CN Tower (Edmonton)
CN Tower | |
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CA$10.5 million ($85 million in 2021 dollars[2]) | |
Owner | Strategic Group |
Height | |
Roof | 110.92 m (363.9 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 26 |
Floor area | 254,000 square feet |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Abugov & Sunderland |
Main contractor | Hashman Construction Ltd. |
The CN Tower is an 111-metre-tall (364 ft), 26-
History
When the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) opened its line from Winnipeg in 1905, it built a station northwest of First Street and Mackenzie Avenue (now 101 Street and 104 Avenue). In 1909 this station became a union station, also serving trains of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTP), when that road opened its line from Winnipeg.
After the CNoR and GTP were consolidated into the Canadian National Railway (CN), a new Edmonton station was built east of the CNoR station in 1928, as a terminating vista of 100 Street.
The 1905 CNoR station was demolished in 1953. The site of the 1928 station became the spot the CN Tower was constructed on in 1966.[3]
Plans for the CN Tower were announced in 1963, with construction started in fall of 1964.
The CN Tower exemplifies the
The CN logo is still over the main entrance and on the top of the building.Built to overlook the
The building suffered structural damage to the exterior on 18 July 2009, during a
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Edmonton
- Edmonton station (Canadian Pacific Railway)
- Edmonton station (Via Rail)
References
- ^ a b "CN Tower — 1966". Capital Modern Edmonton. 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Edmonton CNR Railway Stations (104 Ave at 100 Street and 101 Street)". Lost Edmonton. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Edmonton's CN Tower Complete". Calgary Herald. 31 October 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b Kerr, Kathy (14 August 2018). "Canada's other CN Tower stands tall in Edmonton". Real Estate News Exchange. Edmonton. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "CN Tower II". Emporis. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "CN vacates downtown Edmonton's landmark CN Tower". CAW National Council 4000. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ Herzog, Lawrence (16 November 2011). "The Lost Series: Edmonton's Lost Railways". Edmonton Heritage Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Carefoot, Stacey (1 April 2008). "Canadian National Railway Office – Walker Office". Kaisan Architecture. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ISBN 978-1459727816.
- The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the originalon 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
- "CN Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "CN Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.