Huff Bremner Estate

Huff Bremner Estate is a neighborhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Throughout the early twentieth century, Huff Bremner was advertised as a desirable residential neighborhood and it was home to a number of Edmonton families.[6][7][8] Beginning in 1952, however, Huff Bremner began to be rezoned as an industrial district.[9][10] The neighborhood is now sometimes referred to as Huff Bremner Estate Industrial.[11][12] As of 2022, Huff Bremner contains one municipally-designated heritage building, as well as several restaurants, office buildings, and industrial warehouses.

The historic Ford Parts and Accessories Depot in Huff Bremner
Huff Bremner Estate
Neighbourhood
Huff Bremner Estate Industrial
Huff Bremner Estate is located in Edmonton
Huff Bremner Estate
Huff Bremner Estate
Location of Huff Bremner Estate in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53.565°N 113.572°W / 53.565; -113.572
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]Anirniq
Sector[2]Northwest Industrial
Government
[3]
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorErin Rutherford
Area
[4]
 • Total1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
676 m (2,218 ft)
Population
 (2022)[5]
 • Total10[5]
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Change (2021–22)
Increase+100%

History

Huff Bremner Estate was named following the amalgamation of two historic Edmonton neighborhoods: Huff Estate and Bremner. Bremner originally referred to the area north of 115th avenue and Huff Estate referred to the area south of 115th avenue. Huff Estate was named after Warren Huff, the founder of W.P. Huff's Dairy, while Bremner was named after James Charles Chatterton Bremner, a landowner in the area.[13] Despite the fact that the majority of the neighborhood became industrial in the 1950s, in 1954 it was announced that a railyard area in the northwest corner of the neighborhood would become residential; however, this region has since been converted back to industrial.[14][15][16] In 1956, the Calgary Herald described Bremner Estate as one of "three major new [industrial areas]" emerging in Edmonton.[17]

Geography

Huff Bremner Estate is bordered by Dominion Industrial to the north, Woodcroft to the east, McQueen to the south, and High Park Industrial to the west. Huff Bremner Estate sits at an altitude of 676 meters above sea level. In 2021, yegTreeMap, a municipally-run digital service that tallies and plots Edmonton tree locations, reported that Huff Bremner contains 63 trees, including European aspen, ash, elm, and mayday species.[18]

Demographics

Huff Bremner has not had a significant resident population since it was rezoned as an industrial district in the 1950s. Despite this, commercial demographic data aggregator AreaVibes reported a population of 10 living in Huff Bremner in 2022,[5] which is a 100% increase from the population of 5 it reported in 2021.[19] With a land area of 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi),[4] these figures generate a population density of 8.4 people/km2. AreaVibes reports that 100% of this population is South American and age 65 or older.[5]

Coronation Corner

The corner of 142 street and 111 avenue is named Coronation Corner. In 1955, developer Eugene Pechet made a proposal to the City of Edmonton to open the Yale Hotel at the corner of 142 street and 111 avenue, which resulted in numerous protests from residents of adjacent neighborhoods. Residents were concerned that the hotel bar would lead to public intoxication in the nearby Coronation Park and pose a risk to students at Ross Sheppard High School.[20] In 1956, Pechet's proposal was ultimately rejected.[21] Later in 1956, a proposal to rezone the same corner for business instead of industrial was approved by City Council, but this was for the development of a service station. As of 2022, Coronation Corner includes a Second Cup coffeeshop, a liquor store, and a Vietnamese restaurant named Quan's Cafe.[22]

Nexus Business Park

Nexus Business Park is located in the northeast corner of Huff Bremner. The business park serves as the neighborhood's main shopping area, containing several supermarkets and restaurants.[23][24] A number of offices and organizations are also located in Nexus Business Park including the Centre for Family Literacy, the Alberta Genealogical Society, and the Edmonton Police Service Information Checks office.[25]

