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Literary life

24 Tuesday Sep 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, architecture, art, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Literary life

The view from outside the east side of the Calgary Central Library.

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Curvature

21 Saturday Sep 2019

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Curvature, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Looking up while standing on the east steps leading to the main entrance of the Calgary Central Library.

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Return to the upside-down church

20 Friday Sep 2019

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Return to the upside-down church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I haven’t seen this piece of public art since it was installed in Calgary’s Ramsay neighbourhood years ago. It now lives in East Village.

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Point, counterpoint

18 Wednesday Sep 2019

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Point, counterpoint, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing messages scrawled on the housing a utility box in downtown Calgary.

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I’m not so sure about this one …

13 Friday Sep 2019

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I'm not so sure about this one, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I’m not sure in what context this sticker was created and affixed … but as a person who works in media and deals with sharing information day in and day out, I can’t say I fully agree with the message.

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Lego city hall

12 Thursday Sep 2019

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Lego city hall

This is a somewhat meta: A Lego model of Calgary’s Historic City Hall on display inside the atrium of the Municipal Building. In real life, the two buildings are attached and make up the Municipal Complex.

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Fish shack

11 Wednesday Sep 2019

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Fish shack, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

An eye-catching splash of yellow outside a restaurant in Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood.

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Vélo

10 Tuesday Sep 2019

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Vélo au Café Vendôme, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A bicycle is parked outside the Vendôme Café in Calgary’s Sunnyside neighbourhood.

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Sundown at Poppy Plaza

08 Sunday Sep 2019

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Sundown at Poppy Plaza, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary served up another one of its gorgeous sunsets a few days ago. This one is seen from Poppy Plaza, at Memorial Drive and 10th Street N.W.

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Urban landscape

07 Saturday Sep 2019

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Urban landscape, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A neat assemblage of buildings (and one Plus 15 walkway) in downtown Calgary set against a pure blue sky, as seen a few days ago.

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