1949-1964
Charles Zelensky
Charles Zelensky was born in 1957 at the Edmonton General Hospital, one of seven children of Peter and Ruth Zelensky. Peter was from Winnipeg, MB
1949-1964
Walter Touchings
Walter Touchings was interviewed by telephone for the Jasper Place Community History Project on January 24th, 2023. Barrie Touchings, his nephew, also interviewed by the
1880s-1949
The Jasper Place Rustlers
Pioneering hockey champions. Paula E. Kirman Edmonton is a city known for its championship-winning NHL hockey team. However, long before the Edmonton Oilers came into
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
The Filipino diaspora has been creating its history in Edmonton since the early 1960’s. Yesterday Jasper Place hosts one of the city’s largest ethnic groups,
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
