Curb Appeal

Curb Appeal | End of the Line

Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s private campaign car pulled into the Aspen Crossing faux-railway station in 2006 >

Curb Appeal: Built to Last

They don't make buildings in Edmonton like they used to. In fact, there are no others standing on 97 Street that are timber-pressed, metal-clad or built before World War II >

Curb Appeal: Stop, Look and Listen

NOT MANY PEOPLE FIND THE bellowing noise of city streets calming. But when Derek Besant saw two deaf passersby signing in front of K&W Audio, he found himself stuck in a peculiar paradox: the noisy Calgary street was suddenly rendered eerily silent >

Curb Appeal: Making an Impact

IT’S FITTING THAT A HOCKEY PUCK sits wedged into the side of the Edmonton Oil Kings office >

In the Spirit

Long before the Alberta government privatized liquor retail and distribution, Emilio Picariello was already in it for himself, illegally >

Curb Appeal: The Hole Truth

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION a passerby has telephoned Peter Achtem to inform him that there’s a big hole in the back of his downtown Edmonton building >

No Business Like Show Business

Great Spaces: Calgary and New York may seem worlds apart but the one thing both metropoli have in common is a gigantic primate wreaking havoc on their buildings >