@@EdmontonRails You got that right, Edmonton along with the rest of Alberta is heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry for its prosperity, oil and gas is down for the count and is likely to never come back given the move away from fossil fuel and how it has become politically incorrect.
Wow that area has changed. Even though i was born in the early 80s i absolutely love them cars. Classy and stylish. Lmao both my parents didnt even exist at this point in time
At 1:05 you can see that there are the houses at the top of the riverbank, but about halfway down the hill there is some other sort of dwelling. I lived in one of those houses at the top of the hill as a young child, and the house halfway down the hill belonged to a squatter and his family. I remember he was a wonderful person. He had chickens running around and between himself and his wife they had the most enormous garden. My dad used to go down the hill to see what he could buy and the guy would give him a bushel basket of fresh veggies. When my dad gave him $5.00 the fellow would start making change. You see, the squatter and his family were Chinese and their English was quite poor. One day in about 1960 the city police arrived and rounded up the squatter and his family. And while they stood there and watched the fire department showed up and burned everything to the ground. They weren’t allowed to retrieve any personal possessions. I remember the mother was absolutely hysterical. And then they were just sent on their way. The next time someone tells you how tolerant and kind Canadians are, please remember this story.
I was 4 years old in 1955 . the only thing I remember about 1955 is my adult cousin committing numerous sex acts on me and getting away with it Why did he get away with it ??? ..because he was the pillar of the community, a man of God .. when in fact he was a sick pervert.
@@christiandonovan23 It’s unfortunately not there anymore. It got knocked down in 2017 by our city Architect and he built a giant house with a giant blank white wall facing 102 ave. You can’t miss it, just west of the bridge.
@darrellinyvr, Edmonton never had trees in the river valley, nor did places like Banff. Alberta is a prairie province for the reason that we remained prairies. Natural prairie grass fires prevented significant trees from growing on the plains. The City of Edmonton maintained the natural look of the city by cutting grass and clearing the valley. It was only since the middle of Bill Smith's time as mayor that the city decided it was too costly to maintain the look. We have inadvertently caused invasive species to enter our ecosystem by allowing the forests to grow, and the native species have been forced to move out of the city. I still remember as late as 1992 when I was a kid, the Connors/James Mac/Scona interchange & McDougall Hill was tree-less. You'll also notice all the Laurence Decore lookout points blocked by trees now. I find it quite alarming that when someone cuts a tree in the river valley, they are fined for ruining natural habitat when the tree was never supposed to be there to begin with. Same with environmentalists fighting logging in Alberta when removing the trees is in fact restoring the natural habitat. As I mentioned, if you look at archive photos of Banff National Park, the mountains were also void of trees until after it became a national park and was protected. We have forced animals like the grizzly bear our of their natural prairie grass habitat into the wooded forests of the mountains. It's really alarming how in several generations, what we see as 'natural' is actually a result of human presence. I would love to see Edmonton restored to its prairie-like setting, but even in one generation, it is so easily forgotten as to what is natural versus what is valued as natural through the eyes of man.
Lincoln Ho | YEGventures.ca I was born in Edmonton in 1962 and it had trees in the river valley when I was a kid those along the slopes of Victoria Park Hiil did not just "appear" during Bill Smiths time as mayor perhaps the grasses increased but those trees were planted either in the later 50's or the very early 60's.....
1. There are old growth stands of spruce all over banff. 2. So they planted white spruce and and jackpine outside city limits along the river past fort saskatchewan, Vinca bridge and along victoria trail? The river valley white spruce where i grew up (east of redwater) had 120 growth rings in the early 80's putting those trees germinating in the 1860's. That's 90 years before this video.
That is completely wrong. There's still trees in the valley that are older than canada, we cut a lot of them down to built buildings and etc. And they have naturally regrown
Also, don't forget the lack of rainfall and snow accumulation is the main reason for the lack of trees and bushes in the Prairies. This is mostly due to the rain shadow effect caused by the mountains to the west.
Jasper Ave was 8 lanes wide, 3 in each direction, plus parking. The city has completely screwed that up the last few years with it's Vision Zero NONSENSE
Immigrated to Canada in 1956 and settled in Edmonton. It was a great time growing up as a kid in Edmonton. Thank you God Bless You
It truly was ☺
Where in gods name are the trees along the river valley!!!!!!
Sharp looking back then. What happened?
The degenerate leftist baby boomers of the 1960s happened.
who cares about deadmonton
In 2021 it's dead, but decades ago it was great. The future was 40 years ago.
@@EdmontonRails You got that right, Edmonton along with the rest of Alberta is heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry for its prosperity, oil and gas is down for the count and is likely to never come back given the move away from fossil fuel and how it has become politically incorrect.
So sad they tore down all those old buildings downtown. It's a sterile concrete jungle now.
Downtown was great when I was a kid.
Always wished I could go back to the 50's.
You need a time machine
If the elite would tell us how we could
I was 6 in 1955, now I'm 72, man has the city changed
Wow that area has changed. Even though i was born in the early 80s i absolutely love them cars. Classy and stylish. Lmao both my parents didnt even exist at this point in time
Amazing throwback video series you have of Edmonton! Thanks for taking the time to upload and share these! Incredible!
