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City of Regina Archives
Photograph Collection, CORA-B-780 |
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Title: Legislative Building through the arches of a
bridge
Date: 1911
Retrieval Number: CORA-B-780
Extent: 3 B&W Prints; 20.5 cm x 25 cm
Scope and Content Note: The Legislative Building as seen
through the arches of the old Broad Street Bridge in winter.
Access Restrictions: None
Photographer: Unknown
Parent fonds/collection: CORA Photograph Collection
Historical Note: When it came time to select a location
for new buildings to house the growing provincial government and its workers,
many different factions presented many different plans. In the end, seven
possible locations were in contention, among them Wascana Park, Victoria
Square, and a parcel of land south of the reservoir, then under development
by McCallum Hill and Company. The McCallum Hill land was chosen as the
site for the new Legislative Building amid a storm of controversy. Critics
said the new site was too far from the existing business district of the
city. In the end, the location proved to be perfect – the city already
owned a parcel of land near the reservoir that was eventually developed
into what is now Wascana Park. Spacious grounds surround the Legislative
Building, ensuring that the building stands out like a jewel in the crown
of Wascana Park. The opening of the Legislative Buildings took place,
with much fanfare, on October 12, 1912. The Duke of Connaught, at the
time Canada’s new Governor General, dedicated the building.
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