1949-1964
Food Security in Jasper Place: Part Three
Corner stores. Paula E. Kirman Jasper Place residents often chose to make many of their grocery and other purchases in corner stores. People chose where
1949-1964
Food Security in Jasper Place: Part Two
Food and water delivery. Paula E. Kirman In a time period when food security was often precarious, many families who lived in Jasper Place, before
1949-1964
Jasper Place: Home to Black Communities Since the 1950s
Black families and individuals have been known to travel the river’s edge from downtown Edmonton, navigating their way to the communities of Jasper Place. Jasper
1964-1990
PAGHABI SA BAGONG TAHANAN: Weaving Ourselves in Our New Home
Jasper Place hosts one of the city’s largest ethnic groups, Filipinos. This panel celebrates how our community weaves our culture into the tapestry of the
1949-1964
Food Security in Jasper Place: Part One
Gardens and farms: growing, harvesting, and foraging. Paula E. Kirman Food security is an issue that people all over Edmonton deal with, both today and
1949-1964
Chrystia Chomiak
Myrna Kostash Chrystia Chomiak grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in a modest bungalow in Canora, a core neighbourhood of Jasper Place. Her parents,
1949-1964
Getting Around in Jasper Place: Part Three
Barrel Taxi. Paula E. Kirman Barrel Taxi got its start in 1947 or 1948 at 14901 Stony Plain Road when the area was still part
1990-Present
Edrien (Eddie) A. Yalong
Edrien (Eddie) A. Yalong was born in the Philippines and now lives in Jasper Place with his family. His entry point to Alberta and Canada
1964-1990
Shirley Romany
Donna Coombs-Montrose Shirley Romany of a large singe-parent family, arrived in Canada from her native Trinidad and Tobago with early hair styling training in 1963,
1949-1964
Barrie Touchings
Barrie Touchings was two years old when his parents bought a house at 10450 154th Street. His paternal grandmother had come from England and grandfather
