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New city hall with reflections of original in the windows
As described in the 1911 edition of Encyclopedia Brittanica
"CALGARY, the oldest city in the province of Alberta Po (1901) 4091; (1907) 21,112. It is situated on the Bow River, which flows with its crystal water from the pass in the Rocky Mountains, by which the Canadian Pacific railway crosses the Rocky Mountains ... The streets are wide and laid out on a rectangular system. The buildings are largely of stone, the building stone being used is Brown Laramie sandstone found in the valley of the Bow River in the neighbourhood of the city. Calgary is an important point on the Canadian Pacific railway, which has a general superintendent resident here. It is an important centre of of wholesale dealers, and also of industrial establishments. Calgary is near the site of Fort La Jonquiere founded by the french in 1752. Old Bow fort was a trading post for many years though now in ruins. The present city was created by the building of the Canadian Pacific railway about 1883."
The fort is now restored, the Railway has now located its Head office to Calgary and the population is approaching 1,000,000
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They saved part of the old 12th street bridge near the zoo when the new one was built , nice to see this stuff saved
For more pictures of Calgary and the skyline check out
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A few weeks ago (the night of the Canada-US gold medal hockey) my wife, several friends, and I were in Calgary overnighting to take in the game in advance of ski trip to Kicking Horse and Revelstoke.
We used the Priceline iPhone app to book a room at the Marriott downtown for a comically low price, and the hotel happened to be across the street from the iconic Calgary Tower.
The day we had in Calgary was sunny and cloudless - perfect conditions for a cheesy hipstamatic shot of the tower - enjoy!
The Calgary Peace Bridge is a bridge that accommodates people walking and cycling across the Bow River. The bridge was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and opened on March 24, 2012
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From a recent stroll along the Glenmore Reservoir. A golf course used to go right to the water's edge here, but the City reclaimed a small slice so that the public could enjoy this stretch of water as well.
LRT cars head in opposite directions past Calgary's new Central Library
More pics of the new library can be found here: skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/calgary-new-central-libra...
Sitting on a cold bit of wood for 3 hours watching the sun go down.The things we do in the name of photography.