Old Calgary stuff you miss...(The Nostalgia thread)

[Fuzz]

^You're username makes that comment so much more hilarious!

[dirk diggler]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

nope that isnt it. the sign if i recall was white and green? perhaps i am wrong but i think it was

i think i just remembered, was it Collegiate Sports?

[HOWITZER]

This whole thread man...

[Puppet Guy]

Don't know how to embed a CBC video, but this is five minutes of Ron "Buck Shot" Barge going around his memorable places in Calgary.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...tour-1.3444352

[Kavvy]

Originally Posted by dubc80

I posted this in the skiing and snowboarding thread but thought I'd post it here too since it's relevant.

"Unless you know where to look, there’s little evidence of a once-bustling ski industry outside the Big Three at Banff. Where families clad in one-piece nylon suits once shushed down runs at Wintergreen, Turner Valley and Pigeon Mountain, hikers now benefit from the grassy slopes left in their wake. Most of the ski lifts, left abandoned and rusting for years, have been sold off and removed."

"Skiing got its start in Alberta about 1911 but it really took off in the 1940s and ’50s after the war years. Ski hills sprouted up in prairie gullies and ravines across the province with volunteers clearing brush and raising funds. The facilities were basic, but they introduced an entire generation to the sport. Over time, as money and snow disappeared, so did many of the little operations. Skiers moved on to bigger elevations at Banff and Kananaskis but for some longtime Calgarians, fond memories remain of the hills where many of us learned to ski."


http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...lost-ski-hills

Did you see the comment at the bottom of the article?

Interesting..

Robert Lyon · CEO at Retired land developer
My name is Robert "Bob Lyon". I am the guy that built Lyon Mountain ( later to be named Winter Green ). Even though it took 15 years of my life to complete, the then Conservative Govt. did not see fit to give me a proper chance, so they after only one season under my administation,----- called my loan. The Treasury Branch, the Alberta Opportunity Company, and a special commity hired by the Conservative Government forced me into bankruptsy.
Never once has a news reporter asked me to tell my side of the gruelling story. I am now 82 and should I die tomorrow i truly will end up the winner. I have my health and my memory is as good as is everything happened yesterday. That being said, I could tell tales that would "without a doubt" if put to print could end up being a best seller. If the book were ever to be written i would call it. " Banksters and a Prairie Boy"

[McG]

I would buy Mr. Lyon's book.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dubc80

I posted this in the skiing and snowboarding thread but thought I'd post it here too since it's relevant.

"Unless you know where to look, there’s little evidence of a once-bustling ski industry outside the Big Three at Banff. Where families clad in one-piece nylon suits once shushed down runs at Wintergreen, Turner Valley and Pigeon Mountain, hikers now benefit from the grassy slopes left in their wake. Most of the ski lifts, left abandoned and rusting for years, have been sold off and removed."

"Skiing got its start in Alberta about 1911 but it really took off in the 1940s and ’50s after the war years. Ski hills sprouted up in prairie gullies and ravines across the province with volunteers clearing brush and raising funds. The facilities were basic, but they introduced an entire generation to the sport. Over time, as money and snow disappeared, so did many of the little operations. Skiers moved on to bigger elevations at Banff and Kananaskis but for some longtime Calgarians, fond memories remain of the hills where many of us learned to ski."


http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...lost-ski-hills

Awesome.

Thanks for that.

In the late '80s and early '90s I practically lived on the Far Side at Fortress Mountain. The picture of the decrepit lodge in the article is heart breaking.

[Mango]

Was having this discussion with some friends over the weekend and couldn't find an answer on Google:

Does anyone remember that little house-like structure on WB 16th Avenue in the NE a few hundred metres west of 68th Street? It was around in the late 1980s, early 1990s. Someone thought it was an information centre/tourism building, but wasn't sure.

[CMPunk]

Originally Posted by Mango

Was having this discussion with some friends over the weekend and couldn't find an answer on Google:

Does anyone remember that little house-like structure on WB 16th Avenue in the NE a few hundred metres west of 68th Street? It was around in the late 1980s, early 1990s. Someone thought it was an information centre/tourism building, but wasn't sure.

It was an old information booth.

[jayswin]

Well that was the most anti-climatic answer to an old thread bump, ever.

[AndyM]

Originally Posted by Mango

Was having this discussion with some friends over the weekend and couldn't find an answer on Google:

Does anyone remember that little house-like structure on WB 16th Avenue in the NE a few hundred metres west of 68th Street? It was around in the late 1980s, early 1990s. Someone thought it was an information centre/tourism building, but wasn't sure.

Yup, it was an information booth. My brother worked there one summer in 1991. People rarely stopped though and if they did, it was to use the bathroom. However, he was told they were much busier in 87/88 as people came to Calgary for the Olympics or the see the pandas at the zoo.

[ricosuave]

Saw this on another board...

Click on the green balloons to see the historic resource, then click on more info in the box that pops up...

https://maps.calgary.ca/DiscoverHistoricCalgary/

[ricosuave]

double post

[PaperBagger'14]

There used to be a mini golf course right below the Banzai water slides. No idea what the name of it is or if it was part of banzai as well but I miss it.

[Manhattanboy]

Forty Foot Fred.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Forty Foot Fred.

The Christian alt rock band?

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

There used to be a mini golf course right below the Banzai water slides. No idea what the name of it is or if it was part of banzai as well but I miss it.

Par 54

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Par 54

I think it was Par 57, but I can't seem to find anything to validate. I do remember having several birthday parties there. I thought it was awesome to mini golf for my birthday since it is in the winter. Plus they had an arcade attached with Double Dragon machine. Just loved going there in the late 80s.

[KevanGuy]

I thought it was Par 51. There was another knew more in the NE if I recall. Can't remember the name. They had the simulators there too. Oh, ha ha. Par T Golf. Wow. Can't believe I remember that.

[browna]

Yeah Par 57. I had heard that the complex was owned by the Angels.

Makes a lot of sense given that Bonzai was closed more often than open, even on nice days, yet still was around for well over a decade, on prime land. And the upkeep on the facilities were terrible, many still show the marks from the uncaulked joints on the slides.