Blue plaque № 59449

Banff, AB, Canada

BANFF SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. Banff's first permanent school was constructed on Banff Avenue in 1887, just one year after the town had been established. Built in 1939, the Banff School Auditorium (now the Parks Canada Information Centre) is the only one of Banff's early educational facilities still stand

ing. As Banff was in need of classroom space and a community hall, the federal government used funds granted by the Public Works Construction Act of the 1930's to build the 500-seat auditorium. The Tu

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