Comments on: Random Olds Alberta https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/ Offbeat Adventures - Lost & Forgotten Places - A Slice of History - Connections & Comparisons - The Beer Parlour Project🍺 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:44:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35917 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:31:43 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35917 In reply to Connie Biggart.

Thanks!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35916 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:31:35 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35916 In reply to Mark Haskell.

You have to wonder why it’s been empty for so long.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35915 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:30:55 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35915 In reply to Shannon Jasperson Allard.

Our pleasure!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35914 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:30:45 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35914 In reply to Virginia Goodman.

Thank you. We love finding magic in small towns.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35913 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:29:32 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35913 In reply to Ron Bore.

Glad this post helped stir up some memories.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35912 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:28:52 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35912 In reply to Michelle Pragnell Mahoney.

How cool!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35911 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:28:26 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35911 In reply to Michael Williams.

Meaning cheap drinks…

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35910 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:27:09 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35910 In reply to Cindy Stuckless.

Character for sure and we’re so glad you like what we do.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35909 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:26:32 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35909 In reply to Vance Doering.

These types of places rarely do.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35908 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:26:19 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35908 In reply to Martha Maudsley.

Thanks, and we’ll keep posting as long as there’s a breath in us.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35907 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:25:52 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35907 In reply to Randy Moench.

Wow! Thanks for adding to the story!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35906 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:25:31 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35906 In reply to Penny Salant.

They’d have a lot to say.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35905 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:25:01 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35905 In reply to Jeffrey Neels.

Yes!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35904 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:24:55 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35904 In reply to Cody Kap.

It’s pretty uncommon, so what a special treat it was to find it.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35903 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:24:18 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35903 In reply to Ken Galts.

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Connie Biggart https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35890 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 02:06:32 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35890 Timeless!

]]> By: Mark Haskell https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35892 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 02:01:39 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35892 Sign of the poor political times ? Looks like it could easily be used for a small business!
(Former car dealer building)

]]> By: Shannon Jasperson Allard https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35902 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:11:18 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35902 Absolutely beautiful. I can feel the memories. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Virginia Goodman https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35901 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:10:46 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35901 That is beautiful.

]]> By: Ron Bore https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35894 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:55:30 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35894 I remember those buildings from my time at the college early 70s

]]> By: Michelle Pragnell Mahoney https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35895 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:45:50 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35895 Cool, I grew up in Olds !!!

]]> By: Michael Williams https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35888 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:27:59 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35888 Used to go there (Old Hotel) on Thursday nights back in the 80’s. Thursdays were college nights.

]]> By: Cindy Stuckless https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35896 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:11:22 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35896 I think these old car buildings have so much more character then the new ones love your photos

]]> By: Vance Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35889 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:07:30 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35889 (The hotel) It hasn’t changed much since high school.

]]> By: Martha Maudsley https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35897 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:03:55 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35897 Love your posts!

]]> By: Randy Moench https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35893 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:59:03 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35893 Melvin Cipperley was a World War two veteran before he built his Garage in Olds ab and after the war Built the Garage

]]> By: Penny Salant https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35900 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:23:27 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35900 If the walls could talk……

]]> By: Jeffrey Neels https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35898 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:28:34 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35898 So cool !

]]> By: Cody Kap https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35891 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 21:01:04 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35891 Not much 1940s commercial architecture left. Cool find.

]]> By: Ken Galts https://www.bigdoer.com/47760/other-fun/random-olds-alberta/#comment-35899 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:57:56 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47760#comment-35899 Nice photos. Love these old buildings

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