Built in 1946, the Broadway Theatre has been entertaining audiences with its mixture of films and live performances for almost 60 years now. It is the oldest operating theatre in Saskatoon which has seen a lot of changes over the years.
A municipally designated heritage building, the Broadway theatre today shows mainly ‘art house’ flicks [...]

It was not my intention to include national chain stores or restaurants in our list of ‘what makes Saskatoon great’ but the Dairy Queen on 8th St. is so unique that it deserves special notice. Maybe I don’t travel enough, but I’ve yet to run into another Dairy Queen still in existence that is [...]

In a city which is so relatively young and has a subsequent lack of historic architecture, Saskatoon’s public schools from its earliest years stand out.
Built in the “collegiate gothic” style so popular at the time, the schools were a true testament to the city’s belief in itself and the committment among its citizens to education. [...]

Conceived of as a make-work project for men on social assistance during the depression, Saskatoon’s weir was built in 1939 to maintain water levels for utilities in the city as well as to allow pontoon-style planes to land. It’s not certain whether or not any such planes did ever land but the suggestion was [...]