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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Weird question but I noticed that huge house up on the Hill above Edworthy Park is for sale (4.5 mill+).
I've always wondered what the deal is with this house - how were they able to acquire the property to build it? Why are no other homes up there?
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I believe that land was privately owned from the time that area was part of the Cochrane ranch. The city acquired parts of that area that became Edworthy park, but that piece of land itself was never subdivided or resold.
There is definitely a reference to that piece of land in
"Communities of Calgary : from scattered towns to a major city" by Dorothy Nielson. It was originally part of the same section of land that was subdivided into Wildwood/Spruce Cliff. The library has a copy if you're interested in reading more.