ECAMP Tour - Wallbridge & Imrie Garden Court Apartments

On October 19, join Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) for a free public walking tour of Spruce Avenue’s Garden Court apartments, designed in the 1950s by Edmonton architects Mary Imrie and Jean Wallbridge. These two trailblazing women started Edmonton’s first all-female architectural partnership – and were romantic partners too.

We’ll learn why they added brick fins onto the patios, big shared green spaces out back, and other little features in these two-story homes. This tour will be led by local architect Greg Whistance-Smith, contributor to a new book about Imrie and Wallbridge.

After the tour, join us for free coffee at Guuto Mothers Cafeteria and snacks and learn about a new exhibit on Imrie and Wallbridge at MacEwan University’s Mitchell Art Gallery.

12:30pm - 1:00pm - Meet Tour Group at Guuto Mothers Cafeteria
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Walking Tour of Garden Court Apartments
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Brief Remarks and Networking at Guuto Mothers Cafeteria

Launched in 2013, the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) is an initiative of the exploring the history of our city through story. We tell the stories of the People, Place, Things, and Moments that make Edmonton our City.

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This event is presented by the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) in partnership with MacEwan University’s Mitchell Art Gallery and Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity. ECAMP is an initiative of the Edmonton Heritage Council. 

The tour is also part of Edmonton Design Week 2024.

Host or Publisher Edmonton City as Museum Project