09 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Alberta, architecture, Calgary, Canada, fun, photography, photowalking, random, urban
08 Thursday Mar 2012
Posted in Alberta, art, Calgary, photowalking, random
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alberta, art, calgary, canada, CFL, Flames, football, hockey, NHL, photowalk, sports, Stampeders, street art, urban
This chicken is cheering for everyone, it seems.
Back in the fall, dressed up for former Stampeders QB Henry Burris …
… and today, playing the role of Flames net minder Miikka Kiprusoff.
The ultimate bandwagon jumper. In a good way.
07 Wednesday Mar 2012
Posted in Calgary, history, photography, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, calgary, canada, photography, photos, photowalk, preservation, random, street art, urban
This is street art put up on some boarded-up windows in Curtis Block, which stood on Macleod Tr. across from the Stampede grounds in Calgary. It’s something you will never see again: The building was demolished in July 2008.
05 Monday Mar 2012
Posted in Calgary, fun, photography, photowalking, urban
The observation deck of the Calgary Tower affords a lovely view of town in good weather, as much at night as during the day. Here, we’re looking north, up Centre St.
On the right is the Bow building, still under construction but now the tallest office tower in Canada outside of Toronto.
On the left is the West Tower of the Suncor Energy Centre (formerly the Petro-Canada Centre) which holds No. 2 status for skyscraper height in Calgary.
04 Sunday Mar 2012
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alberta, building, calgary, canada, demolition, history, photowalk, preservation, urban
With all the building activity around 10 St. N.W. in Kensington, you’d be forgiven if you didn’t notice something was actually being torn down. That’s just what happened through the month of February in Sunnyside, where the old City of Calgary garage was being taken apart.
As some of you might have noticed, I have a soft spot for older buildings, even if they aren’t (or weren’t) esthetically pleasing in any way. The Sunnyside garage was a utilitarian industrial-style building that fit the character of the neighbourhood around it. That said, I can certainly understand its owners wanting to re-purpose the prime real-estate it sat on for something more mid- to high-density residential, as seems to be going on nearby.
Still, I couldn’t help but feel a little sad, taking in that musty demolition smell as I snapped this photo and a few others.
And within a week, there was nothing left but a heap of rubble. One more historical Calgary building to live on only in our memories.
29 Wednesday Feb 2012
Posted in photography, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, calgary, calgary tower, canada, city vistas, photography, photowalk, random, urban
Sorry for the long gap between posts — but yes, I’m still here.
For the Family Day long weekend, I thought it would be great to go up the Calgary Tower to take in the view.
I’d never been there before and the weather was absolutely gorgeous on the Monday afternoon.
I wasn’t the only one admiring the awesome city vistas from up there:
Whoever you are, thank you for helping me make a cool photo.
10 Thursday Nov 2011
Posted in broadcasting
The CRTC announced Wednesday a whole pile of folks are applying to operate new radio stations in Calgary.
Of note, AM 770 CHQR wishes to rebroadcast its programming on an FM channel to improve reception for those who live in the city core. The station cites difficult reception in high-rises and along LRT tracks as reasons it needs to operate an FM station nested within its AM contours.
The situation would be essentially the same as what CBC Radio One is doing now — simultaneous occupying an FM and AM channel to serve Calgary.
This application, along with about a dozen others, are to be heard by the CRTC in Calgary in February 2012.
Please see this link for a full list of applicants and proposed radio services.
24 Monday Oct 2011
Posted in photography, photowalking, politics, urban
23 Sunday Oct 2011
Posted in photography, photowalking, random, urban
20 Thursday Oct 2011
Posted in Uncategorized
Ricky Leong 