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frinkprof · 05-26-2010, 06:28 PM

Communities that were their own separate towns/villages at one time:

-Crescent Heights was a separate village from 1908 until 1911

-Bowness was a separate town until 1963, and had its own streetcar line starting in 1911

-Forest Lawn was its own town until 1961

-Montgomery was separate village/town from 1911 until 1963

-Midnapore was its own town until 1961, it had its own CP Rail train station (which inspired the design of the Fish Creek - Lacombe LRT station built in 2001)

-Beddington was never a town of its own, but is named after a CP Rail train station that existed there long before it became an established residential community of Calgary in 1979

-Shepard is the newest addition, amalgamated in 2007. It had its own CP Rail train station in 1884.

Next on the list: Chestermere? De Winton? Janet? Conrich (where CN Rail will be building their new railyard)? Balzac? Actually the southern half of the Balzac townsite is now City of Calgary as of 2007.

Here's some pics:

1969

7th Ave. South under construction for LRT in 1978, with notes:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/buglugs/103693652/

05-26-2010, 06:28 PM	#5
frinkprof First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2009 Exp:	Communities that were their own separate towns/villages at one time: -Crescent Heights was a separate village from 1908 until 1911 -Bowness was a separate town until 1963, and had its own streetcar line starting in 1911 -Forest Lawn was its own town until 1961 -Montgomery was separate village/town from 1911 until 1963 -Midnapore was its own town until 1961, it had its own CP Rail train station (which inspired the design of the Fish Creek - Lacombe LRT station built in 2001) -Beddington was never a town of its own, but is named after a CP Rail train station that existed there long before it became an established residential community of Calgary in 1979 -Shepard is the newest addition, amalgamated in 2007. It had its own CP Rail train station in 1884. Next on the list: Chestermere? De Winton? Janet? Conrich (where CN Rail will be building their new railyard)? Balzac? Actually the southern half of the Balzac townsite is now City of Calgary as of 2007. Here's some pics: 1969 7th Ave. South under construction for LRT in 1978, with notes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/buglugs/103693652/