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Grand Theatre

17 Friday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A retro-looking sign for a historic building housing Theatre Junction in downtown Calgary. According to this article, the building has had a variety of functions over the years, operating over the years as a traditional theatre, a movie house and, at one point, an indoor golf driving range.

Scene setters

16 Thursday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Wandering through the Calgary’s Plus 15 walkway system in Arts Commons, visitors get a glimpse down into a workshop used to build sets for various performances.

Under a smoky haze

15 Wednesday Aug 2018

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The sun, punctuating the sky this evening above the entrance to a parking structure at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, fights through smoke from wildfires in neighbouring British Columbia.

Parkade

15 Wednesday Aug 2018

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Parkade

The west access to Calgary’s Centennial Parkade is one of the more majestic entrances I’ve seen for a parking garage.

Enjoy with your eyes, not with your feet

14 Tuesday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Spotted in a newly reopened portion of the Devonian Gardens, an enclosed public park atop some shopping centres in downtown Calgary.

Landlocked mermaid

13 Monday Aug 2018

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A re-imagining of The Little Mermaid statue in downtown Calgary — a gift from the city’s Danish community back in the 1970s. The sculpture stands today in the Telus Convention Centre. The original statue stands on the waterfront in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Maple leaf vision

12 Sunday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Peeking through a “Calgary” sign/public art display in the Plus 15 walkway at the Telus Convention Centre, with a view onto the Stephen Avenue Mall. (The entire sign is seen below.)

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Don’t walk

11 Saturday Aug 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A pedestrian waits to cross 4 St. at 7 Ave. S.W. in Calgary Friday evening.

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10 Friday Aug 2018

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A building in the industrial part of Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.

Wishing for winter?

08 Wednesday Aug 2018

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Woke up this morning to a radio news person reading a weather report for Calgary, which contained a forecast high temperature of 37 Celsius on Friday. It almost makes me wish for a cover of fresh snow, even if it’s just for a day! Above, a line of buffalo sculptures in a park near the Calgary Courts Centre, snapped back in 2012.