Hecla Block

I am, as you might know, a big fan of history.  Edmonton at first glance does not appear to have that much history.  From my strolls around the city, I have, however, noticed that every so often a historical building will just pop up.  It's occasionally disconcerting, but always thrilling.  During Edmonton's first boom, a whole spate of apartment buildings went up and as the decades passed, many succumbed to fire (the shame!) or were just demolished because they were old (the shame!).  The Hecla block on 95th Street survived.  It was originally built in 1914 and housed 21 apartments.  In 1994 fire swept through the building and it sat empty for five years until it was renovated.  It now houses 14 condos. 

You can read more about it here and see a picture.  It looks prettier in the flesh.