Pegasus Boulevard was dedicated by the Canada Lands Company on June 23, 2004, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).
During the Second World War, the winged horse Pegasus became the symbol of paratroopers throughout the Commonwealth. The emblem of the wartime 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion depicted Bellerophon, mythology’s first airborne warrior, riding Pegasus into battle. Pegasus Boulevard reflects the airborne tradition at Griesbach Barracks, where the Canadian Airborne Regiment was based from 1968 to 1977. Edmontonians developed a warm relationship with the Regiment, and in a 1975 parade and ceremony, the Airborne received the Freedom of the City. Pegasus Boulevard leads to the center of Griesbach, once the site of the “Mock Tower” which was used for training paratroopers until 1996.
