Louis Pereira
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On this day in 1919, James Ramsey, otherwise known as Edmonton's 'Merchant Prince,' was selling Easter clothes. Read this moment in history, which Scott Lilwall created from a clipping found at Vintage Edmonton:
edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2024/04…
# #yeghistory #yegdt
Apr17, 1947 • Mike's News Stand
Photo taken OTD showing Mike's front window display. The most popular ticket vendor at the time was located at 10062-Jasper Avenue (present-day Scotia Place). It operated from here for over 60 years.
📌 #EdmontonWhenAndWhere
📷 • EA-600-21a
Apr15, 1924 • Primrose Makers
Photo taken outside Edmonton Club (10020-McDonald Drive) - 100 years ago - after children delivered 31,000 artificial primroses to the Red Cross Society to be used for fundraising. See ALT.
📌 #EdmontonWhenAndWhere
📷Glenbow Archives
Apr13, 1915 • Westmount School
OTD the new 17 classroom school opened at 11125-131 Street. Bricks came from J.B. Little’s Riverdale brickyard & Indiana Bedford stone was shipped from Chicago. Former students include Tommy Banks & former mayor Ivor Dent.
📌 #EdmontonWhenAndWhere
Apr5, 1929 • Street Car Mishap
Photo taken on this day of street car no. 24 after it was thrown from the tracks by a 'spread rail'. This view looking west along Jasper Avenue between 99th &100th Street. See ALT for more.
📌 #EdmontonWhenAndWhere
📷Glenbow Archives