Then and Now....Good Old Alberta Beef

Alberta is known for a few different things. One of those is the beef industry. For over a century now many meat packing plants have operated in the province. Many of them here in Edmonton.
One of those is Vogel Meats which is still in operation today.
My post today highlights this company. When they started they were located in the southern end of the Mill Creek Ravine.
The top photo shows the plant in 1902. The bottom picture is an old photo showing what the site looks like today.
Tomorrow a look back at one Edmonton's unique buildings

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful!

[Annette]

I love your project!

[Yao RL]

Yes me too like this project.

[Diana]

How wonderful that nature has returned to the site. Such a great series you started.

[Issi Bannerman]

Wow, one place where nature has won out! Lovely comparison.

[Lesley]

How lovely to have that direct comparison

[Mags]

Lovely images - old and new! Isn't it also known for some western poets, musicians and rodeo champions?

[Brian Moody]

The power of nature. Wonderful

[Gosia]

Interesting

[Wylie]

Interesting comparison

[Yoland]

Great project

[LManning (Laura)]

Nice before and after.

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[Kathy]

Nice farmland. Is the plant still operating? Growing their own, so to speak?

[Harry J Benson]

Nice

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very interesting collage.

[Maxine Lathbury]

Interesting

[Fisher Family]

Quite a contrast between the two scenes!

Ian

[Pat]

A lovely then and now comparison, both lovely in their own ways, fav.

[tony gig]

Great look into the past.

[Margaret Brown]

So interesting a look into history

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

I love Then and Now captures, I produce a lot for our local newspapers. FAV

[Nina Ganci]

wow! Mother Nature took over
Would be interesting to see what it looks like today

[Bill]

Interesting comparison.

[Judith Johnson]

Fascinating story. We spent a few weeks in Alberta when we first arrived in Canada, but I knew nothing about the meat packing plants

[Donna]

Love the before and after stories and photos!

[haskar]

Great comparison.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shots of before and now.

[Islandgirl]

Great comparison!

[Diane]

Interesting comparison between then and now. I like the perspective you give us on Edmonton's history.

[Cathy]

Wonderful to compare past and present!

[Lou Ann]

It’s wonderful that when they closed the plant there they tore it down and planted trees.

[Kathie]

Interesting story and comparison shots.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice then and now collage- very different looks!

[sheri]

Neat side by side.

[bkb in the city]

@annette1963 Annette glad you enjoyed this one

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@yaorenliu Yao glad you like this one

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@ludwigsdiana Thanks Diana

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@jamibann Issi glad you enjoyed this one

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@tinley23 Lesley glad you enjoyed this one

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@marlboromaam Yes Mags it certainly is

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@brianm Brian glad you enjoyed this one

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@gosia Gosia I trust you enjoyed this one

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@pusspup Wylie l trust you enjoyed this one

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@yoland Thanks Yoland

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@ljmanning Laura glad you like this one

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@pdulis Thanks Peter

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@randystreat Yes Kathy it is still in operation just at a different location

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry

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@mittens Marilyn l trust you enjoyed this one

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@365projectmaxine Maxine I trust you enjoyed this one

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@fishers Ian there is no sign of the plant ever being there

[bkb in the city]

@pattyblue Thanks Pat for the comment and the fav

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@tonygig Tony glad to share this with you

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@craftymeg Margaret l trust you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@ladymagpie Thanks Heather for the comment and the fav

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@ninaganci Nina not much has changed in the Ravine today

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@busylady Judith glad to share this with you

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@djclow Donna glad you enjoyed this one

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@haskar Haskar glad you liked this one

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@pyrrhula Ferry glad you enjoyed this

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@radiogirl Kathy glad you like this one

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@eudora Diane glad to share this with you

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@calm Cathy l love making these comparisons

[bkb in the city]

@louannwarren Lou it certainly is a beautiful piece of parkland now

[bkb in the city]

@kathiecb Kathie I trust you enjoyed this one

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@olivetreeann Ann there really is no comparison

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@sherimiya Sheri glad you liked this one

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@photographycrazy Bill glad you enjoyed this one

[Fr1da]

Such interesting history !

[bkb in the city]

@fr1da Glad to share this with you