A virtual tour of Spruce Avenue neighbourhood, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
In collaboration with Jane's Walk Edmonton, come for a virtual visit to Spruce Avenue, a neighbourhood in the heart of Edmonton. Come learn with us about our past, present and future!
Come celebrate the global Jane's Walk weekend, with our 11th annual walk through Spruce Avenue. This year we will highlight schooling in our neighbourhood as part of the first era of urban settlement, as well as speak about the histories of some of the homes participating in our historical sign program and the first residents in these homes.
Meet us Friday May 2, at 7pm at the mural at Spruce Ave Community League, 11507 103 St, Edmonton. Sign up to attend here: https://www.showpass.com/spruce-avenue-community-history-walk/
Welcome to the Spruce Avenue Virtual Jane's Walk! Jane's Walk is a movement of citizen led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. To learn more about Jane visit: http://janeswalk.org/about/about-jane-jacobs/
This walk was first created virtually in April 2020, in place of the 6th annual Jane's Walk in the Central Edmonton neighbourhood of Spruce Avenue; due to COVID-19, in-person Jane's Walks around the world were cancelled and our virtual walk launched in May 2020. It was redesigned and re-run in May 2021 in replacement of in-person 2021 Jane's Walks. It has been revamped once again to serve as a permanent virtual walk. This complements in person walks, which resumed for Community League Day in Edmonton in September 2021 and Jane's Walk weekend internationally in May 2022.
To participate in a physically-distant walk, please either follow along on this walk at home or join in person and follow the map on your phone. Either way, start by clicking at the community league hall (103 St & 115 Ave). If you're visiting in person, parking is just to the NW of the Community League Hall sign. Enjoy your heritage tour! :)
Take the virtual tour! You can walk the route in person and follow along with your smart phone, or enjoy on your phone/computer right from home. The walk route is in Green on the map. The tour features 10 stops along the way (in Yellow) with a short narrative at each stop, plus photos. You can also check out the houses and buildings (marked in Blue) we've done histories on along the way (these are the places you might notice "in real life" have the green & white Spruce Ave history placard signs).
The Map
The Points of Interest (numbers on the map in Yellow)
The House & Building Histories (letters on the map in Orange)
SA Janes Walk 7th Annual 2021.pdfSpruce Avenue Community History Tour
SpruceAveVirtualJanesWalk2021_Text.docx.pdfThe text to read at the Points of Interest (yellow stops on the map), with photos too!
SpruceAveJanesWalk2021_BldgHistories.docx.pdfThe short text histories of buildings and homes along the route that we've researched or found histories about
This walk and related materials were compiled by the Spruce Avenue Celebrates History project, Spruce Avenue Community League. (c) 2023, unless source indicates otherwise.
For more information or inquiries, contact spruceavehistory@gmail.com or c/o Spruce Avenue Community League, 11507 103 Street, Edmonton AB T5G 2K9
