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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I find it appalling you consider this city a cultural wasteland. Do you honestly think spending $25 million on a couple goofy bridges is going to accomplish anything?
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Sorry Charlie, it is.
I went to art school in Calgary and was immersed in the cultural scene to a pretty good extent in the city (still have a lot of contacts back home). Virtually everyone i know there who wanted to advance further has left the city. Bright, talented people left because they had absolutely no way of flourishing in the city because there was just no support form city leaders, the business community, or people in general. Some of them tried for a few years, some of them are still trying, but when the majority of people think like you, why bother? It's much easier to leave and go somewhere where you can actually make a mark.
And I'm not talking hippie dippie art fags. I'm talking architects, musicians, designers, advertising execs...
Calgary needs to start developing itself in this regard. I think the amount of people who appreciate this kind of stuff is growing ( I mean no offense, 5 years ago 100% of this forum wouldbe been against this bridge). The city has done a great deal to put itself on the map in financial and business terms. Now its time to develop the rest of itself.