Time Traveller / Voyageur du temps

Above: Opening of the 13th Ave streetcar line, 1911. City of Regina photo.

Some yearly snapshots of Regina’s historic 13^th Ave., home to Connaught School.

1906

Sacred Heart Academy, a girl’s boarding school, opens (today’s Cathedral C0urts).

1911

Street car line installed

1912

Construction of Connaught School and Westminster Presbyterian (United) Church.

1913

Blessing of Holy Rosay, 1913. Public Domain photo.

Holy Rosary Cathedral constructed.

• 2720 13^th Ave. – Western Grocery
• 2726 13^th Ave. – Western Meat Market
• 2833 13^th Ave. – Higgins and Parker Grocery
• 2924 13^th Ave. – Regina Dairy

1930

Connaught Library constructed at a cost of $22,000.

1950

In 1950 there were two tea rooms where the Safeway Parking lot now is: the Quality Tea Room and the Capital Tea Room. The Quality later moved to Robinson Street.

Groceries

There was no shortage of groceries throughout the history of 13th Ave. At one point there were not one, but two, Safeway stores. The current Safeway, built in 1962, is one of the last examples of marina-style architecture in North America. In 2012 it is undergoing an extensive renovation that will not preserve this style.

Good eats at 3414 13^th Ave.

1970

• 2708 13^th Ave. – Thelma Lee Fashions
• 2713 13^th Ave. – Grassroots Handicrafts
• 3000 13^th Ave. – CFMQ Radio
• 3026 13^th Ave. Sig’s Guitar Studio

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CLICK HERE TO HEAR JINGLES FOR CFMQ 92.1 Radio on 13th Ave (“Q-92 FM”)

The view through time. Looking north across from the school corner, you would see…

In 1950

• Acme Shoe Repair
• Fulton’s Drugs
• White Castle Grill
• Shop Rite Grocery
• Blue Line Tailors

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In 1959

• White Castle Grill
• Chicken Inn
• Shop Easy
• Fulton’s Drugs

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In 1970

• Fulton’s Drugs
• Western Winemaking
• The A & K Grill
• Rae’s Grocery

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In 2012

• The Neighbourhood Convenience Store
• Felinger’s Meats
• Krall Construction
• Flux Gym

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Read: A walking tour of the Cathedral Area

Read: “Learned to Make Sausage” – Memories of 13th Ave.

Your comments, corrections and memories are welcome!