Cowtown
Senior Member
Bridgeland in 1933
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Old photos of Calgary
- Thread starter Surrealplaces
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Bridgeland in 1933
A skyline shot from late 1976 or early 1977
Calgary Curling Club July 1977
Calgary Curling Club July 1977
Old skyline shot from late 70's / early 80's Parking lots galore!
Mountain Man
Senior Member
That's full Houston level urban design right there! It really is amazing how far this city has come!
BKha
Active Member
Big time!
DougB
Senior Member
Difference is that much of what Calgary demolished was SFH
Calgary earlier foray into all ways crossings (mid 50's) lasted only 2 years.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Cross there everyday walking to work, with 1st closed I do a version of this all ways crossing.
Patrick.1980
Active Member
I can’t believe his barren that looks!
Robo
New Member
All of Calgary looked like that at one time.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Arid grassland (Steppe) biome, of which we're still part. That's why when the discussion about how few trees we have comes up I'm like… que?
Mountain Man
Senior Member
It's almost amazing that people decided to build a city here!
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Haha I dunno about that. Las Vegas, Phoenix, Albuquerque, El Paso, Windhoek, N’djamina, Ulan Bator…. A ton of other way drier, inhospitable cities exist 
Most of them just don’t bother planting tree species with marginal survival potential. There are plenty of species that do great here and look awesome. Trembling Aspen, Birch are my two favourites, and the tall skinny aspens.
On the other hand, even though they’re native to Alberta, Poplar’s are hideous, they leaf out late and are often the first to lose their leaves. They’re also all mangled from over-pruning because of the Chinook cycle.
Most of them just don’t bother planting tree species with marginal survival potential. There are plenty of species that do great here and look awesome. Trembling Aspen, Birch are my two favourites, and the tall skinny aspens. On the other hand, even though they’re native to Alberta, Poplar’s are hideous, they leaf out late and are often the first to lose their leaves. They’re also all mangled from over-pruning because of the Chinook cycle.