Originally Posted by 4X4
Maybe a bit harsh, but not far off. I've lived here for 36 years and I've seen Calgary do a lot of growing up. So many brutal intersections that needed overpasses that we were too cheap to build, so many voids in the city that just needed to be developed, like Avenida, Deerfoot Meadows, even that ball park on Blackfoot and Glenmore, there was that ugly ass trailer park at Anderson and McLeod that is now a big condo and a couple of dealerships... And even though I like history, that grain elevator at Banister Road didn't really fit in. It looks better as a dealership and a train station. And for that matter, the C Train grew into some bigboy pants. Also with ATCO developing their land, and what was built across 50th, and the redevelopment of that army housing area, Crowchild South looks like part of the city, instead of some weird industrial area. Oh yeah, and theen there's all the stuff that was build south of MRC.
I also like the art projects. Some of them are pretty stupid looking to me, like the giant blue ring, and those metal trees on Stephen Ave, but some of them I really like. I'll probably have to duck for cover, but I actually like the fish in the Glenmore underpass, and I love the Peace Bridge. I also really like the way the new towers downtown are trying to look more modern instead of like Edmonton. And even though I don't like some of the art, I'd rather it be there than not.
People may say that today's Calgary is just a big, sprawling prairie town, but back then, it was a big sprawling prairie town with hardly any infrastructure, and a whole lot of wasted space and holes everywhere. And about as bland as a city could look.
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