Tag Archives: Alberta

Seymour Hotel

Posted on December 6, 2017 by danocan

For today’s lunch-time posting, I want to highlight a classic prairie hotel. The Seymour Hotel in Hanna, AB has certainly seen better days, but that is what makes it so appealing to me. It was September 11, 2017 and Emily … Continue reading →

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Retrospective: West Hope School

Posted on November 17, 2017 by danocan

Thanks to apps like Timehop and the “On This Day” feature of Facebook, sometimes we see old photos resurface to remind us of our explorations of the past. That is how I stumbled upon these images of West Hope School, … Continue reading →

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Sharples

Posted on November 9, 2017 by danocan

There are some places that just keep you calling you back, time and time again. Sharples is one of those for me. I don’t actually remember how I first learned of the Sharples elevator nor do I actually remember my … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Sears

Posted on October 22, 2017 by danocan

I’m going to take a little detour from the vacation posts and instead talk about Sears.  I’m not interested in discussing what went wrong for the once-mighty retailer in terms of a retail case study, but rather looking at the … Continue reading →

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Ogilvie Wooden Grain Elevator Society

Posted on September 6, 2017 by danocan

As many of you know, I have been involved with the Ogilvie Wooden Grain Elevator Society (OWGES) since it was fairly new. The Society’s mission is to preserve and protect the last wooden Ogilvie grain elevator in the province of … Continue reading →

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