On The Other Avenue

One of Edmonton's other main avenues is located in downtown Edmonton. It is Jasper Avene.
This the MacLean Block. It was built in 1909 at a cost of $35,000 for Dr. J. D. MacLean. When it opened it had retail space on the main floor, offices on the second floor and apartment suites on the third floor.
By the 1970's it had fallen into a state of disrepair and was facing closure until a developer took it upon himself to restore the building. For several years now it has been home to Audrey's Books on the ground floor and second floor with offices on the top floor

[Gosia]

Nice building

[Wylie]

Classic America

[Diana]

Amazing that it is still in such good shape.

[winghong_ho]

Lovely building, it has its own characters.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Nicely restored

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautifully restored. Great shot and enjoyed your narrative.

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[Tunia McClure]

You really are the city historian.

[Harry J Benson]

Nice repurposing, hope the bookstore is doing well

[Agnes]

Beautiful picture

[Bill]

Looks like they have really taken care of this building.

[gloria jones]

Nice, clear capture

[Nina Ganci]

love all those lines! interesting picture

[Bucktree]

The building has nice appeal. I like the arched windows on the top floor. Nice capture.

[Fisher Family]

A very attractive and imposing building, beautifully restored - and a lovely shot of it as well - fav!

Ian

[Leslie]

love when old building are saved

[Korcsog Károly]

An interesting story and a great shot

[Margaret Brown]

Nice to see such a nice building re-purposed and not knocked down

[Bill]

Glad to see it being put to good use.

[haskar]

Beautifully restored building and lovely narrative.

[Ingrid]

Glad it was restored, great shot

[eDorre]

I like all of the lines in this shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's great when buildings are restored and brought back to life. This one seems to be thriving now. Nice shot!

[Phil Howcroft]

I like the vibrant sunny scene Brian

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the building and huge crane.

[Heather]

A handsome looking building! And it's so great to hear that a developer restored this building (rather than raising it to build condos) I love that it houses a bookstore too! Fav

[Judith Johnson]

Nice history of this typical 70's building

[Kathy]

A utilitarian looking building.

[Diane]

Nice looking building. I enjoy reading the histories of these buildings, too.

[Rick]

Cool capture.

[bkb in the city]

@kork I trust you enjoyed this one

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@craftymeg Margaret you are right about that

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@bill_gk Bill glad you enjoyed this one

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@haskar Haskar glad you enjoyed this one

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@ingy Thanks Ingrid

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@edorreandresen Glad you liked this one

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@olivetreeann Thanks Ann

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@phil_howcroft Phil glad you liked this one

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@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry

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@365projectorgheatherb Thanks Heather for the comment and the fav.

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@randystreat Kathy glad you liked this one

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@eudora Diane glad to share this with you

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@rickster549 Rick glad you enjoyed this one

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@gosia Gosia glad you liked this one

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@pusspup Yes Wylie it certainly is

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@ludwigsdiana Diana since being restored it has been well maintained

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@wh2021 Winghong glad you enjoyed this one

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@365projectorgchristine Yes Christine they certainly did a great job

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@sangwann Dione glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@pdulis Thanks Peter

[bkb in the city]

@tunia Tunia it is a favorite subject of mine

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Harry it is an independent bookstore and doing very well

[bkb in the city]

@agnesvanderlindeicloudcom Agnes glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@cwbill Yes Bill they certainly have

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@seattlite Gloria glad you enjoyed this one

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@ninaganci Nina glad you enjoyed this one

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@dkellogg Thank you

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@fishers Thanks Ian for the comment and the fav

[bkb in the city]

@lesip Yes Leslie so do l

[Islandgirl]

Great street scene!

[BeckyJo]

So good to see an old building restored and brought back to life.

[bkb in the city]

@radiogirl Kathy glad you liked this one

[bkb in the city]

@beckyk365 Yes Becky Jo it certainly is