This early view of Main Street shows several wooden buildings with one under construction on the left side. A wagon is visible in the foreground.

The Postmistress and her assistant stand on the board walk in front of Leduc's post office. The man in the buggy is Mr Howard.

The brick building on the right was once the Sutherland Block, before being converted into the Leduc Hotel. This hotel has been called the site of Leduc's worst disaster when an explosion in 1950 killed 10 people and hospitalized several others. The authorities believed the explosion was caused by a gas leak in the basement. Luckily, the explosion occurred only minutes before the hotel beverage room opened so there were only a few people at the establishment when disaster struck.

A few boaters take advantage of the still day and go for a paddle on Telford Lake.

This photo shows a train leaving the Leduc train depot passing by the grain elevators. Several people wait on either side of the tracks waiting for the train to pass.

A.M. Anderson built this building in 1906 to house his hardware store. The sandstone facade is built in a Romanesque style with a large glass storefront. The building continued as different hardware stores over the years. Since its construction, many of the stunning architectural aspects of the building have been removed or changed. The stone crown and cornice were removed, the glass storefront was replaced and the stone façade has been covered with painted metal panels.

This building was built in 1903, and was originally used as an immigration hall. Later the building was converted into a restaurant, bakery and rooming house.

The Leduc town hall, which also housed the fire station. It was originally located on Main Street, but the building moved to Railway Ave in 1910, just north of Bank of Montreal.

Men and women stand outside the Leland Hotel.

This photo shows the Robert Dittrich shoe store on what is now 48th street.

A postcard view of Main Street in 1920. Wagons and cars share the road in this photo.

A passenger train at the new station, after the old one burned down.

This unique photo was snapped at just the perfect moment to capture three major forms of transportation in motion at the same time. Two planes fly over train tracks as a train chugs past the grain elevators, while a car waits at the tracks for its chance to cross.

A view of the storefront display at the Safeway Grocery store.

Workers perform construction on Main Street.

Men and women march in a Legion parade on Main Street celebrating the opening of the new Legion building. In this photo they are passing the Waldorf Hotel.

This photo captures the new building for the Waldorf Hotel. It was rebuilt after a fire completely gutted the previous building.

This photo looks west down 50th Avenue towards a dark cloud of smoke rising from an oil field. When drillers struck oil at Leduc No. 1 in 1947, it changed the face of the sleepy farming community forever and the population began to boom.