Did the survey. My family came to Calgary from Europe in the early 80s (i was in gr4) and we saw how Calgary transformed from a provincial backwater to a much more cosmopolitan city in the 80s and 90s. Hell, you couldn't even get a beer on a Sunday back in 1982.
The 88 games had a huge impact IMHO. There are other factors of course but this was a pretty intolerant and mono-cultural town back then. The world looked at Calgary very differently after. As did Calgarians.
Last edited by HHW; 02-23-2017 at 07:45 PM.
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