{"id":71355,"date":"2014-01-27T14:07:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T19:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=71355"},"modified":"2014-01-29T12:27:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T17:27:48","slug":"historic-calgary-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/guides\/historic-calgary-skyline","title":{"rendered":"A then-and-now look at Calgary’s growing skyline"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today we’re celebrating the Calgary boom with a\u00a0pictorial look back at how the city has evolved over the last 100 years or so.<\/p>\n

Centre Street Bridge ca. 1943<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"centre<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Kingsdude\/Dave\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1949<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"downtown<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Calgary Heritage Initiative Society<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"centre<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"centre<\/a>Photo:\u00a0davebloggs007\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Calgary Tower ca. 1968<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a><\/p>\n

1969<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photos:\u00a0Calgary Tower<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1975<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1988<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0woychukb\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012\"Calgary<\/a><\/strong>Photo:\u00a0k.mckeown\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Saddledome ca. 1981<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Saddledome<\/a>Photo: Canadian Geographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Late 1980s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"saddledome<\/a>Photo:\u00a0CplGumby\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Burns Building ca. 1930s and 1963<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Burns<\/a>Photos: Wikimedia<\/a>,\u00a0Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"burns<\/a>Photo: Allied Properties<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

City Hall ca. 1920s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0City of Calgary\/YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1957<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1990s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Google Street View<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Fairmont Palliser Hotel ca. Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Palliser<\/a>Photo: Google Street View<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Downtown ca. 1970s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0waynerd\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Northwest Calgary ca. 1906<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"northwest<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1940s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Kingsdude\/Dave\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0CBS Projects<\/a>\/Blue Con Excavating<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

6th Avenue and 1st SE ca. 1960<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1966<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo: Google Street View<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Centre Street and 3rd Avenue ca. 1965<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Mike Martin Wong\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Google Street View<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

8th Avenue and\u00a0<\/strong>1st Street SW ca. 1950s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo: Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"8th<\/a>Photo: Google Street View<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

8th Avenue and\u00a0<\/strong>4st Street SW ca. 1959<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"8th<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"8th<\/a>Photo: Google Street View<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

6th Avenue and 4th Street SW ca. 1950s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Knox<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Calgary Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Knox<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Google Street View<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Downtown ca. 1960<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0SportSuburban\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Calgary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Dillan K\/Flickr<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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In pictures, we examine how the city has evolved over the last 100 years or so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":72858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11118],"tags":[11117,11126,11116],"coauthors":[10332],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nA then-and-now look at Calgary's growing 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