Buy Local Goods Edmonton 1913

Support for local business is nothing new. This remarkable 1913 photograph captures a bold “Buy Local Goods” billboard rallying Edmontonians to strengthen their own community by choosing homegrown products. Displayed at a time when the city was booming with new industry and storefronts, the message encouraged residents to take pride in what was made right here in Edmonton, and to invest in their neighbours’ success.

Over a century later, that spirit lives on in Old Strathcona and across the city. This print is a powerful reminder that shopping local has always helped build the place we call home.