Nelson Mandela School (then called Park Public, built in 1915), is the one landmark which appears in every photo. (Click each image to view larger version)
1942: empty land west of Sackville (compare to 1949 photo)
1949: development appears west of Sackville, which was demolished by 1954. Shuter St (then called Sydenham) is a 2 lane road, ending at Sumach.
1954: Shuter St now extends east to River, and widened to 4 lanes. 90 Sumach (CBC warehouse), and some of the Regent Park high rises (eg. Blevins Place) have been built.
1967: Regent Park Phase 2 townhouses built along Shuter St. Sumach Park has appeared. Through streets within Regent Park have now disappeared: Sackville N of Shuter and St. David’s St (northern boundary of the school). Regent Park skating rink not yet constructed.
Larger version (click to view): Richmond, Adelaide ramps to the DVP, and Eastern Ave extension built. Sumach St veers west to connect to Cherry St.
1993: Wascana now extends eastward to River St.
Demolition of Regent Park (townhouses and high rises) didn’t start until 2011.
1942: empty land west of Sackville (compare to 1949 photo)
1949: development appears west of Sackville, which was demolished by 1954. Shuter St (then called Sydenham) is a 2 lane road, ending at Sumach.
1954: Shuter St now extends east to River, and widened to 4 lanes. 90 Sumach (CBC warehouse), and some of the Regent Park high rises (eg. Blevins Place) have been built.
1967: Regent Park Phase 2 townhouses built along Shuter St. Sumach Park has appeared. Through streets within Regent Park have now disappeared: Sackville N of Shuter and St. David’s St (northern boundary of the school). Regent Park skating rink not yet constructed.
Larger version (click to view): Richmond, Adelaide ramps to the DVP, and Eastern Ave extension built. Sumach St veers west to connect to Cherry St.
1993: Wascana now extends eastward to River St.
Demolition of Regent Park (townhouses and high rises) didn’t start until 2011.
Update (Nov 2021)
The city’s mapping application also has satellite images for 2005-2020, which are higher resolution than Google Maps.
The city’s mapping application also has satellite images for 2005-2020, which are higher resolution than Google Maps.