Another visual update on what’s left of Penny Lane Mall in Calgary.
The whole neighbourhood smells like a mouldy basement right now.
Penny Lane destruction (continued)
02 Sunday Sep 2007
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Stampede Saturday
11 Wednesday Jul 2007
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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.
Penny Lane update
27 Wednesday Jun 2007
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Well, the demolition of Penny Lane Mall has started. What more can I say?
General hospital
31 Thursday May 2007
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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.
History’s not worth a Penny
18 Friday May 2007
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The historic block went up back in 1906. Businesses here shuttered at the end of March.
So what’s going up in its place? An office tower, of course.
Ricky Leong 