Sault Ste. Marie Memorial Tower

Sault Ste. Marie Memorial Tower. . , Welcome to the Sault Ste. Marie Memorial Tower Historic Site. It is not just a structure of concrete and glass, but a symbol of the sacrifices made by local men and women in the service of their country and to the world. , Memorial Tower as a Landmark , The imaginatively designed Memorial Tower, once enshrined with the names of the fallen, rises 20.1 metres (66 feet) from the ground level and features a glass lamp cupola at the top, whose red light depicts the "passing of the torch" from the fallen. , Lest We Forget , The exhibit inside the Memorial Tower is presented by the local Branch 25 of the Royal Canadian Legion. It is a tribute to the men and women who served Canada on land, on sea and in the air. The exhibit features paintings created by artists that depict the War of 18 12-14, the Boer War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Afghanistan War. A panel in the exhibit offers a glance at the timeline of the different regiments of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Sault Ste. Marie region. , Sault Memorial Gardens , Designed by Toronto architect Stinson Kennedy Sinclair, the arena was completed in 1949 at an estimated cost of $765,000. A late example of Moderne Style of Architecture, it reflected the Machine Age in its use of concrete, glass blocks and stainless steel in a functional streamlined form. The Gardens was demolished in 2006 to make way for a more modern structure but the Memorial Tower, now designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, was preserved in recognition of the sacrifices of the fallen and its reminder that The Gardens was, for over fifty years, the community's main entertainment venue and its hockey home. , [image caption] Painting of Memorial Gardens entitled “A Night at the Gardens” by Anne Schearsby.