Where in Calgary?

[Chinook Arch]

So today is a slow day at work. Here's something just for kicks.

Can anyone guess this location within Calgary? The winner can choose the next location to be guessed.


http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3240/calgary3.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/my.php?image=calgary3.jpg)

[Me&You]

So today is a slow day at work. Here's something just for kicks.

Can anyone guess this location within Calgary? The winner can choose the next location to be guessed.


http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3240/calgary3.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/my.php?image=calgary3.jpg)

Crowchild tr, just north of 5th ave?

[Full Mountain]

Crowchild Tr N and University Dr

[Wooster]

^ Yep.

[Wooster]

Here's another one - I don't think too hard

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/calgaryguess.jpg

[Full Mountain]

the bridge across the bow just south of southland drive...by the dog park

[Wooster]

nope

[Full Mountain]

the bridge in fish creek that goes from douglasdale to the other side of the bow then

[Wooster]

FAIL! :cool: I'll give you a hint - the river is the Elbow.

[AirGuitarChampion]

I'm going with Sandy Beach ped bridge over Elbow...

[Wooster]

I'm going with Sandy Beach ped bridge over Elbow...

DING DING DING. Winner.

[AirGuitarChampion]

Yay!

Here is mine:

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6352/sspwhereincalgary1.jpg

[Full Mountain]

not sure exactly what the area is called....it's east of the ped bridge over deerfoot, and west of barlow...21 st Ne and 25 ave NE

[You Need A Thneed]

not sure exactly what the area is called....it's east of the ped bridge over deerfoot, and west of barlow...21 st Ne and 25 ave NE

Yup, that's what I was going to say.

[Full Mountain]

Here the next one then

http://nelsonhein.ca/images/Construction/screenshot3.jpg

[You Need A Thneed]

I had a pretty good guess on that one, and if I had thought about it more, I'm sure Iwould have gotten it without looking. But I looked, so I'll let other people guess at it.

[ST1]

Is that along 52nd ave SE and about 114th st?

[Calgarian]

Is that along 52nd ave SE and about 114th st?

That would be my guess too.

[ST1]

^I checked Google, and that is for sure the place. I used to work at the white building in the center of the picture.

Here's one that shouldn't be too tough.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3154/calgary4.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=calgary4.jpg)

[shreddog]

^^ The apartments on Rideau just west of Mission road as it makes it way up the hill towards Macleod ...

... on to page 2.

[shreddog]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/shreddog/where.jpg

[Wooster]

^^^Rideau - Also known as Jimby's apartment.

^That's Altadore Park just across from Calgary Golf and Country Club (which you can see in the corner).

[Jimby]

That's right! :D

The last pic, is it beside Sandy Beach on the west side of the Elbow river?

[Wooster]

Here's another:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/cgyguess.jpg

[ST1]

^Arbor Lake?

[Tarsus]

I'd recognize that spot anywhere. I lounged around that area many a times lol!

Good old MRC .. er should I say MRU.

[Tarsus]

Since I guessed right, |I'm gonna put one out there.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4445/image1x.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image1x.jpg)

[Wooster]

Mckenzie Lake

[shreddog]

^^ The island enclave in Lake Mackenzie

[Wooster]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/cgyguess2.jpg

[Surrealplaces]

:previous: Looks alot like Bowness high School. The angled streets give it away.

[Wooster]

Well done. That was my high school. Can't believe I graduated 10 years ago. Fuck.

[Surrealplaces]

Well done. That was my high school. Can't believe I graduated 10 years ago. Fuck.

I have a friend who lives a block away from there.

[Surrealplaces]

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5250/ttt.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ttt.jpg)

[Wooster]

Forest Lawn? Including High School?

[Vascilli]

Well done. That was my high school. Can't believe I graduated 10 years ago. Fuck.

Man you're old. :haha:

[mersar]

Yep, looks like Forest Lawn to me...

How about here:
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/5184/calgarywhereimage2.jpg

[Distill3d]

^Watergrove Mobile Home Park in Arbour Lake

[mersar]

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9903/calgarywhereimage.jpg

[defaultuser]

Bowness Park

[defaultuser]

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9190/whereq.jpg

[freeweed]

Man you're old. :haha:

If it makes you feel any better, I'm pretty sure I graduated high school just before you were born. :haha:

[Jimby]

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9190/whereq.jpg

The Ranche restaurant in Fish Creek Park?

[Stephen Ave]

Dang Jimby, you beat me too it!

