I have decided to do a Then and Now series this week.
In 1906 Warren Prevey arrived in Edmonton. Immediately he started the Edmonton City Dairy. It was a small shack. He had six employees and one milk wagon.
As business improved he built a two story building. By 1913 they were producing annually 1.7 million pounds of butter, 1.8 million quarts of milk. They employed over 400 workers.
In 1927 a new plant, the one pictured here, was built. This reinforced concrete and brick building would remain here until the Dairy closed in 1977.
In 1928 the company had a giant milk bottle built to sit on top of the roof. It was manufactured in New York City and shipped in pieces to Edmonton. It is 27 feet tall and because it was made of steel it weighed 8 tons.
When the building was demolished the bottle was saved.
It sat in the yard of the salvage company that removed it from the roof.
In 1987 it found a permanent home on the Edmonton Exhibition Grounds.
I stopped by there the other day to get a picture of it.
Tomorrow one of Edmonton's early meat packing plants
@bkbinthecity Yes, I lived in Edmonton for 30 years. I have been enjoying seeing places I recognize, those I don't, changes that have happened since I left, and learning more about the place.
Ian
looking forward to your series