This way
09 Monday Apr 2012
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Skeletal structure
06 Friday Apr 2012
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A really tight, extremely cropped view of the Peace Bridge in Calgary, taken just a few days before it opened.
Speedy train
27 Tuesday Mar 2012
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It’s finally here
25 Sunday Mar 2012
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It was a long three-and-a-half year wait between conception and unveiling, but Calgarians finally got to get up close and personal with the controversial Peace Bridge on Saturday.
Designed by Santiago Calatrava and built at a cost of some $25 million, it was more than a year behind schedule.
I was not able to attend the opening but stopped by later that evening to see what the hubbub was about. Apart from myself, there were still people coming down just for a look.
A few guys I spoke with mentioned that, like myself, they were not pleased with how Calgary got the bridge. (Single-source contract done without the full knowledge of city council, to be brief about it.) Still, that did not stop them from admiring what a piece of work the thing is.
Waiting to cross
22 Thursday Mar 2012
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Calatrava pedestrian bridge, Calgary, on March 21, 2012, just days shy of its grand opening.
Only one more week …
17 Saturday Mar 2012
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… until this Santiago Calatrava creation is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
I might not have liked how this bridge came to be and how much the public purse coughed up for it — and I’m unsure if I will ever understand accept how that all happened.
That said, the bridge is there, so we might as well enjoy it for what it is.
This picture was taken last month, not long after the temporary supporting bridge was removed and workers began putting together the finishing touches on the structure.
Solemn winter sky
16 Friday Mar 2012
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From back in January February. Happily, there won’t be too many more of these until next year.
Evolving skyline
09 Friday Mar 2012
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Life in the big city
09 Friday Mar 2012
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Calgary at night
05 Monday Mar 2012
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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.
Ricky Leong 