[You Need A Thneed]

Is there an easy way to post a google map as an image in a post? Or do I have to save it to photobucket first?

[Stephen Ave]

^ easiest way is to do a print screen and edit the file, upload it to imageshack or photobucket


Where's this?

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9724/zzzb.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zzzb.jpg)

[Jimby]

4 street and 26 Ave SW and the Elbow river. I think I see my car in the Safeway parking lot!

[Stephen Ave]

It was kind of an easy one. your go Jimby!

[Jimby]

I don't know how to do the google earth screen shot thing so here is one I posted in the Where in Calgary pool on Flickr that no one has been able to guess the location of:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3461201096_2225bb2978_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/groups/whereincalgary/discuss/72157617105305372/#comment72157617106514670

[evolv]

fish creek park near evergreen

[Wooster]

I don't know how to do the google earth screen shot thing so here is one I posted in the Where in Calgary pool on Flickr that no one has been able to guess the location of:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3461201096_2225bb2978_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/groups/whereincalgary/discuss/72157617105305372/#comment72157617106514670

I know those stairs - it's the set going up the embankment up toward the Rideau Apartments. I remember looking at a place to buy there a few years ago and climbed those stairs. You can't fool me! :cool:

Here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/calguessrideau.jpg

[Wooster]

How about this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/calguess2.jpg

[Distill3d]

my guess is somewhere in Palliser

[Jimby]

No you're wrong about the steps! They aren't anywhere around where I live.
Guess again!

Here are the short-cut stairs to Rideau Ridge:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2883629776_4152ab67a2_b.jpg

So you can see they aren't the same steps.

[Bigtime]

How about this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/calguess2.jpg

That's an easy one, it is 'Anywhere, Suburbia'. I'll take potent potables for $400 Alex.

[Wooster]

No you're wrong about the steps! They aren't anywhere around where I live.
Guess again!

Here are the short-cut stairs to Rideau Ridge:

So you can see they aren't the same steps.

Damn, and here I was thinking I was sooooo smart. They look like very similar stairs!

[Wooster]

That's an easy one, it is 'Anywhere, Suburbia'. I'll take potent potables for $400 Alex.

my guess is somewhere in Palliser

Nope - It's actually very inner city.

[Distill3d]

the park is along Sunderland Avenue, Shelbourne Street, and Seniac Street SW.

[Distill3d]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j155/starfcuk/where.jpg

where's this?

[Wooster]

the park is along Sunderland Avenue, Shelbourne Street, and Seniac Street SW.

Yep - Scarboro

[Wooster]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j155/starfcuk/where.jpg

where's this?

Buttfuck nowhere?

[niwell]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j155/starfcuk/where.jpg

where's this?

Just south of COP at 85th st I think?

[Bigtime]

Just south of COP at 85th st I think?

I think that may be one of the ski jumps at the top of the picture, I think one of the smaller training ones they use.

[niwell]

Well, I checked on google maps and it definitely is one of the jumps at COP.

I worked in this area one summer. Not recommended:

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/niwell/where.jpg

[Distill3d]

Well, I checked on google maps and it definitely is one of the jumps at COP.


yeah, that is the south end of COP. I had to cut out the large Ski Jump cause I figured it'd be a dead give away.

[Surrealplaces]

Well, I checked on google maps and it definitely is one of the jumps at COP.

I worked in this area one summer. Not recommended:

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/niwell/where.jpg

Easy money! That's up in the Northeast. The big building on the right is the old Sears warehouse. I used to work for IBM in the first big building from the right. Agreed, it's a crappy place to work

....although the Roti House and Babylon foods are right around the corner.

[mersar]

This should be easy:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/419/calgarywhereimage3.jpg

[Surrealplaces]

Here's a bit of a different spin on the game. How about; Where in North America?

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6421/guessc.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guessc.jpg)

[Surrealplaces]

This should be easy:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/419/calgarywhereimage3.jpg

Hmmm... Kincora perhaps lol!

[niwell]

Easy money! That's up in the Northeast. The big building on the right is the old Sears warehouse. I used to work for IBM in the first big building from the right. Agreed, it's a crappy place to work

....although the Roti House and Babylon foods are right around the corner.

ding ding ding! I worked for a company called Prestique kitchens, affiliated with Canac. About a 15 minute walk from the LRT. Shitty commute from the NW, but yeah, there were some good places to eat. Also relatively close to T&T, which I took full advantage of when I had access to a car for the day.



Also, is your pic San Diego??

