Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station

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The Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station was built by the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in what was then the City of Strathcona, Alberta. It started in 1907, completed in 1908, and expanded in 1910, and is located at what is now 8101 Gateway Boulevard, just south of Whyte Avenue.

The building was the major stop on the Calgary and Edmonton Railway for Edmonton, allthough CP later expanded that line north across the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton proper. The building was designated a Canadian Heritage Railway Station in 1991[1], when it was still owned by CP and therefore subject to federal regulation. After being sold by CP it was designated a Municipal Historic Resource in 2003[2], and a Provincial Historic Resource in 2004[3].

Currently the building is home to the Iron Horse Night Club, one of Edmonton's largest nightclubs.[4]

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  1. ^ Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - Heritage Railway Stations - List of designated stations in Alberta
  2. ^ Alberta Registered Historic Places
  3. ^ Alberta Registered Historic Places
  4. ^ Home - Iron Horse - Whyte Ave Nightclubs, Edmonton Nightclubs, Whyte Ave Bars
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