Calgary has come a long way since it was first incorporated as a town way back on November 7th, 1884. At that time, it had a population of only 506 people. Today it’s home to over 1.15 million, and that number is expected to continue to grow by two per cent per year over the next decade.
Residents of the Stampede City have, of course, seen this growth manifested in the city’s ever-evolving skyline, which just last summer welcomed the tallest building in Canada west of Toronto.
Today we’re celebrating the Calgary boom with a pictorial look back at how the city has evolved over the last 100 years or so.
Centre Street Bridge ca. 1943
1949
Unknown
2013
Calgary Tower ca. 1968
1969
1975
1988
2012
Saddledome ca. 1981
Late 1980s
2012
Burns Building ca. 1930s and 1963
2012
City Hall ca. 1920s
1957
1990s
2012
Fairmont Palliser Hotel ca. Unknown
Unknown
2012
Downtown ca. 1970s
Unknown
Unknown
2013
Northwest Calgary ca. 1906
1940s
2013
6th Avenue and 1st SE ca. 1960
1966
2012
Centre Street and 3rd Avenue ca. 1965
2012
8th Avenue and 1st Street SW ca. 1950s
2012
8th Avenue and 4st Street SW ca. 1959
2012
6th Avenue and 4th Street SW ca. 1950s
2012
Downtown ca. 1960
2010
