Assiniboia Club

Many historically significant and objectively beautiful buildings in Regina, Saskatchewan were lost during the period 1945 through approximately 1970 when the urge to "modernize" overtook developers' and city planners' sense of history and heritage. The old warehouse district to the north of the old CPR tracks is being transformed into an interesting shopping precinct; the Assiniboia Club on Victoria Avenue has long since ceased to be an élite men's club and continues in use as a restaurant. Significant historic buildings and precincts include the following. Motto: Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location City Information Established: 1882 Area: 118. ...

Government

Territorial Administration Buildings, Dewdney Avenue, circa 1889

The Territorial Government buildings on Dewdney Avenue, dating from 1883, consisted of the Legislative Building, the Administration Building and the Indian Office and were designed by the Dominion architect, Thomas Fuller. The mansard roofed Administration Building, a Provincial Heritage Property, remains standing. ^[1] Government House of Saskatchewan on Dewdney Avenue was completed in 1891 as the vice-regal residence for the Lieutenant-Governor of the Northwest Territories and was the first electrified residence in the Territories.^[2] The 1894 Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and then of Saskatchewan (now the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench and Saskatchewan Court of Appeal) building on the northwest corner of Hamilton Street and Victoria Avenue ^[3] was replaced in 1965 by the current courthouse on Victoria Avenue between Lorne and Hamilton Streets. The keystone of the original Supreme Court building on Hamilton Street is on the front lawn. ^[4] The Beaux Arts Saskatchewan Legislative Building on the south shore of Wascana Lake was constructed 1908-12.^[5] Image File history File links Territorial_Administration_Buildings_on_Dewdney_Avenue,_circa_1898. ... Image File history File links Territorial_Administration_Buildings_on_Dewdney_Avenue,_circa_1898. ... Mansard in architecture refers to a style of hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its four sides with the lower slope being steeper than the upper slope. ... Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan, was constructed as a residence for the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories, whose territorial headquarters were in Regina until the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta were created out of the Territories in 1905 and Regina became the capital of Saskatchewan. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be challenged. ... One of the ancient courts of England, the Kings Bench (or Queens Bench when the monarch is female) is now a division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. ... Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ... ... The Saskatchewan Legislature, with Regina in the background The Saskatchewan Legislative Building is located in Regina, Saskatchewan, and serves as the seat of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. ...

City Hall circa 1915

The original Romanesque Revival City Hall on 11th Avenue between Rose and Hamilton Streets was demolished in 1965 and ultimately replaced in 1976 by an undistinguished modern office block on the western periphery of the city centre; in the meantime City Hall temporarily occupied the Beaux Arts old Post Office building on Scarth and 11th Avenue which was thereby saved from the wrecker’s ball.^[6] The old Post Office was completed in 1907; its 1912 clock tower was for many years locally regarded as Regina’s Big Ben. The building was replaced as a post office in 1956 by the current post office on Saskatchewan Drive (formerly South Railway Street).^[7] Image File history File links City_Hall_on_Hamilton_Street_and_11th_Avenue,_circa_1915. ... Image File history File links City_Hall_on_Hamilton_Street_and_11th_Avenue,_circa_1915. ... A style of building in the late 19th century (roughly 1840 and 1900) inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture. ... ... the Bell within the Clock Tower colloquially known as Big Ben Big Ben is the colloquial name of the bell of the Palace of Westminster in London, also known as the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. ...

Education and culture

Regina College under construction, 1913

Regina College and the Normal School (now the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage) were built by the Methodist Church of Canada in 1913; Darke Hall, adjacent to Regina College, donated by the Darke family who also provided a carillon of bells for Metropolitan Methodist Church, was for many years Regina’s principal concert hall and theatre, particularly after destruction by fire in 1939 of the 800-seat Regina Theatre — which from 1910 had been home to the Regina Operatic Society, the Regina Orchestral Society and travelling vaudeville and stage plays^[8] — and the demolition of Old City Hall in 1965. Darke Hall was donated to Regina College by Francis Nicholson Darke and opened in 1929.^[9] Image File history File links Regina_College_at_16th_Avenue_(now_College_Avenue)_and_Broad_Street,_1913. ... Image File history File links Regina_College_at_16th_Avenue_(now_College_Avenue)_and_Broad_Street,_1913. ... Regina Normal School, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1914. ... The Methodist Church of Canada was a united church formed in 1880 and comprising most former Methodist denominations in Canada. ...

