Strathcona
Strathcona was a city in Alberta, Canada, on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River. Originally founded in 1891 as a railway centre, it became a town in 1899, then a city in 1907. It amalgamated with the City of Edmonton in 1912.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: former city in Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Strathcona, Alberta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Strathcona Library.
Strathcona Library
Library
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Strathcona Library, one of the oldest libraries in Alberta, completed in 1913, was the first library erected in the City of Edmonton. Nevertheless, the Strathcona Library does have a complex background as to its historical status within the Edmonton Public Library system.
Thomas Scott Residence
Building
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thomas Scott Residence is a building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathcona and Ritchie.
Strathcona
Neighborhood
Photo: WinterE229, Public domain.
Strathcona is a residential neighbourhood in south central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of, and should not be confused with, Old Strathcona, although much of the Strathcona neighbourhood is in Old Strathcona.
Ritchie
Neighborhood
Ritchie is a residential neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for Robert Ritchie, the original owner of the Ritchie Mill and former mayor of the City of Strathcona.
Bonnie Doon
Quarter
Bonnie Doon is a neighbourhood in south-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The well-known Mill Creek Ravine Park forms its west boundary. The Bonnie Doon shopping mall is on its east boundary.
Strathcona
- Categories: town in Alberta, city in Alberta, and urban area
- Location: Edmonton, Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Strathcona” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Strathcona”
- Breton: “Strathcona”
- Corsican: “Strathcona”
- Danish: “Strathcona”
- Dutch: “Strathcona”
- French: “Strathcona”
- German: “Strathcona”
- Indonesian: “Strathcona”
- Italian: “Strathcona”
- Korean: “스트래스코나”
- Low German: “Strathcona”
- Portuguese: “Strathcona”
- Romanian: “Strathcona”
- Spanish: “Strathcona”
- Swedish: “Strathcona”
- Tahitian: “Strathcona”
- Turkish: “Strathcona”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mill Creek Ravine North and Old Strathcona.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Scona Academic High School and Walterdale Bridge.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Strathcona”. Photo: WinterE229, CC0.