Hi,
This is interesting.
The Glenbow Museum's archives has most of its photographs available online for anyone to view. There are thousands of photographs of Calgary, Alberta, and western Canada that extend back to the 1890's. I've even purchased prints from the museum and mounted them.
If you would like to look at what Calgary looked like 100 years ago go to this link:
http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosSearch.aspx
Type your search in the Keywords/Phrase box (eg. 17th Avenue, 14th Street, Stephen Avenue)
The search does not recognize street abbreviations (Ave., St., Dr., etc.) so you must type in the full word. Numbered streets require the "th", "rd", "st" (as in 4th, 3rd, 1st). The search engine is rigid, unfortunately.
I enjoy the images with the search term: streetcar & 14th Street
It also pains me to look at the buildings that used to stand on Jasper Avenue that are now Impark Lots.
Let us know what you stumble upon!
s.
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