January 16-Old Post Office

This picture is of the clock tower of the building referred to by many as the Old Post Office building in Regina. (It's also know as the Prince Edward Building because it was officially renamed that when he came to see the building in 2004.)

Opened in 1907, the Post Office added this bell tower five years later. It features the crest of the British Kingdom. The banner underneath the crest says "Dieu et mon proit" (God & my right). The Post Office remained in this building for 49 years.

In 1962, the City of Regina moved it's offices into the building while it built a new City Hall (See January 2 posting for a picture of it.) After this, the Globe Theatre moved into the upper stories of the building and have been their ever since. The main level features shops and restaurants.

For more information about the Old Post Office building, see the Prince Edward Building entry in Wikipedia.

P.S. Sorry for the delay in posting this; I attended a wedding last night and forgot to post yesterday's photo. So today the time stamp will show two entries - this one and the entry for today's photo.