Five Corners

Description of the Historic Place

Five Corners is an intersection at Broadway Avenue and 12th Street East. Located in the neighbourhood of Nutana, Five Corners has been an important intersection throughout the history of Saskatoon.

Heritage Value

Five Corners was laid out in 1883 as the intersection of 12th Street East, Broadway Avenue, and North Broadway Avenue (University Drive). North Broadway Avenue was surveyed roughly parallel to the river following the Batoche Trail. The Traffic Bridge was built in 1907 and Five Corners was connected to it by improvements to the Long Hill on Saskatchewan Crescent. This connection created a five-point intersection, and it became an access point to downtown with the completion of the Broadway Bridge in 1932.

Five Corners was marked for many years by a service station up until the 1970s when it was demolished and replaced with an apartment block. Entry from the western part of 12th Street was later blocked off, and access from University Drive was restricted in 2000, thus reducing the number of corners to three. The Five Corners name remains, however, and an interpretive sculpture was erected in 2009 on the site.

Source: City of Saskatoon Built Heritage Database; Saskatoon’s History in Street Names

Character Defining Elements

Key elements which contribute to the heritage value of this historic resource include:

• Those features that relate to its historic value such as its location and interpretive sculpture.