The MacDonald Block

The MacDonald Block is one of few buildings that have held a vintage advertisement and withstood the test of time. One hundred and twenty-five years’ worth of local business have held a place in this building at 302 5 Street South.

ArticleAndrew ChernevychJuly 26, 2022Galt Museum & Archivessouthern Alberta, City, City of Lethbridge, City Planning, MacDonald Block, Lethbridge, Downtown, Downtown Lethbridge, Lethbridge historic buildings, building preservation, Lethbridge Buildings, Building, historic buildings in Lethbridge, historic buildingsComment

100 Years Back: Naming Southern Alberta

Have you ever driven through a town and wondered how it got its name? There’s more than a few peculiar stories behind the names of southern Alberta towns.

ArticleAndrew ChernevychMay 17, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesNaming, Place Names, Southern Alberta, southern Alberta history, southern Alberta, City Planning, CityComment

Places and Traces: The Southside

In the 1880s, Lethbridge went from coal mining camp to boomtown. The population shifted in 1885 from the river valley into a newly surveyed townsite on the prairies. The Southside boomed.