No worries! You’re not alone – we’ve heard from a couple people who thought it Rosebud too. Some defended it even after seeing the photos. Thanks for commenting!
My wife and I own the property just as you come down the hill past the cemetary site on the left hand side(with the travel trailer and motor home parked on it).
I can tell you what we do know and that the road changed probably about 10 years ago and it so that is probably why some of your shot may not have lined up.
We do get the Superman buffs that come through the valley to take a boo for themselves. Truly a neat little area of the province.
Thanks so much for your input. Beynon is such a wonderful place and you are lucky to own some land their. The setting is so un-prairie like, I just love it.
I am sure the town in question is called Rosebud…I used to live there, and I remember my father telling me about it. Perhaps i am wrong, but that is what I know.
I was watching Superman and was wondering what the cemetery location looked like today. I then stumbled on your website. What a treat. Great job. I also checked out your other Superman then and now’s and really enjoyed them all. Keep them coming. Thanks.
I’m currently watching Superman and thought to myself …..I wonder what that place looks like now. Searched it up and was taken here. Brilliant job. Now to check out the rest of your work.
I loved that movie and I had not idea it was shot so close to home. I thought it was filmed in the US although I guess the obviously Canadian elevators in back should have been a clue.
Not a lot of years separate these two photos but in that time the change has been dramatic. The trains are no more and the row of elevators has been reduced to one.
Down by the tracks in Arrowwood Alberta, 1997 and 2015. Interestingly the then photo is from us and this a rare case of Team BIGDoer shooting both. It was captured by Chris back when he was doing oilfield hotshot.
The last elevator standing is a former Alberta Wheat Pool facility and dates from the 1970s. That's it's fairly modern is perhaps the reason it survived into today and it's now used by a local farmer for grain storage.
Check the comments to know more 👇
Exploring history with Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie. Posted by Connie.
Spotted while documenting The Great Beater Challenge, 2021 edition! Here, it's a little diversion into the near ghost town of Orkney Saskatchewan to look at a disused Patterson Grain Elevator. The structure dates from the 1970s and was built with features foreshadowing those used in high throughput grain terminals of today. Fast load systems and the like.
Check out that vintage yield sign and we doubt it's really needed any more. There's no traffic on these streets.
BTW, we got to chase the Beater Challenge 2023 and we'll post about it soon.
Exploring history with Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie. Photo: 2021. Posted by Connie.
After we drop off a couple rolls for processing, we'll call home! A little corner pharmacy, in a nondescript Calgary strip mall, and it's sort of lost in time. Shot in 2016 and we find anachronisms like this fascinating!
Exploring history with Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie. Posted by Connie.
St Francis in the Woods out in BC's East Kootenay region dates back over a century. It's sort of hidden away down a little backroad and is far removed from the modern world. While no longer used in a spiritual capacity, it still hosts community functions from time to time. Otherwise, silence rules.
Know more about this subject in a link posted to the comments.
Exploring history with Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie. Photo: 2023. Posted by Connie.
The same stone house about a century apart and from almost the same angle. It came close to being a proper Then & Now, but interestingly, we didn't know of the old photo when we captured ours.
The house was only lived in for a few decades, starting about 1910 and abandoned on account of arid conditions.
A family of twelve (yes, two parents plus TEN kids) lived in this modest-sized dwelling. Those early pioneers were hardcore. A house in the middle of nowhere, farming conditions that at best were marginal, brutal winters, few neighbours, little of anything and a bus load of children to raise in a house the size of a garage. Give them credit!
Know more via a link in the comments.
Exploring history with Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie. Photo: 2015. Posted by Connie.
The Fort Motel in Fort MacLeod Alberta, seen in an old postcard circa 1960 and again on a quiet evening late in 2023. It's one of many old style motor-court motels in this historic town and as you can see it's little changed over time. Too bad about that sign, though. The Fort Motel first makes mention in phone directories in the early fifties.
To know about our subject scroll down to a link in the comments. Hey Lethbridge Historical Society, thought you'd like this!
Exploring history with Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie. Posted by Connie.
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My father was born in the railroad cars in Beynon, Alberta
That’s so cool!
I was always told this scene was shot in the Rosebud Cemetary, where my grandparents are buried, but I guess I was wrong.
No worries! You’re not alone – we’ve heard from a couple people who thought it Rosebud too. Some defended it even after seeing the photos. Thanks for commenting!
Thank you so much for these! Watched Superman the other day and so pleased to see the locations in their present day state. Keep up the good work!
Those Superman then and nows are some of my favourites. Might need to revisit them. We’re better photographers now.
Hey guys…hope you enjoyed Beynon..!!
My wife and I own the property just as you come down the hill past the cemetary site on the left hand side(with the travel trailer and motor home parked on it).
I can tell you what we do know and that the road changed probably about 10 years ago and it so that is probably why some of your shot may not have lined up.
We do get the Superman buffs that come through the valley to take a boo for themselves. Truly a neat little area of the province.
Cheers and safe travels wherever you two end up.
Murray Adams
Hi Murrray,
Thanks so much for your input. Beynon is such a wonderful place and you are lucky to own some land their. The setting is so un-prairie like, I just love it.
Have a good one!
I am sure the town in question is called Rosebud…I used to live there, and I remember my father telling me about it.
Perhaps i am wrong, but that is what I know.
Actually Beynon, not far from Rosebud.
Whoa, fantastic blog! You’ve made it look easy. I’ve been trying to find out for years where those scenes were shot. Thanks, now I know.
We love to share!
I was watching Superman and was wondering what the cemetery location looked like today. I then stumbled on your website. What a treat. Great job. I also checked out your other Superman then and now’s and really enjoyed them all. Keep them coming. Thanks.
Thanks for posting. We love doing what we do and love to share!
I’m currently watching Superman and thought to myself …..I wonder what that place looks like now. Searched it up and was taken here. Brilliant job. Now to check out the rest of your work.
Thanks for settling my curiosity.
Happy new year from Northern Ireland.
Glad you dropped by. And be sure and revisit often and comment when you can. Have a great 2017!
I have a poor picture of the Alberta Wheat Pool from about 1974 and I can send it to you if you like.
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I loved that movie and I had not idea it was shot so close to home. I thought it was filmed in the US although I guess the obviously Canadian elevators in back should have been a clue.
Lots of people are surprised to hear that so many older movies were filmed in the province.