Jasper, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
Jasper's Bygone Days
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Jasper au temps jadis
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2022
1. Jasper's Bygone Days / Jasper au temps jadis Marker
• Corner of Miette Avenue and Connaught Drive, Jasper, 1940s. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• The Raven Totem, erected 1920. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• Jasper Public School, known as the “box school”. 1917. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• Athabasca Hotel, Patricia Street, Jasper, circa 1922. [Provincial Archives of Alberta Photograph Collection A 5010]
• The Seton Hospital, named after Saint Elizabeth Seton, foundress of the American Sisters of Charity. Owned and managed by the Sisters of Charity (Halifax) until 1971. Photo taken, 1931. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• Astoria Motel, circa 1928. [Provincial Archives of Alberta Photograph Collection A 3013]
• Park Administration Building (present information building). Jasper, 1914. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• Fitzhugh Station (Jasper), circa 1912. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• The Jasper Fire Brigade, taken in front of “Spero's Dance Hall and Coffee Bar” (600 block Patricia Street). 1947. Left to right: Drug store, grocery store and butcher shop. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
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• Le totem du rand corbeau, érigé en 1920. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• École publique de Jasper, surnommée « la boîte ». 1917. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• Hôtel Athabasca, rue Patricia, Jasper. Vers 1922. [Provincial Archives of Alberta Photograph Collection A 5010]
• L'hôpital Seton, nommé en l'honneur de sainte Elizabeth Seton, fondatrice des Sœurs de la Charité américaines. Les Sœurs de la Charité (Halifax) en sont propriétaires et le dirigent depuis 1971. Photographie prise en 1931. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• Motel Astoria. Vers 1928. [Provincial Archives of Alberta Photograph Collection A 3013]
• Bâtiment administratif du parc (l'actuel centre de renseignements). Jasper, 1914. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• Gare de Fitzhugh (Jasper). Vers 1912. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
• La brigade des pompiers de Jasper. Photo prise devant « Spero's Dance Hall and Coffee Bar » (block 600, rue Patricia), 1947. De gauche à droite: Pharmacie, épicerie et boucherie. [Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society]
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2022
2. Jasper's Bygone Days / Jasper au temps jadis Marker
The marker is mounted on the southeast corner of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives building, facing Bonhomme Street.
Location. 52° 52.741′ N, 118° 5.18′ W. Marker is in Jasper, Alberta. It is on Bonhomme Street just north of Elm Avenue, on the left when traveling north. The marker is on the southeast corner of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives building, facing Bonhomme Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Bonhomme Street, Jasper AB T0E 0A8, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Canadian Rockies. It is also in the Prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Recorded North West Mounted Police Patrol in this Valley (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); In Memory of the Canoe River Disaster (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Korean War (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); In Honoured Memory of Those Who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jasper School District No. 3063/District scolaire 3063 de Jasper (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jasper Information Centre/Le centre d'information de Jasper (approx. half a kilometer away); The First Homesteaders / Les premiers homesteaders / Nistum Oota Ka Ki Weekichik (approx. half a kilometer away); Memories of Home / Souvenirs d'un lieu de résidence / Weekiwawoo isitapatamook (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jasper.
Also see . . . Seton Hospital Timeline (JasperMuseum.org).
Excerpt:(Submitted on October 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
1916 — An isolation hospital was built near Old Fort Point for the flu pandemic and also used in 1921 during a scarlet fever epidemic
1930 — After CNR President, Henry Thornton, recognizes the need for a hospital for visitors and railway workers and their families, St. Martha’s Hospital opens on January 27th.
1933 — The Sisters of Charity take over running the hospital
1952 — An extension is added to the hospital
1964 — An operating wing is added to the hospital
1971 — Jasper General Hospital District No. 87 takes over from the Sisters of Charity
1972 — Sod turning ceremony for the new Seton Hospital
1973 — Construction commences on the new hospital.
1974 — Patients were moved from the old to the new Seton Hospital in May and the opening ceremonies for the new Seton Hospital take place in June.
1980 — Seton Hospital celebrates its 50th anniversary
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
