29 Years and Counting

It was on this day in 1983 that the Edmonton Convention Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time. It cost $82 million to build. 2400 people gathered to watch the Premier and Mayor unviel a plaque.
Today it is known as the Shaw Conference Centre. It sits on the north embankment of the river and the newest hall gives a grand view of the river valley.
It is also a great location for a lot of photo ops. One day I will go back and take a view more.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- 82 million dollars in 1983 is a lot of money!! I'm sure the city has profited from its having been built though. Nice shot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great looking building.

[Elizabeth Youngs]

Nice shot!

[karenann]

Beautiful structure, Brian! Looks like you might be getting some rain there. We finally did get some here this afternoon. Enjoy you week-end too!

[Caren]

Wow! That's a really cool building! I bet the river view from it is wonderful!

[stephanie dp]

interesting bit of history there.

[Kim]

It looks beautiful for a convention center. Nice shot to capture of all the glass and beams.

[Laurie Higgins]

Very cool building. It almost looks like a greenhouse with all that glass.

[bkb in the city]

@lauriehiggins It really is an interesting building.I will have to get some more shots to really show it off

[bkb in the city]

@kimshots Thanks. I will have to get more shots as there really is alot to see in it

[bkb in the city]

@stepheesue Well I read a story in today's paper so I thought it would make for a good posting today

[bkb in the city]

@clmiller Well Caren if you want to see a view from it check out my photo from Mar. 24 2012. I took a shot back in the spring

[bkb in the city]

@karenann Well the clouds came in but no rain

[bkb in the city]

@lyoungs1023 Thanks Elizabeth

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Yes it certainly has been well used over the years

[Donna St.Pierre]

Very interesting info. Great shot! :)

[Kimmi]

neat

[Kerri]

Interesting

[Vicki Dixon]

I would like to see other views...from this view it does not look big enough to be a convention center. I bet it is nice

[Harry J Benson]

interesting architecture

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson It is a rather interesting building for sure

[bkb in the city]

@vickisfotos I will take more shots of it. It goes down the embankment four levels towards the river

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens It is quite a different building

[bkb in the city]

@kimmistephens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@d4photo13 Thanks Donna

[Kathy Burzynski]

Love the little history behind the shots too! You always have such interesting stories to share. Very interesting the shot & information

[Shirley Chetwynd]

Super looking building.

[Arnold Garza]

Awesome!

[Anne ❀]

interesting shot and info. that building must had lots of foot prints through it!

[Carole Imes]

Really impressive convention center and I always enjoy the info you share with your photos.

[Ramesh Chand]

This is very fantastic.....very well taken photo....

[Bob G]

Like all the glass.

[Cindy Rez]

cool looking building!!!

[John]

Great looking building and shot

[bkb in the city]

@johnnyfrs Thanks John

[bkb in the city]

@cindyrez Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@bobg and there is lots of it on this building

[bkb in the city]

@pawar_ramesh Thanks Ramesh

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@sunnygreenwood It always has something going on inside

[bkb in the city]

@weekendhacker Glad you think so

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@myhrhelper Thanks Kathy and you're welcome

[Sheila]

All that glass looks pretty amazing!

[Disha Parekh]

Very informative. And a great moody shot.

[Ian Fisher]

An interesting looking structure - but then at that price it should be good!

[Mary Lou]

that's an interesting shaped building!

[bkb in the city]

@allred It certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@if1 Yes you are certainly right about that

[bkb in the city]

@dishaparekh176 Thanks Disha

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin Glad you like it

[Linda]

Neat building! That sure was a lot of money!

[summerfield]

your convention centre is quite nice, ours is nothing compared to this. nice shot.

[bkb in the city]

@grannysue They ended going over budget. I cannot remember what the original budget was

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield Thanks. I will have to get some more shots later as there really is so much to photograph down here

[Carolyn White]

It's a lovely structure!

[bkb in the city]

@cjwhite Wait until you see a few more shots of it. There is so much more to see

[Darlene]

What a fabulous building, Brian. The cost in 1983 was a lot of money to build this Convention Centre.

[bkb in the city]

@darsphotos Yes that was for sure

[Leila]

Wow, can't believe its been that long! It is an amazing building.

[bkb in the city]

@leilaboyd Yes it really is