Rail Days.....Business is Booming

I trust you have enjoyed this little look into the railroad history of Edmonton
Today I am showing you the Ritchie Mill.
Built in 1892 by Robert Ritchie an early pioneer and business man in Edmonton. He built this flour mill in conjunction with the arrival of the railroad here.
Business was so good that he expanded it twice. First in 1895 and then in 1902.
It functioned as a flour mill until 1948. It is the oldest surviving flour mill in Alberta
Since closing it has been home to a couple of restaurants, a real estate and business offices
Have a great weekend everyone

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Maggiemae]

Do you know how he powered the flour mill? Was there a river and a water wheel? Its all so interesting and the buildings are so strong when they were built!

[Delia]

Like the lighting, and shadows, and story

[Taffy]

Fascinating to see the contrast between the yellow building in the background and the main focus.

[Hubregt Visser]

Beautiful light

[Candace]

This mill is very well kept up!

[Carole Imes]

Interesting background and I really enjoyed the railroad history series.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great pov and I love the lighting. Interesting information, too.

[Linda]

Excellent shot of the old mill and love the light on the other buildings to contrast the difference. Thanks for the history on it.

[Jane Anderson]

It's very interesting to see this building and here about its history. Charlie's grandfather lived in Vancouver, but his business was in the grain industry in Calgary.

[Leana Niemand]

Nice shot, it looks a lovely clear day.

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[Ivan]

Love this photo and the industrial history, Brian.

[mervyn hobbs]

Interesting.

[Milanie]

Quite some interesting history. Nice day to get this shot.

[Carys]

Nice shot!

[Tineke]

Like to read the history, have a great weekend too.

[Nicole]

lovely capture! like the contrast between the light and shadow part!

[Danny Davies]

Excellent bkb, he knew he was onto a winner, being a businessman. He did his homework one would say. Labour was cheap back then.
Well taken fav.

[John]

Great capture! Interesting history and nice juxtaposition of old and new.

[Pyrrhula]

Great view on and capture of this nice historical mill and the colorful houses behind it

[Myrna O'Hara]

Your stuff has such interesting stories.

[Lin]

Great capture and interesting history. Glad the building is still being used.

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@maggiemae It was powered by a steam engine that was fueled by coal

[bkb in the city]

@deliad Glad you like it Delia

[bkb in the city]

@taffy It is interesting seeing old buildings in the middle of a modern city

[bkb in the city]

@hjv It was a nice time of day to take the picture

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 They did some nice work on it a few years ago

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Glad you enjoyed it Carole

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Glad you enjoyed this one Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@pippie Glad to share it Linda

[bkb in the city]

@cejaanderson Well this mill was built to receive grain shipments coming in by rail

[bkb in the city]

@leananiemand It was a beautiful day

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[bkb in the city]

@ivan Glad you enjoyed it Ivan

[bkb in the city]

@carwyn3 Thanks Merv

[bkb in the city]

@milaniet It was a beautiful day

[bkb in the city]

@carys Thanks Carys

[bkb in the city]

@tstb Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@nicoleterheide Glad you like it Nicole

[bkb in the city]

@dannydavies He was a very smart man indeed

[bkb in the city]

@congaree Thanks John

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@sailingmusic Glad to share it

[bkb in the city]

@linnypinny It is a great landmark

[Bev]

Nice shot. Thanks for the history on it.

[Maggiemae]

That is so interesting - like the train engines!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful lighting.

[bkb in the city]

@prttblues You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann It was a great time of the day to be taking outdoor pictures

[Stephanie Swift]

Thanks for sharing this Edmonton history and showing us this nice old building.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice building- glad to see another piece of history was able to be repurposed.

[bkb in the city]

@tristansmum You're welcome Stephanie

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann You and me both Ann