[stamps]

I don't know how to do the google earth screen shot thing so here is one I posted in the Where in Calgary pool on Flickr that no one has been able to guess the location of:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3461201096_2225bb2978_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/groups/whereincalgary/discuss/72157617105305372/#comment72157617106514670
Just lurking...... but it looks like south glenmore park, it looks like the steps from jack rabbit trail up to the bike path....

[Surrealplaces]

ding ding ding! I worked for a company called Prestique kitchens, affiliated with Canac. About a 15 minute walk from the LRT. Shitty commute from the NW, but yeah, there were some good places to eat. Also relatively close to T&T, which I took full advantage of when I had access to a car for the day.



Also, is your pic San Diego??

Yeah those industrial parks in the northeast are pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately I'm back working in that area again. :(

Yup, San Diego indeed!

[Jimby]

Just lurking...... but it looks like south glenmore park, it looks like the steps from jack rabbit trail up to the bike path....

Hey you're right and props for being able to name Jack Rabbit Trail!
Does anyone know if the trail was named for Jack Rabbit Johanson?

[niwell]

The pretty much opposite from industrial hell. The majority of time I spend in Calgary now is in this picture:

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/niwell/where2.jpg

[srperrycgy]

Looks like Varsity Estates.

[niwell]

^Correct!

[Distill3d]

Here's a bit of a different spin on the game. How about; Where in North America?

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6421/guessc.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guessc.jpg)

San Diego CA.

Good one though, Petco Field wasn't the first ballpark I'd thought of.

[Big Sky]

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4255/bb22.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bb22.jpg)

[Jimby]

Bonnybrook sewage treatment plant?

[Big Sky]

Bonnybrook sewage treatment plant?

That's be it!

[Cowtown_Tim]

Technically it's Jimby's turn to post since he got the last one right, but in the meantime here's one.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7688/above.jpg (http://img188.imageshack.us/my.php?image=above.jpg)

[Jimby]

That's a tough one Tim! I'm stumped.

[You Need A Thneed]

I think that's on 14th Ave north, somewhere along where they are doing the doing the widening on 16th ave. I don't know which street without looking it up.

Edit: I was right about it being close to 16th Ave, but its on 19th Ave, not 14th. 2nd street West.

I can't put up a new one from work here, as I'm using a apple keyboard on my PC computer, and I don't think I have a print screen key.

[DizzyEdge]

dammit! I live 2 blocks away from that but didn't check the thread.

[Stang]

Edit: I was right about it being close to 16th Ave, but its on 19th Ave, not 14th. 2nd street West.

I wonder if that green space is part of the homeowner's lot, or a city park of some sort. Interesting...

[You Need A Thneed]

I wonder if that green space is part of the homeowner's lot, or a city park of some sort. Interesting...

I believe it is a road allowance for a traffic circle that never was installed.

[DizzyEdge]

^^ that is what old old maps appear to indicate.

[Ayreonaut]

a apple

*Gasp*

I'm showing this to vid. He'll (as my grandpa used to say) have your ears for bookends (seriously, wtf does that mean?).

[You Need A Thneed]

*Gasp*

I'm showing this to vid. He'll (as my grandpa used to say) have your ears for bookends (seriously, wtf does that mean?).

Gotta hate typos that look like grammar mistakes. Such a thing can't happen in real life conversation.

[Wooster]

Here's one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/cgyguess3.jpg

[Stang]

Here's one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/cgyguess3.jpg


Currie Barracks parade square? Rotated.

Edit: OK - not rotated. :)

[Wooster]

Yeah, that was a pretty easy one.

[Stang]

Yeah, that was a pretty easy one.

Doubly so as I walk over it 3-5 times a week. :)

OK - here's one. This is getting hard to find interesting yet challenging stuff.

http://www.jcsphoto.ca/posts/ssp.jpg

[mersar]

City yard on Bearspaw Dam road on the right if I'm correct

[Stang]

City yard on Bearspaw Dam road on the right if I'm correct

You are indeed correct, sir.

[Just Build It]

Good idea for a game!

Does this area look familiar to anyone?

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/523/3333v.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3333v.jpg)

[SubwayRev]

^^^ That's in Nose Hill Park....near 14th Street.

[SubwayRev]

Here's one:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/therevbw/where.jpg

[lubicon]

Here's an appropriate one.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/792/noname.png (http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=noname.png)

[DizzyEdge]

Here's one:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/therevbw/where.jpg

heritage park!