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28-582: The Walterdale Playhouse is an amateur live performance venue in the Strathcona neighborhood of Edmonton . In 2008 the venue celebrated 50 year of theater. The theatre is mainly run by donations and volunteers in the community. The Walterdale Playhouse was founded in 1959 by the Walterdale Theatre Associates it is one of Western Canada's oldest amateur theatre groups. Since 1974 Walterdale Theatre Associates has been located in

56-562: A Provincial Historic Area applies to roughly 5 square blocks that formed the commercial hub of the former city of Strathcona. It runs from 85 Avenue south to 80 Avenue and from 102 Street west to 106 Street. Within this area are many of the most significant buildings from Strathcona's early boom from the arrival of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in 1891 to the Edmonton real estate crash of 1913–14. Heritage buildings within this area include

84-543: A capacity of 75 megawatts of electricity. Fort Macleod experiences a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ). The community enjoys frequent breaks from cold spells in winter when the Chinook wind blows down-slope from the Rocky Mountains . A Chinook on 27 February 1992 caused the temperature to rise to 26.5 °C (80 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded at Fort Macleod

112-530: Is a meaningful part of the arts and theatre culture enjoyed within the city. This article about a building or structure in Alberta is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a theatre building in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Old Strathcona Old Strathcona is a historic district in south-central Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. Once

140-501: Is a roughly cross-shaped business revitalization zone , extending along Whyte Avenue from just west of 109 Street in the west, to just east of 99 Street in the east, and along Gateway Boulevard from 86 Avenue in the north to University Avenue in the south. Old Strathcona was once a municipality separate from Edmonton, achieving town status in 1899 and city status in 1907. The City of Strathcona amalgamated with Edmonton in 1912. A large part of Whyte Avenue's popularity

168-725: Is a town in southern Alberta , Canada. It was originally named Macleod to distinguish it from the North-West Mounted Police barracks (Fort Macleod, built 1874) it had grown around. The fort was named in honour of the then Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police , Colonel James Macleod . Founded as the Municipality of the Town of Macleod in 1892, the name was officially changed to the already commonly used Fort Macleod in 1952. The fort

196-676: Is the historical character of its buildings, many of which are more than one hundred years old. The oldest building is the Strathcona Hotel at 10302 Whyte Avenue. It was built in 1891 by the railway and until 1904 was the largest hotel in the area. During prohibition (1918-1924) the hotel was owned by the Presbyterian Church and housed the house of the Westminster Ladies College. Early construction used mostly wood, but this changed in 1902 when

224-499: The 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Fort Macleod recorded a population of 2,967 living in 1,226 of its 1,426 total private dwellings, a -4.8% change from its 2011 population of 3,117. With a land area of 23.41 km (9.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 126.7/km (328.3/sq mi) in 2016. The town is located in the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 , at

252-538: The Canadian Pacific Railway and frontier wood construction began to be replaced by brick and sandstone. In 1906 a fire devastated the downtown and destroyed most of the wooden buildings. From 1906 to 1912 Macleod had its greatest period of growth, as more new brick and stone building replaced the destroyed wooden ones. Then in 1912 the CPR moved the divisional point and 200 jobs to Lethbridge , devastating

280-739: The Edmonton International Fringe Festival , the largest and oldest Fringe Theatre event in North America. Edmonton historian Lawrence Herzog called the diversity of material being produced in the Old Strathcona Theatre District "wide and astonishing." Old Strathcona is also known for its art house theatres, The Princess Theatre and the Garneau Theatre . In 2011, Edmonton's Metro Cinema Society took over management of

308-682: The Edmonton-Strathcona provincial electoral district , which covers most of the former City of Strathcona, there are 18 Provincial Historic Resources and 11 Registered Historic Resources recognized by the Government of Alberta. Fourteen Municipal Restoric Resources recognized by the City of Edmonton (some buildings are on both registers). After the amalgamation of the cities of Strathcona and Edmonton, Strathcona went into an economic slump and little re-development occurred, allowing many of

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336-1107: The Strathcona Hotel , the Gainers Block , the Orange Hall , the Canadian Pacific Railway Station , the South Side Post Office , the Douglas Block , the Princess Theatre , the Strathcona Public Library , the Connaught Armoury , and Old Scona Academic High School . Outside of the Provincial Heritage Area in the wider Old Strathcona area are several non-commercial buildings that are also protected as heritage buildings including churches and residences. Within

364-598: The commercial core of the separate city of Strathcona , the area is now home to many of Edmonton's arts and entertainment facilities, as well as a local shopping hub for residents and students at the nearby University of Alberta . The district centres on Whyte Avenue and has shops, restaurants, bars and buskers . In 2007, Old Strathcona was named Alberta's second Provincial Historic Area . The district comprises an area of five city blocks from 85 Avenue south to 80 Avenue and from 102 Street west to 106 street. The Old Strathcona and Area Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ)

392-588: The Garneau Theatre, while The Princess continued to be operated by Magic Lantern Theatres for a short period of time, until the building owners, the Brar family, took over the business. Old Strathcona has a year-round farmers' market that requires all vendors to be primary producers. Edmonton's market garden industry finds an average of 10,000 customers every Saturday. Fort Macleod Fort Macleod ( / m ə ˈ k l aʊ d / mə- KLOWD )

