc in 1947 certainly helped Edmonton’s prospects in the post-war years, but the city’s sustained agriculture industry provided the foundation for growth.

In the mid-1950s, after a second oil boom that saw the creation of major oil and gas pipelines, Edmonton once again dramatically shifted from a government and agricultural service centre to a diversified major urban centre. The city began to spread outwards onto the prairies to accommodate the explosion of baby-boomer families. Public services likewise saw a boost, with modern schools and service buildings taking over undeveloped land.

AGT Building — 1951

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Alberta Motor Association Office – 1956

Themes: Transportation
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Alberta Native Communications Society (ANCS)

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Alberta Railway Museum

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Augustana Lutheran Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Baker Clinic — 1953 & 1959

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Beth Shalom Synagogue — 1950

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Borden Park Swimming Pool and Bandshell — 1954

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Brentwood Village: First Condominium in Canada

Themes: Homes, Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Central Pentecostal Tabernacle — 1963 & 1972

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Chalmers United Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Charles Camsell Hospital

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Chateau Lacombe

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

City Hall

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

City of Edmonton Archives

Themes: Education, Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

CN Tower — 1966

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Coronation Pool — 1967

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Dean-Kuperus Residence

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Eastglen Composite High School — 1953

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Ebenezer United Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Edmonton Cemetery Office — 1959

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Edmonton Planetarium Coronation Park — 1959

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Edmonton Power Maintenance Building — 1960s

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Edmonton Public School Board — 1967

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Edmonton Radial Railway Museum - High Level Bridge

Themes: Education, Transportation
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

General Veterinary Hospital — 1961

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Glenora Substation — 1956

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

Gold Bar School — 1958

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

Grace Lutheran Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Grace United Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

Griesbach Quartermaster Stores, Minor Type A — 1955

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Hindu Society of Alberta

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Housing Union Building (HUB) — 1969-1971

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

Imperial Bank of Canada

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Italian Centre Shop

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Jasper House Apartments — 1960

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Jubilee Auditorium — 1954

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

Kirk United Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Latter Day Saints Stake Centre – 1960

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

Laurent Garneau Monument

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

Little Italy

Themes: Homes, Sports, Leisure & Entertainment, Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Little White School

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Edmonton Region

Lord Residence — 1954

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

Mah Tong Su

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Mayfair Park Pavilions — 1968

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

NAPOTA Cabin (Scona Road)

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology — 1961

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

North Glenora Patio Homes – 1952

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Northwest Utilities Building — 1957

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Paramount Theatre — 1950

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

P.B. Lawton Junior High School

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Poole Residence — 1968

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

Prince Charles School

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Princess Elizabeth Apartments — 1955 – 1957

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Provincial Archives of Alberta

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

Provincial Museum of Alberta — 1967

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

Ross Sheppard High School — 1956

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Royal Alberta Museum

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

Royal Canadian Legion, Norwood Branch #178

Themes: Sports, Leisure & Entertainment
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Samuels Residence — 1958

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

Santa Maria Goretti Parish

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Stanley Engineering Building — 1967

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

St. Augustine's Anglican Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

St. Basil’s Ukrainian Catholic Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

St. Clare’s Roman Parish

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

St. George’s Anglican Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

St. Joseph’s Hospital

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

St. Luke’s Anglican Parish

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic Parish

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Strathcona Refinery, Imperial Oil

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northeast

Strathearn United Church — 1959

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

St. Stephen’s College — 1952

Themes: Education, Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

St. Stephen’s United Church — 1962

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southeast

St. Timothy's Anglican Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

The Edmonton Art Gallery — 1969

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Toronto Dominion Bank — 1960

Themes: Trade & Industry
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Trinity United Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

Ukrainian Catholic Women's League of Canada Museum, Edmonton Eparchy

Themes: Education, Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

University of Alberta Education Building — 1962

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

University of Alberta Students’ Union Building (SUB) — 1967

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Southwest

Valleyview Manor

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Victoria Composite High School — 1949, 1953, c. 1963

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

Westminster School — 1951

Themes: Education
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West

Westmount Presbyterian Church

Themes: Religion
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Northwest

Westwood Transit Garage — 1960

Themes: Government
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: Central

William Blakey Residence

Themes: Homes
Era: The Post-War Years
Area: West