The Little Chief Service Station (built in 1929) is a designated Municipal Heritage Property located in the Riversdale, neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was originally built as a gas service station for Texaco Oil Company of Canada. Cars and farm vehicles were often serviced at the station while owners shopped in the Riversdale area.[1] The restored building design makes use of white stucco walls, rounded roof tiles, decorative brick, heavy tiled cornices, roof parapets, iron windows and copper gutters.[2]
| Little Chief Service Station | |
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 Little Chief Service Station | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial |
| Location | 344 20th Street W |
| Town or city | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Country | Canada |
| Construction started | 1929 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Client | Texaco |
After renovations, the Saskatoon Police Service started using the building as a community policing station on April 29, 2003.[3][4] In 2011 closing the community policing station was identified as a cost-saving measure, with a focus on having police officers on patrols in the neighborhood.[5][6] The Riversdale Business Improvement District has been located there since May 2008.
References
edit- ^ "Little Chief Service Station". Canada's Historic Places; a Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Little Chief Service Station". City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original on 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Police Service Contact Information". Saskatoon Police Service. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Important Dates". City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Little Chief Police Station under review". CKOM 650. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Little Chief a failed 'experiment'". StarPhoenix. August 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-10.