 view gallery N3.9 km
|   Switching Engine - Coleman, AB
in Locomotives This little engine had a very specific purpose in Coleman, one which never took it far from home. This was the engine which pulled the cars of coal into the Coleman coke ovens and pulled out the cars of coke. posted by:  T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  Crowsnest Pass Polish Hall - Coleman, AB
in Western Canadian Heritage Coleman's Polish Hall is one of several meeting houses built in the Crowsnest Pass to serve a specific ethnic group in the mining community. posted by: ScroogieII location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 07/28/2020 last visited: 10/19/2020 |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  Crowsnest Pass Polish Hall - Coleman, AB
in Alberta Heritage Markers Across the railroad tracks south of the main part of Coleman, the Polish Hall was built in 1927 for the then substantial Polish population of the Crowsnest area by the Polish Society of Brotherly Aid. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/13/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  Crowsnest Pass Polish Hall - Coleman, AB
in Photos Then and Now Across the railroad tracks south of the main part of Coleman, the Polish Hall was built in 1927 for the then substantial Polish population of the Crowsnest area by the Polish Society of Brotherly Aid. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  1927 - Crowsnest Pass Polish Hall - Coleman, AB
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Across the railroad tracks south of the main part of Coleman, the Polish Hall was built in 1927 for the then substantial Polish population of the Crowsnest area by the Polish Society of Brotherly Aid. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/11/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  Coleman Coke Ovens - Coleman, AB
in Ovens and Kilns One of the more notable parts of Coleman's heritage, many of the coke ovens built in 1903 survive along the railroad tracks on the south end of town. They provided coke to smelters in Southern BC for many years, the last being shut down in 1952. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/08/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Coleman Coke Ovens - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers One of the more notable parts of Coleman's heritage, many of the coke ovens built in 1903 survive along the railroad tracks on the south end of town. They provided coke to smelters in Southern BC for many years, the last being shut down in 1952. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/08/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Cameron School - West Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers The second large school building in Coleman, Cameron School was built in West Coleman in 1919, a residential community connected by a wagon road to Coleman. West Coleman was originally known as "Slav Town" for the many inhabitants of Slavic origin. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/24/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  Cameron School - West Coleman, AB
in Former Schools The second large school building in Coleman, Cameron School was built in West Coleman in 1919, a residential community connected by a wagon road to Coleman. West Coleman was originally known as "Slav Town" for the many inhabitants of Slavic origin. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/18/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  Arctic Gas Station - Coleman, AB
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau Coleman came into being in 1903 to service a new coal mine operated by the International Coal and Coke Company. This Art Deco gas station arrived on the scene in the '30s on 17th Avenue, down in the southwest corner of town. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/08/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Arctic Gas Station - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers Coleman came into being in 1903 to service a new coal mine operated by the International Coal and Coke Company. This Art Deco gas station arrived on the scene in the '30s on 17th Avenue, down in the southwest corner of town. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/08/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  Arctic Gas Station - Coleman, AB
in Vintage Gas Stations Coleman came into being in 1903 to service a new coal mine operated by the International Coal and Coke Company. This Art Deco gas station arrived on the scene in the '30s on 17th Avenue, down in the southwest corner of town. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Empire Hotel - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers This hotel is no longer with us, having departed in flames in 1962. The site is now occupied by a large and modern steel workshop/storage building. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Excel Building - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers Having a relationship with wood since its construction in 1936, this long, low stucco building has always been either storage for lumber or, as is the case today, the home of a woodworking company. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km |  36" Band Saw - Coleman, AB
in Preserved Machines on Public Display This band saw stands in its restored glory in front of the Excel Building, originally a lumber storage building. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Sentinel Motors - Coleman, AB in Vintage Gas Stations By 1912, just 9 years after Coleman came into being, they were already rebuilding the downtown area, when this building replaced three older wood buildings. First a theatre screening silent films, it later became a car dealership and gas station. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Morrison Block - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers By 1912, just 9 years after Coleman came into being, they were already rebuilding the downtown area, when this building replaced three older wood buildings. First a theatre screening silent films, it later became a car dealership and gas station. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Morrison Block - Coleman, AB in Photos Then and Now By 1912, just 9 years after Coleman came into being, they were already rebuilding the downtown area, when this building replaced three older wood buildings. First a theatre screening silent films, it later became a car dealership and gas station. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Crystal Arena - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers Coleman began in 1903 to service a new coal mine operated by the International Coal and Coke Company. Nineteen years later this arena was built, one of the largest in Alberta at the time. Since sold, it now houses various businesses. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/08/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Charles Nicholas Store - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers We're unaware of the date of construction of this wood frame building, though it stands along what was once the main commercial street in the town amid several other wood frame buildings of the same apparent vintage. Possibly it was built in 1920. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Italian Hall - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers One of the first commercial buildings to be erected in the new town of Coleman, it opened its doors for the first time in 1904 as a hardware store. The next time it opened its doors, in 1912, it was as the home of the Italian Benevolent Society. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Italian Hall - Coleman, AB in Art Deco - Art Nouveau One of the first commercial buildings to be erected in the new town of Coleman, it opened its doors for the first time in 1904 as a hardware store. The next time it opened its doors, in 1912, it was as the home of the Italian Benevolent Society. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/08/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Italian Hall - Coleman, AB in Photos Then and Now One of the first commercial buildings to be erected in the new town of Coleman, it opened its doors for the first time in 1904 as a hardware store. The next time it opened its doors, in 1912, it was as the home of the Italian Benevolent Society. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/09/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | McBurney Drug Store - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers Built prior to 1910, this building was at one time the Coleman Post Office. In 1913, after renovations, it became a drug store, which it remained for at least 60 years. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/10/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.9 km | Eagles Hall - Coleman, AB in Alberta Heritage Markers Just six years after the town of Coleman was built around the International Coal and Coke Company coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass, the Fraternal Order of Eagles were organized in Coleman and had this lodge built in 1909. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 08/08/2015 last visited: never |
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