Strathcona, Alberta

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Strathcona was a city in Alberta, Canada located to the south of the North Saskatchewan river. It amalgamated with the City of Edmonton in 1912.

In 1899, Strathcona was incorporated as a town and named after "Lord Strathcona, a pioneer fur trader and clerk whose real name was Donald A. Smith".^[1] It became a city in 1907.

In 1902, alarmed by fires that swept through many prairie communities at the time, Strathcona's town council passed an ordinance requiring that all buildings be constructed of materials like brick that are resistant to fire. This, along with municipal development moving north of the river after amalgamation, means Strathcona has one of the largest stocks of vintage buildings in western Canada.

The University of Alberta was established in the city of Strathcona in 1908.

Today, those parts of the City of Strathcona around Whyte Avenue are known as Old Strathcona.

[edit] References

1. ^ Real Estate Weekly

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Coordinates: 53°31′05″N 113°29′50″W / 53.51806, -113.49722

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