420-518: The Town of Strathcona passed a bylaw requiring brick buildings in the downtown core to prevent a major fire. Many of the current brick buildings were erected during the 1910–1912 boom that brought thousands of settlers from eastern Canada, Britain and continental Europe, the U.S. and other parts of the world. Whyte Avenue in the early 1890s was dominated by primitive shack homes and quickly-built pioneer stores. These early structures were soon replaced by more substantial wood-frame two-storey buildings or, in

448-467: The area's old buildings to continue to the present day. In the 1970s, the Edmonton city council bought many properties along 104 Street in preparation for a freeway through the historic area. A "Save-the-district" movement emerged and the plan was abandoned. Old Strathcona then became more Bohemian in tone, as well as performing its historic purpose of supplying goods and services to local residents, students at nearby University of Alberta , and residents of

476-540: The case of the Ross Block, by a brick building even before the town's anti-fire bylaw. In 2005, Edmonton City Council sent a letter to the Province of Alberta requesting heritage status for the area and the new status of Provincial Heritage Area in 2007. Old Strathcona is Alberta's second Provincial Historic Area (downtown Fort Macleod being the first) and has a number of historic buildings. The designation as

504-617: The district. Old Strathcona is home to an independent theatre scene, with nine theatre companies operating out of several buildings in the neighbourhood, including the Varscona Theatre and The Walterdale Playhouse . The Varscona Theatre alone is home to several award-winning companies: Shadow Theatre , Teatro la Quindicina, Plain Jane Theatre Company, the variety show That's Terrific! and improvisation troupe Die-Nasty . Every August, Old Strathcona plays host to

532-522: The giant dust clouds were created on location using large fans to blow cellulose-based synthetic dust through the air. Francesco Lucente 's motion picture drama Badland was filmed mostly in Fort Macleod. Francesco Lucente lived in Fort Macleod from 1974 to 1978. His father Salvatore Lucente owned the American and Queens Hotels during that time. The downtown historic buildings were also used in

560-606: The heart of Old Strathcona in the oldest fire hall in Alberta , Strathcona Firehall No. 1 (later Edmonton No. 6), which the Associates converted into the Walterdale Playhouse. Built in 1909, the firehall is now designated a Provincial Registered Historical Resource . This venue seats 145. In 1994 the theatre received an award for "Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts". To those in the Edmonton community it

588-672: The intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 3 , on the Oldman River . It lies west of the larger community of Lethbridge , near the reserves of the Peigan and Kainai First Nations . It is also located close to the Waterton Lakes National Park . The town is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the McBride Lake Wind Farm , one of the largest wind farms in Alberta. The wind farm has

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616-534: The local economy. Fort Macleod ceased to grow, and in 1924 was forced to declare bankruptcy. Until the 1970s, the town's economy stagnated and the buildings from the turn-of-the-century remained untouched. In 1978 Alberta Culture started to inventory the downtown buildings, and in 1982 the downtown became Alberta's first "Provincial Historic Area". As well, Heritage Canada started a Main Street Restoration Project in 1982, aiming to preserve

644-492: The nearby County of Strathcona whose county offices would first be located in Old Strathcona The Strathcona Hotel, the first building built after the arrival of the railway that had established the hamlet of South Edmonton in 1891 (leading to the town and city of Strathcona) has been in operation ever since (excepting the period of Prohibition, 1916–1923), and other bars were never absent from

672-427: The sandstone and brick buildings, some dating back to 1878. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Town of Fort Macleod had a population of 3,297 living in 1,342 of its 1,440 total private dwellings, a change of 11.1% from its 2016 population of 2,967. With a land area of 22.54 km (8.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 146.3/km (378.8/sq mi) in 2021. In

700-474: The second headquarters of the NWMP after Fort Livingstone was abandoned in 1876. Fort Macleod was originally established in 1874 on a peninsula along the Oldman River , then moved in 1884 to the present town location. The Museum of the North-West Mounted Police is located in Fort Macleod. Once agricultural settlement and the railway came to the region, Macleod boomed. The town became a divisional point for

728-673: Was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on 7 July 1896, 18 July 1910, and 17 July 1919. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −49 °F (−45.0 °C) on 2 February 1905, 17 December 1924, and 28 January 1929. The town is home to the Fort Macleod Mustangs , Senior AA men's hockey team of the Ranchland Hockey League. Fort Macleod's local weekly newspaper is the Fort Macleod Gazette . The 2005 romantic drama film Brokeback Mountain

756-555: Was built as a 70 by 70 metres (230 ft × 230 ft) square on October 18, 1874. The east side held the men's quarters and the west side held those of the Mounties. Buildings such as hospitals, stores and guardrooms were in the south end. Stables and the blacksmith's shop were in the north end. The town grew on the location of the Fort Macleod North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) Barracks,

784-517: Was filmed in part in Fort Macleod. The laundry apartment is located at 2422 Third Avenue, where a sign is posted marking the "passionate reunion" of Jack and Ennis. Passchendaele was also filmed in Fort Macleod's historic downtown, which acted as a stand-in for Calgary circa 1915. Scenes involving the dust storm and Matthew McConaughey 's character were also filmed in Fort Macleod in Christopher Nolan 's 2014 film Interstellar , where

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