City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA-B-780
   

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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