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The lesbian designer of one of Edmonton's most prestigious neighbourhoods -- and her threatened architecture. #yegplan #yeghistory #yegpride 
Jean Wallbridge was born in Edmonton in 1912 to an affluent lawyer and his wife. Jean was educated at private schools, in Europe & @VictoriaArts. It's safe to assume that she was one of the few young Edmontonians presented at the royal court in London during the Depression.
Jean studied architecture @UAlberta and likely thanks to her professor, Cecil Burgess, became passionate about urban planning. During WWII, when there were precious few planners employed by municipal governments in Canada, Jean got a job with @cityofsaintjohn planning commission.
Linda Lindsay and Robert Angelstad are enjoying the sun today. Linda says she comes out to support her family, her son Robert and all youth. “I just feel that supporting our youth in every way is really really important.” #yegpride #pridemonth
Robert has been attending Pride events since 2009. In absence of an official parade, he says “They’ve taken away our parade but they have taken away our Pride.” He says because he’s part of this community, he wants to show he has faith in its growth.
He says the lack of corporate sponsors is kind of a good thing, because the companies that are here are genuine- “It shows their faithfulness to the community a bit more - who’s here for Pride and who’s just here for money.” #yegpride
Ariel Lavallee says she hasn’t come to Pride for years because she never felt the need to, but in absence of the official Pride parade, it’s important to show support for the younger generation - “having that not exist for the younger generations that might need that, that sucks”
“as someone who grew up with a lot of support, I never needed to see that ... but I know there’s so many people who need to see that, who don’t have that positive environment”
“To be able to see that it’s celebrated, that can be a huge awakening for some people” #yegpride #PrideMonth