Architecture

Huff Bremner Estate is home to the historic Ford Parts and Accessories Depot, a building that is a municipally-designated heritage site on the basis of its architecture. In 1956, Canadian architect Kelvin Crawford Stanley designed the building, which is located at the northeast corner of 111 avenue and 149 street. In addition to the Ford Parts and Accessories Depot, Stanley designed a number of significant buildings in the City of Edmonton including the 1957 Edmonton City Hall and the Paramount Theatre.[26][27][28]

The historic Ford Parts and Accessories Depot has been noted for "its Early Modern adaptation of the International Style as applied to an industrial building, typified by the use of low horizontal appearance, flat roofs, office in front of a taller warehouse configuration, horizontal strip windows from clear anodized aluminum with continuous painted steel sunshades, white Italian travertine stone features such as perimeter façade trims and entrance feature walls, recessed entry with broad overhang, red brick construction with multi-hued brick under the windows and landscaped park-like setting along 111 avenue."[29]

Establishments and points of interest

See also

References
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  2. "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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  6. "Two City Couples, All-Ex Service, Receive Free Lots From U.S. Donor". The Edmonton Journal. August 17, 1945. p. 1.
  7. "Six More Applications Received for Two Lots". The Edmonton Journal. July 31, 1945. p. 9.
  8. "37 Submit Applications in Free City Lots". The Edmonton Journal. August 6, 1945. p. 9.
  9. "6 Replot Schemes Given Approval". Edmonton Journal. July 11, 1953. p. 3.
  10. "Adoption of Replotting Scheme for Huff-Bremner Estate Industrial District" (PDF). Meeting Minutes of the Edmonton City Council: 8–9. July 10, 1953.
  11. Braithwaite, Mike (January 31, 1977). "Council to Hear 2 Bylaw Changes". The Edmonton Journal. p. 14.
  12. Braithwaite, Mike (February 14, 1977). "Firm Loses Exemption Bid". The Edmonton Journal. p. 20.
  13. Aubrey, Merrily K. (2004). "Huff Bremner Estate Industrial". Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0888644237.
  14. "Harvest of Good Work". The Edmonton Journal. January 15, 1954. p. 4.
  15. "Council Business Briefs". The Edmonton Journal. January 12, 1954. p. 2.
  16. "Find New Uses For Tram Rails". The Edmonton Journal. September 24, 1958. p. 30.
  17. Nightscales, Jack (November 8, 1956). "Edmonton Holds Lead in Industrial Growth". The Calgary Herald. p. 3.
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  19. "Huff Bremner Estate Industrial, Alberta Population & Demographics". AreaVibes. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  20. "West End Residents Protest Proposed Hotel Location". The Edmonton Journal. September 10, 1955. p. 9.
  21. "City Council Upheld in Rejecting Hotel". The Edmonton Journal. February 20, 1956. p. 13.
  22. Henton, Darcy (October 11, 2008). "Dining Out: Bright and Bustling". The Edmonton Journal. p. F7.
  23. Faulder, Liane (April 29, 2017). "Amid The Chaos, Place Of Sanctuary Emerged—For People And Their Pets". Edmonton Journal. p. D9.
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  25. Griwkowsky, Catherine (July 20, 2017). "Police Chief Praises Meeting On Carding Despite Protests". Edmonton Journal. p. A5.
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  27. Murray, David (2001). "An Overview of the Modern Movement, 1936-1960". The Practice of Post-War Architecture in Edmonton, Alberta. Edmonton: Alberta Historical Resources Foundation. pp. 92–93. OCLC 607186091.
  28. Boddy, Trevor (2007). "Forward". Capital Modern: A Guide To Edmonton Architecture & Urban Design 1940-1969. Edmonton: Art Gallery of Alberta. pp. 32–33. ISBN 9780889501454.
  29. Fedori, Marianne; Tingley, Ken; Murray, David (2001). "Biographies of Selected Architects: Kelvin Crawford Stanley". The Practice of Post-War Architecture in Edmonton, Alberta. Edmonton: The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation. p. 64. OCLC 607186091.
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