Manulife ......Place.......Fit for a King

Today's retail therapy take us into Manulife Place. This is the entrance off of 101 street. It really is a lovely place. And it might be fit for king. This location was home of the King Edward Hotel which was built in 1904. It was truely an elaborate hotel which served the cityof Edmonton quite well.
Unfortunately in 1975 it burnt to the ground. Manulife opened for business in 1982. Not only is it home to numerous shops and restaurants it also has a 39 story office tower which I have featured on a couple of occasiions on my project.
Tomorrow we will make our way into the heart of the retail district in Edmonton

[Brian Baptie]

Looks very elegant and bright!!

[Sheila]

Looks like a fun place to shop!

[karenann]

Pretty elegant!! I don't think that I could afford to shop here. :)

[Debbi M]

Looks very regal. Is this Manulife the insurance company in the office buildings?

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful looking place.

[Linda]

Looks so elegant! Good composition!

[mag]

It never ceases to amaze me how many cool sights you find in Edmonton ....great work

[Kimmi]

Neat looking place

[Janet Shaffer]

Beautiful building.

[Kerri]

Cool looking place

[Mrs. Smith]

Looks like a fancy place to me!

[Kimberlee]

cool!

[Cindy Rez]

nice looking shopping center,,,love the plants!

[Margaret Tryon]

I love your composition and the light caught.

[summerfield]

this looks almost similar to the manulife centre in uptown toronto. hmmm...i should go there sometime and take a photo. this is a great shot, brian. you've captured the place very well.

[Catherine W.]

Interesting story and beautiful spot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Very nice! I always like the open and airy atriums of malls.

[Kathy Burzynski]

Wonderful composition here - looks like a beautiful place to spend some time.

[Paula]

What a gorgeous atrium/lobby! Looks so lush.

[Jo Ann Bellone]

Maybe I could shop here, beautiful

[Carolyn White]

This is a beautiful pic, Brian! Lovely composition!

[bkb in the city]

@cjwhite Thanks Carolyn. It is a beautiful spot

[bkb in the city]

@pwallis It really is a great spot

[bkb in the city]

@myhrhelper It really is a beautiful place

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann They are so much nicer than the closed in spaces

[bkb in the city]

@wannabe Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield Thanks It would be nice to see that photo to compare the two

[bkb in the city]

@maggie2 Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@cindyrez The plants do add lot to it

[bkb in the city]

@kimfaria Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@mrssmith It is a little on the fancy side but yet it is a wonderful place to just sit and relax

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Glad you like it Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@janets It is a very beautiful place

[bkb in the city]

@kimmistephens There is a lot here for sure

[bkb in the city]

@maggotx Thanks. This is one of the reasons why I love to share what we have here

[bkb in the city]

@grannysue Thanks Linda

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@debbim I know that there are several companies in the office tower. I do not believe that Manulife Insurance is located here

[bkb in the city]

@karenann It does have some higher end stores here like Commerce Place from yesterdays shot. Tomorrow's mall has all of the regular stores in it

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin It does have a lot of wonderful stores

[bkb in the city]

@bdb3471 It certainly does have that feel to it

[Shanne]

nice pov and capture of this shopping mall

[Shirley Chetwynd]

A very beautiful place to shop till you drop.

[Peter de Graaff]

Looks very pleasant and comfortable

[alia_801]

Great view - it looks like a grand entrance! Are the shops in that part quite expensive to visit?

[Allison Williams]

What an elegant setting. Definitely upscale!

[Mark Buehl]

Elegant shot and nice lighting. It looks like a cool place.

[Sharon]

Looks like a great shopping mall! Where are all the people?

[Claire]

I could spend all day in this place, I don't have to buy anything, I just love to wander, look have coffee etc.

[Vicki Dixon]

nice shot! maybe the mall could use you as their public relations person!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

The best sort of therapy!!! Looks a very impressive place.

[Shirley Banford]

Awesome place. Very beautiful shot.

[Ian Fisher]

Love the greenery, and a wonderful sense of space

[Warren]

Cool building.

[bkb in the city]

@wjw1741 Glad you like it

[Sandie Reardon]

What a beautiful shopping center. I love the history that you've shared with us in your description, too. Is any of this mall actually outdoors?

[bkb in the city]

@if1 It is laid out quite nicely

[bkb in the city]

@sabanford Thanks Shirley

[bkb in the city]

@ruthmouch It really is a wonderful place

[bkb in the city]

@vickisfotos Thank you Vicki for those kind words

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk Then Claire you would love this place

[bkb in the city]

@twinsplusone A lot of them park in the parkade and I did wait until the people hd cleared out of the way

[bkb in the city]

@markbuehl It is a very nice place for sure

[Carole Imes]

So elegant....lovely shot and I'm enjoying the tour of just another place I haven't been.

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Thanks Carole. Glad you are enjoying it

[Taephy]

WHAT a nice place to shop and eat!

[bkb in the city]

@tooki I am sure you would enjoy it

[bruni]

Wow that's where all the money went...joke...nice looking building.

[bkb in the city]

@bruni Yes now the secret is out

[Jordan]

wow what a beautiful building, thanks for suggesting I look at these, they are all very nice!