The front entrance of the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage.

The 1500-seat Capitol Theatre, however, doubled as a movie house and live stage venue from 1921; by the time of its demolition in 1992 it was the last of many downtown movie theatres which had once thrived — the Regina Theatre, the Rex, the Grand, the Unique, the Roseland, the Elite, the Princess, the Lux, the Gaiety, the Broadway, the Roxie, the 1000-seat Metropolitan and the Cap itself.^[10] The Regina Public Library, in similar style to the old Post Office, was replaced in 1962 by a large though undistinguished building which preserves remnants of its predecessor in its forecourt.^[11] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (884x581, 55 KB) http://wascanapark. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (884x581, 55 KB) http://wascanapark. ...

Germantown

The area known as Germantown (Broad Street east to Winnipeg Street and Victoria Ave. north to the CPR Yards) was made up of mostly continental European families. In the early-predominant Anglo-Celtic mainstream non-francophone continental Europeans whatever their origin were generally referred to as "German." Europeans became established around the former Market Square by 1892. German, Ukrainian and Romanian religious, secular and educational institutions and services were early established in the neighbourhood and European churches and cultural clubs remain concentrated there.^[12]

Churches

First Baptist Church on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Lorne Street, was opened in 1911 and its gold organ pipes first heard in 1912. The church was renowned for its large domed ceiling and chandelier. The 1912 Regina Cyclone severely damaged the church but it was soon restored.^[13] Regina Cyclone is popular name for a tornado that devastated the city Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada on June 30th 1912, around 5:00 pm. ...

Blessing of Holy Rosary Cathedral, 1913

Holy Rosary Cathedral (Regina), the Roman Catholic cathedral, a grand neo-romanesque structure, was completed in 1913; at the time, its 235-foot twin steeples were the tallest structures in Regina. Its Casavant Frères pipe organ, originally installed in 1930, remains the largest organ in Regina. ^[14] Knox-Metropolitan United Church is the current manifestation of a Presbyterian congregation that dates back to 1885. Knox Presbyterian and Metropolitan Methodist churches were destroyed by the 1912 Regina Cyclone; both were soon rebuilt but in 1951 the two congregations of the now-United Church of Canada merged and occupied the Metropolitan building with Knox being demolished; Knox-Met is the major venue for downtown choral concerts. The Darke Memorial Chimes are heard every Sunday morning and on other special occasions.^[15] Image File history File links Blessing_of_the_Holy_Rosary_Cathedral. ... Image File history File links Blessing_of_the_Holy_Rosary_Cathedral. ... Holy Rosary Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan. ... Casavant Frères is a prominent Canadian company that builds fine pipe organs. ... The United Church of Canada (French: lÉglise Unie du Canada) is Canadas second largest church (after the Roman Catholic Church), and its largest Protestant denomination. ...

St Paul's, Regina, circa 1895

St. Paul's Cathedral (Regina), the Anglican cathedral, is a modest parish church on the periphery of the central business district whose parish dates from 1883.^[16] First Presbyterian Church on Albert Street was built in 1926 by non-concurring dissidents from the various Presbyterian congregations in the city of Regina which had universally opted to enter the United Church of Canada in 1925. They built a fine, determinedly traditional church stucture which is much prized by musical and cultural groups in the city as an auditorium. The oldest remaining building in Regina is the RCMP chapel at depot, dating from the earliest establishment of the RNWMP as a guardhouse in 1885. It subsequently served as a mess hall and canteen and became a chapel in 1895. It was constructed in Ontario and moved by flat-car, steamer and ox team to Regina.^[17] A pro-cathedral from 1944 until 1973, St Pauls Anglican Cathedral, Regina is a modest parish church building on the outskirts of Reginas central business district. ... The United Church of Canada (French: lÉglise Unie du Canada) is Canadas second largest church (after the Roman Catholic Church), and its largest Protestant denomination. ... RCMP Academy, Depot Division (commonly known as Depot) has been providing police training to Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets since its establishment in 1885. ...

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