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Originally Posted by 1ajs
i have been visiting this city since i was 5 i know the energy of the place well..
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Calgary's great if you could draw a 2 km radius from the heart of downtown outward. The inner city is awesome (as I'm sure Roc would agree) - there are areas akin to River Heights, with tree canopies over the streets. There are ecclectic areas (Inglewood, Kensington) on par with the ones Winnipeg has to offer (e.g. Academy). 17th is great to hang out (and much longer than Corydon), and Stephen Ave is great during the summer. Prince's Island offers a great urban park in the heart of the city (although Eau Claire Market doesn't hold a candle to the Forks. And then the whole East Village area has seen an amazing turnaround over the past half-decade or so (and the momentum just keeps going). All that's connected by their very well maintained/continuous river front pathways and linear parks. However, once you get outside that awesome core, there isn't much (unless Lindenwoods, suburban strip malls, and big box power centres are your thing).