Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station

The Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station was built by the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in what was then the City of Strathcona, Alberta. It was started in 1907, completed in 1908, and expanded in 1910, and is located at what is now 8101 Gateway Boulevard, just south of Whyte Avenue.

The building was initially the northern terminus of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway serving Strahcona and Edmonton, although Canadian Pacific later expanded that line north across the North Saskatchewan River via the High Level Bridge into Edmonton proper. The building was designated a Canadian Heritage Railway Station in 1991 [ [http://www.pc.gc.ca/clmhc-hsmbc/gfp-hrs/ab_e.asp Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - Heritage Railway Stations - List of designated stations in Alberta ] ] , when it was still owned by CP and therefore subject to federal regulation. After being sold by CP it was designated a Municipal Historic Resource in 2003 [ [http://hermis.cd.gov.ab.ca/ARHP/Details.aspx?DeptID=1&ObjectID=4664-0106 Alberta Registered Historic Places ] ] , and a Provincial Historic Resource in 2004 [ [http://hermis.cd.gov.ab.ca/ARHP/Details.aspx?DeptID=1&ObjectID=4665-0844 Alberta Registered Historic Places ] ] .

Currently the building is home to the "Iron Horse Night Club", one of Edmonton's largest nightclubs. [ [http://www.theironhorse.info/ Home - Iron Horse - Whyte Ave Nightclubs, Edmonton Nightclubs, Whyte Ave Bars ] ]

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