I went back to the Stampede today to visit the animals, something I neglected to do on my last visit. Click here to see more pictures from Stampede.
Stampede Saturday, take two
14 Saturday Jul 2007
Posted in calgary stampede, fun
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Stampede Saturday
11 Wednesday Jul 2007
Posted in calgary stampede, fun, history, random
Spent last Saturday strolling on the grounds of the Calgay Stampede. I’m not a rides person but I did ride the Sky Ride cable-car to snap the above photo at sunset. Might go back this weekend to see some of the agricultural exhibits, which I missed last week. I also didn’t eat any of the weird food they serve there — hot beef sundae and deep-fried cheesecake, for example. Hmm. Click here to see more pictures from Stampede.
Railpix :: Website update
30 Saturday Jun 2007
Just added a few photos to my train and transit photography website.
http://mediajct.homeip.net/railpix/
Please come on over for a visit if you have a moment or two.
Penny Lane update
27 Wednesday Jun 2007
Posted in architecture, history, urban
Well, the demolition of Penny Lane Mall has started. What more can I say?
Message to the big banks
27 Wednesday Jun 2007
Posted in random
Buck? Don’t you mean …
Found this clever ad on the side of a bus shelter in downtown Calgary tonight. It’s from ING Direct.
Bonne Saint Jean Baptiste!
24 Sunday Jun 2007
Posted in random
Who knew there’d be a Saint-Jean-Baptiste party out here? This is Benjamin, who came with his parents to a Saint-Jean-Baptiste party at Marguerite Bourgeois school in southwest Calgary.
Moooving sight
24 Sunday Jun 2007
Posted in random
So Calgary’s sprawling in all four quadrants, yet you can still find cattle grazing right on city limits. I spotted this herd on 12 Mile Coulee Rd., just west of Citadel. They scampered away in a hurry right after I shot this photo. Who knew they could run so fast.
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Friday night lights
09 Saturday Jun 2007
That’s one of my best friends, Matt Peterson, waiting on the sidelines for his turn to play at the Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club on June 8.
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General hospital
31 Thursday May 2007
Posted in architecture, history, urban
A walk in Victoria Park last week brought me to the ruins of Calgary’s second General Hospital.
I couldn’t identify what it really was until I got home and did some research on the Internet. Too bad this structure was torn down in 1973 instead of being fully preserved.
The whole neighbourhood has slowly been drained of its residents in expectation of the expansion of Stampede Park. Much of the homes and businesses in the area have been bulldozed. That said, a few condo projects are going up in their place.
Still, it’s sad to see a good chuck of Calgary’s history simply missing.
See more photos here from the Calgary Public Library.
Way back in 2002
21 Monday May 2007
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I found this really old photo when I was transferring my CD photo backups onto DVD a few weekends ago. It was taken for a news photography class.
Tom Draper (foreground) and his children enjoy the toboggan run at Dufferin Terrasse in Québec City. John, 10, and Margaret, 8, were disappointed when their father said there would be no time for a second ride. The Drapers are from Boston. |
Ricky Leong 