Churchill Square (Edmonton)

Churchill Square (Edmonton)

Coordinates: 53°32′38″N 113°29′23″W / 53.54389°N 113.48972°W / 53.54389; -113.48972

Churchill Square (officially "Sir Winston Churchill Square") is the main downtown square in Edmonton, Alberta, which plays host to a large majority of festivals and events including: the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival, Edmonton Fashion Week, The Works Art & Design Festival, Taste of Edmonton, Cariwest and in recent years the annual Pride Festival (which was previously held in Oliver Square, north-west of downtown).

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Famous quotes containing the words churchill and/or square:

    We shape our buildings: thereafter they shape us.
    —Winston Churchill (1874–1965)

    I walked by the Union Square Bar, I was gonna go in. And I saw myself, my reflection in the window. And I thought, “I wonder who that bum is.” And then I saw it was me. Now look at me, I’m a bum. Look at me. Look at you. You’re a bum.
    —J.P. (James Pinckney)