The Rock
YELLOWKNIFE HERITAGE 1994
THE ROCK
Yellowknifers are
very inventive
when it comes to
building houses that
suit the rock
landscape. Flat real
estate was not
readily available in
Yellowknife's Old
Town. Shacks, outhouses, tentes, cafes
and hotels were all jammed together
in the early days, in every available
nook and cranny surrounding this area
know as "The Rock".
The Rock's summit,
which held Old
Town's water tanks,
is now the site of the
Pilot's Monument.
It was dedicated in
1967 to the bush
pilots and air
engineers of Canada,
who provided a crucial link between
Yellowknife and the rest of the
country. "The Rock" is an ideal
location to view both the old and
new sections of Yellowknife.
Submitted by Darren Platt