/\ Nice, thanks for sharing. What was that building on the fourth picture ? City Hall ?
Yes, you're right: that is the city's second city hall, built in 1886 and demolished in 1962. There was a plan to build another one in 1913 but history intervened...
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In any case, the economy slumped in 1913-14 and then the war came, and the last great project the city could afford was the Aqueduct, which took precedence over the proposed city hall.
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
Ok, yes a mistake in the photos that were posted. I am familiar with the existing Canadian one and the renovation project. This was in the LAC collection so didn't check closely enough, especially seeing Avon – an oversight. Thanks for the correction, will find another to replace it.
Love these (Water Street, St. John’s, 1946 - still driving on the left, no longer independent but not quite yet Canadian. National purgatory lol), via FB.
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glad you liked it and I'm going to acknowledge your trademark ™ for 'coast to coast post' – great description...
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