Once again, my habit of staying up late in search of distinctive historical buildings in Calgary has produce, yet another noteworthy gem, the St. Mary’s Parish Hall / CNR Train Station. This search directed me to the trendy neighbourhood of… Read More ›
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The beavers may be gone, but the house still remains…
You have probably walked, biked, and possibly even parked beside this 137 year old wooden shack on numerous occasions, taking little notice of its dilapidated exterior, hidden under mature trees and various shrubs, withering away with each passing day. Designated… Read More ›
Slaughter houses, sawmills, and the Sundance Kid…..
9th Avenue SE, formally known as Atlantic Avenue and Whiskey Row, has been around since the early 1880’s; with the creation of this historic avenue came numerous industries, such as slaughter houses, sawmills, notorious hotels, saloons, and of course the… Read More ›
I love Calgary’s history, but…
Oh…I told myself I won’t do this; actually, I promised myself that I wouldn’t do this; yet, here I find myself doing the very thing I sore I wouldn’t do – complain, there I said it. I mean, I am… Read More ›
“Fra-gee-lay, that must be Italian”…
Ah yes, the “indescribably beautiful” leg lamp, the “statue” of art movement hilarity, but as tacky as it may seem this legendary leg lamp has made us laugh since its debut in “The Christmas Story” back in 1983. If you… Read More ›
Shoveling, shoveling, how much more…
Here I sit, staring out the window and looking outside at our most recent snowfall. It is Calgary, and well, we do see snow month after month after month. However, this year is slightly different. Our first snowfall was prior… Read More ›
Seriously – how do you pronounce that place?
Well, it sounds interesting – and well, it seems to be in the middle of nowhere! Where do we sign up! Over 2 decades ago my awesome college friend and I completed our first “official” Road Trip from southern Ontario… Read More ›