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From the River to the City

22 Monday Feb 2021

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, history, photowalk, photowalking, urban

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From the River to the City

An interesting piece of public art at 8th Street S.W. under 9th Avenue and the Canadian Pacific Railway main line. The curved LED display reproduces streams of newspaper stories and advertisements from long ago.

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Day for remembrance

11 Wednesday Nov 2020

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Some of the poppies growing in the median of Memorial Drive in northwest Calgary, when they were in full bloom back in the summer.

COVID-19 has made it more difficult for Canadians to attend public ceremonies taking place for Remembrance Day. Despite obstacles caused by the current health crisis, there’s nothing stopping us from taking time today — and really, any day — to reflect on how the sacrifices made by veterans throughout our history have shaped our country. Lest we forget.

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Fire hall

21 Monday Sep 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, history, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, Travel, urban

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Service des incendies

A heritage (and still functioning) fire station in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, Quebec, as spotted back in February.

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Alberta Government Telephones

20 Sunday Sep 2020

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Alberta Government Telephones

One of the many heritage buildings lining 9th Avenue S.E. in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.

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United Theatre

01 Tuesday Sep 2020

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United Theatre, 1922

Some work along the plaza on Rue Saint-Hubert in Montreal earlier this year reveals the façade of the old Plaza Theatre.

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Spanning the eras

30 Saturday Nov 2019

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

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Spanning the eras, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary’s former Fire Station No. 1, foreground left, and the North-West Travellers Building, foreground right, are dwarfed by their much bigger neighbours The Bow and Telus Sky, as seen a few weeks ago.

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Spanning the decades

05 Thursday Sep 2019

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Spanning the decades, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

There are a few places in Calgary where it’s possible to a wide diversity of architectural styles from different eras. This is a view from 9th Avenue west of 1st Street S.W. looking north.

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Licensed lounge

28 Wednesday Aug 2019

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Licensed lounge, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A recent view of the old St. Louis Hotel, as seen from the entrance of the Calgary Central Library.

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Standing out

11 Sunday Aug 2019

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Standing out

Telus Sky, seen from 9th Avenue South in downtown Calgary, is framed by surrounding structures. Behind it, you can see a small sliver of the Bow building.

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Baths and abbey

17 Friday May 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in England, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Bath, England, U.K., Baths and Abbey

From my visit pretty much a year ago at this time: A view from inside the Roman Baths in Bath, England, and the grand Bath Abbey behind it.

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