Jasper Avenue Looking West Edmonton 1913

This 1913 photograph looks west along a bustling Jasper Avenue, capturing Edmonton at the height of its pre-war boom. Streetcars glide down the centre tracks, early automobiles share the road, and pedestrians fill the sidewalks beneath awnings and ornate brick façades. Just a few years after becoming Alberta’s capital, Edmonton was expanding with confidence, new businesses, modern infrastructure, and a skyline rising one building at a time.

This print preserves a lively moment in the early life of downtown, where the rhythm of streetcar wires and storefront signs reflected a city eager for the future.