I love this place. I have to admit that despite making countless drives between Saskatchewan and Alberta during my film school years, and despite passing through Moose Jaw time and time again, the first time I actually stopped to walk around downtown was on a drive to Regina over the Canada Day weekend earlier this month. I had briefly seen downtown Moose Jaw when I used to take the Greyhound and they'd stop there, but I'd never wandered around like this before.Downtown Moose Jaw is almost like a period movie set. The entire area is a mash up of 1910s-1940s architecture, with a bustling and vibrant main street full of original shops tying it all together. I actually became fascinated by the alleyways because of their painted ads, old fire escapes, and crumbling facades. There is so much character in that small city, and they've done a decent job of banking on their brief historic connections to Al Capone and that era. I was genuinely surprised by what a unique place it was. It's certainly worth pulling off of the Trans-Canada for.
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| CP Train Station ca. 1928 |
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| Post Office ca. 1912 |
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| Moose Jaw Collegiate ca. 1929 |
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