Ford Parts & Accessories Depot

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Ford Motor Company Parts and Accessories Depot
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The historic Ford Parts and Accessories Depot in Huff Bremner Estate, Edmonton (2021)
Ford Parts & Accessories Depot
General information
Location Huff Bremner Estate
Address14740 111 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB
T5M 2P5
Coordinates 53°33′34″N113°34′32″W / 53.55944°N 113.57556°W / 53.55944; -113.57556
Current tenants The Real Canadian Wholesale Club
Groundbreaking2 May 1956
Opened1957
Design and construction
Architect(s) Kelvin Crawford Stanley

The Ford Parts and Accessories Depot of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is a historic building in the neighborhood of Huff Bremner Estate. [1] [2] In 2006, the building was added to the Edmonton Inventory of Historic Sites on the basis of its "Early Modern architecture in the International Style". [3]

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History

Starting in 1952, the Huff Bremner Estate had started a transition from residential to industrial zoning. [4] The Ford Parts and Accessories Depot of Edmonton began construction in 1956 and was opened in 1957. [5] [6] [7] Canadian architect David Murray has written that the building "opened to much fanfare in 1957 [and] remains a refined example of the light industrial expression of the International Style." [3]

Shortly after its opening, the Edmonton Fords Parts and Accessories Depot was selected to host a national Ford conference. [8] [9] [10] Because of this conference, the Edmonton Journal reported that Edmonton was the first Canadian city to see the Ford models of 1957. [11]

Architecture

The building was designed by Canadian architect Kelvin Crawford Stanley, who also designed the downtown Paramount Theatre and the Edmonton City Hall of 1957 (which has since been demolished). In 1957, Edmonton's Ford Parts and Accessories Depot exemplified an industrial building employing the Early Modern variation of the International Style of modern architecture. [12] This was characterized most clearly by the building's low level appearance with a level rooftop and a large distribution center situated behind a smaller front office. The building also features continuous flat strip windows, red brickwork beneath the windows, and garden-like landscaping on the South side of the building.

Recognition

The opening of the Ford Parts and Accessories Depot was reported on in the Financial Post and the Windsor Star . [13] [14] In 2006, the building was added to the Edmonton Inventory of Historic Sites on the basis of its "Early Modern architecture in the International Style". [3]

Sale and current usage

In 1992, the Edmonton Journal begin speculating that Ford would relocate its parts depot to Calgary. [15] In 1993, Ford relocated the operation to a larger building in Edmonton, located 4.3 km (2.7 mi) west of the Huff Bremner Estate site to the Edmiston Industrial neighbourhood. [16] Since 1994, the Loblaw Companies uses the site for its brand The Real Canadian Wholesale Club. [17]

Landscaping

In 2010, architectural historian David Murray celebrated the building's "landscaped park-like setting along 111 Avenue." The south face of the building features shrubberies and lawn ornaments such as boulders that function as a rock garden. The professionally landscaped region of the property is bisected by a side road.

Ford Motor Company Parts Office Edmonton.jpg
The historic Ford Motor Company Parts and Distribution Office in Huff Bremner Estate, Edmonton (2021)

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References

  1. ↑ "Company President Directs Leading Firms". The Edmonton Journal . September 21, 1956. p. 50.
  2. ↑ "Open House at Edmonton Parts Depot [Advertisement]". The Edmonton Journal . September 21, 1956. p. 47.
  3. 1 2 3 Murray, David (2007). Edmonton Inventory of Historic Sites. City of Edmonton Archives.
  4. ↑ "Adoption of Replotting Scheme for Huff-Bremner Estate Industrial District" (PDF). Meeting Minutes of the Edmonton City Council. City of Edmonton: 8–9. July 10, 1953.
  5. ↑ "$600,000 Permit Issued For Depot". Edmonton Journal . May 2, 1956. p. 36.
  6. ↑ "Ford of Canada to Open $1,000,000 Parts Depot". Edmonton Journal . September 21, 1956. p. 45.
  7. ↑ "Commercial Structures Increase Building Total". Edmonton Journal . July 4, 1956. p. 21.
  8. ↑ "Western Dealers Gather for Company Conference". The Edmonton Journal . September 21, 1956. p. 52.
  9. ↑ "New City Ford Depot Unveils 1957 Models". The Edmonton Journal . September 22, 1956. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "Canadian Ford Premiere Begins Here Monday". The Edmonton Journal . September 21, 1956. p. 48.
  11. ↑ "Edmonton First to See Ford Cars for 1957". The Edmonton Journal . September 25, 1956. p. 13.
  12. ↑ Fedori, Marianne (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.
  13. ↑ "President Rhys M. Sale Hints at Changes at Windsor Ford of Canada Plants". The Windsor Star . March 31, 1956. p. 6.
  14. ↑ "Bigger Market This Year for Tractors". Financial Post . January 5, 1957. p. 2.
  15. ↑ Chalmers, Ron (July 9, 1992). "City's Parts Depot May Go To Calgary". Edmonton Journal . p. B11.
  16. ↑ Thorne, Duncan (April 15, 1993). "Ford Keeps Expanded Parts Depot In City". Edmonton Journal . p. D6.
  17. ↑ "Edmonton's Second Location Opens Tomorrow: Real Canadian Wholesale Club [Advertisement]". Edmonton Journal . June 28, 1994. p. C8.
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