The 109 Street Subway, also known as the Rat Hole, was a tunnel under the original CN Rail yard in downtown Edmonton. Built in 1927 and completed in 1928, it served as a 2 lane tunnel (one lane each direction) connecting downtown and Kingsway traffic for over seven decades. There was much love for this little hole in the ground, and much hate for it as a second parallel tunnel was never built to alleviate…
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As a one time event, the University of Alberta Alumni Association organized the Green and Glow Festival to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Too bad it’s not an annual event because this was one of the best run winter festivals to hit the city in a very long time.
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The 124 Street Grand Market held a one night Holiday Bazaar event at at The Roxy Theatre. Sadly it was the first and last time Yegventures would be visiting the Roxy because the building burned to the ground weeks later. On top of this lovely Christmas market, you’ll be able to see a part of Theatre Network history. Goodbye Roxy, we’ll see a new you on the flip side.
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Bannock Burger was my favourite burger in town and you’ll find out why in this Yegventure. Sadly they only kept a one year lease on 124 street and 107 ave and did not renew. It’s now part of Deadmonton history.
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Although Lazia North is no longer open, Lazia downtown serves a great Asian fusion menu right at Edmonton City Centre West. In addition to Lazia, the restaurant group also owns the decadent Wildflower Grill and critically-acclaimed EAST Malaysian-Chinese cuisine. Below you’ll be able to watch a video from both the current and past Lazia restaurants. Enjoy. Lazia Downtown (open): Lazia North (closed):
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Won Jung Gak is one of those restaurants which unfortunately never made it past its first few years in business. They served some lovely Korean dishes even had a dish listed as a Top 100 in Canada. It’s been replaced by It’All, a Korean all-you-can-eat sushi and barbecue, a first for Edmonton. While you’re waiting for your food to grill, you can reminisce about Won Jung Gak.
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Burger Baron was a local chain which once spread across the Prairies. After the chain collapsed, it was left with individual franchises to stay in business for themselves. It’s a neat story of where it was and where it is today. Here’s a mini-doc doing Burger Baron hopping.
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After Northlands dropped Klondike Days in favour of Capital Ex, they’ve struggled to return to their old Klondike Days attendance numbers. With a failed Capital Ex branding, they finally ditched it in 2012. These are 3 highlights from the last Capital Ex ever. The video fatures the Sam Roberts Band, midway, and fireworks from above the grounds.
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Edmonton today is now marketed as a Winter City, but it hasn’t been a smooth transition without some flops. The Metropolis Winter Festival was perhaps one with the highest controversy. Since Churchill Square isn’t put to use during the winter months, why not add several large pavilions to draw people in? Sounds like a great idea on paper, but the result was an expensive eyesore in the square for months. This was then put on…
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