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former corner store

edmonton, Alberta

“ On a brief trip to Edmonton in the 1990’s I took
this impromptu picture of an intriguing old building
in the inner city. Soon thereafter it was demolished.
Above/ Corner store left side of photo For years I wondered if it might have been a corner
- circa 1908 store - buildings which are close to my heart. So I
Below/ 1990’s before it was demolished posted the picture asking if anyone had information.

I was quickly rewarded with this amazing 1908 pho-
tograph. Not only was it a corner store, there was
another corner store directly across the street ! “

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tremblay school

manitoba

Above/ Tremblay School - class of 1902
“ This 1892 metal-clad one room school in Manitoba Below/ Still standing - 126 years later!
marks the furthest distance I have ever traveled for a
then-and-now photo study. For 3 days enroute I was
worried sick it would be gone when I finally got there. But
when I turned up that final gravel road and saw it there
in the distance, right where it had stood for 126 years!
I breathed a huge sigh of relief. The top photo shows
the class of 1902.”

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