Thank you for posting this!! Enjoyed it very much.
i was born in 1955, wow spot on!
Me too! U of A Hospital.
At 1:05 you can see that there are the houses at the top of the riverbank, but about halfway down the hill there is some other sort of dwelling. I lived in one of those houses at the top of the hill as a young child, and the house halfway down the hill belonged to a squatter and his family. I remember he was a wonderful person. He had chickens running around and between himself and his wife they had the most enormous garden. My dad used to go down the hill to see what he could buy and the guy would give him a bushel basket of fresh veggies. When my dad gave him $5.00 the fellow would start making change. You see, the squatter and his family were Chinese and their English was quite poor.
One day in about 1960 the city police arrived and rounded up the squatter and his family. And while they stood there and watched the fire department showed up and burned everything to the ground. They weren’t allowed to retrieve any personal possessions. I remember the mother was absolutely hysterical. And then they were just sent on their way.
The next time someone tells you how tolerant and kind Canadians are, please remember this story.
Another fantastic job. Great footage from the era. Keep up the good work.
I was 4 years old in 1955 . the only thing I remember about 1955 is my adult cousin committing numerous sex acts on me and getting away with it
Why did he get away with it ???
..because he was the pillar of the community, a man of God .. when in fact he was a sick pervert.
Always strikes me in historical pictures of the river valley how they didn't leave a single GD tree standing. So ugly!
God, cars have gotten ugly! Those classic cars have an unmatched look… beautiful!
I love that the house from 0:38 is still standing and largely unchanged on 102nd Ave. I love driving past it every day.
Yes, very recognizable!
Where on 102 Ave?
@@christiandonovan23 It’s unfortunately not there anymore. It got knocked down in 2017 by our city Architect and he built a giant house with a giant blank white wall facing 102 ave. You can’t miss it, just west of the bridge.
@@christiandonovan23 NW corner 130st and 102ave. Google Street View will show it if you select previous years photos
Yeah, and the top part changed from green to a reddish brown color
Christmas Nativity scene in City Hall fountain basin. Some live critters
Houses of the type shown at around the 40-second mark are the kind that Eyesore Iveson is tearing down and replacing with ugly Iron Curtain boxes.
Yeah, that green one at 0:41 got torn down and in its place is a grey cube with a massive, blank white wall
This is so cool! Love the music and love the cars! Great post!
What a great time , when men were men and sheep were nervous.
I wish we had kept Canada’s old flag
Wow. Thank you.
Cool video, thank you!
@darrellinyvr, Edmonton never had trees in the river valley, nor did places like Banff. Alberta is a prairie province for the reason that we remained prairies. Natural prairie grass fires prevented significant trees from growing on the plains. The City of Edmonton maintained the natural look of the city by cutting grass and clearing the valley. It was only since the middle of Bill Smith's time as mayor that the city decided it was too costly to maintain the look. We have inadvertently caused invasive species to enter our ecosystem by allowing the forests to grow, and the native species have been forced to move out of the city.
I still remember as late as 1992 when I was a kid, the Connors/James Mac/Scona interchange & McDougall Hill was tree-less. You'll also notice all the Laurence Decore lookout points blocked by trees now. I find it quite alarming that when someone cuts a tree in the river valley, they are fined for ruining natural habitat when the tree was never supposed to be there to begin with. Same with environmentalists fighting logging in Alberta when removing the trees is in fact restoring the natural habitat.
As I mentioned, if you look at archive photos of Banff National Park, the mountains were also void of trees until after it became a national park and was protected. We have forced animals like the grizzly bear our of their natural prairie grass habitat into the wooded forests of the mountains. It's really alarming how in several generations, what we see as 'natural' is actually a result of human presence. I would love to see Edmonton restored to its prairie-like setting, but even in one generation, it is so easily forgotten as to what is natural versus what is valued as natural through the eyes of man.
Lincoln Ho | YEGventures.ca I was born in Edmonton in 1962 and it had trees in the river valley when I was a kid those along the slopes of Victoria Park Hiil did not just "appear" during Bill Smiths time as mayor perhaps the grasses increased but those trees were planted either in the later 50's or the very early 60's.....
1. There are old growth stands of spruce all over banff. 2. So they planted white spruce and and jackpine outside city limits along the river past fort saskatchewan, Vinca bridge and along victoria trail? The river valley white spruce where i grew up (east of redwater) had 120 growth rings in the early 80's putting those trees germinating in the 1860's. That's 90 years before this video.
That is completely wrong. There's still trees in the valley that are older than canada, we cut a lot of them down to built buildings and etc. And they have naturally regrown
www.edmontonrivervalley.org/big-island-woodbend-2/
Also, don't forget the lack of rainfall and snow accumulation is the main reason for the lack of trees and bushes in the Prairies. This is mostly due to the rain shadow effect caused by the mountains to the west.
More than a blast from the past , I wasn't even born yet !
Awesome stuff! I can almost hear Hizzoner Mayor Hawrelak at that podium on opening day!
They took this from you.
Thanks!
Retro beautiful
At 1:55, it ends at today.
Jasper Ave was 8 lanes wide, 3 in each direction, plus parking. The city has completely screwed that up the last few years with it's Vision Zero NONSENSE
Lol this guy hates walking
That's William Hawrelak. Evil!!!