Went on a horse-drawn carriage historical tour of my neighbourhood this evening.
I already knew that my neighbourhood was not always part of Edmonton; it was its own town. So what was that town like?
Well, there was little industry out here (it was all in the city), so taxes were high and everything was expensive. Amenities and luxuries like water and power were late in coming relative to the City of Edmonton. The roads weren't paved until the 50s.
There was a coal mine walking distance from where I live. The drug store was once the Town Hall. The nearby school was the first in town with running water. And the community hall was once a movie theatre.
It would have been an interesting era to visit.
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