April29_2008

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Photos - The old Imperial Bank of Canada building At 102 - 8th Avenue SE at Centre street in Downtown Calgary. Built in 1886 and 1909 by Architect: 1886 - E. McCoskrie. 1909 - Frank Darling and John Pearson of Toronto. 1911 - Hodgson, Bates and Beatty of Calgary. Many other architects were responsible for interior renovations over the years.

The 1886 structure was a square plan. The main entrance faced Stephen Avenue with a display window on the Southwest corner. The ground storey featured inset entranceways, one on the Baker side and two on the Dunn and Lineham side. Ceiling high windows allowed the display of merchandise. Second storey had six windows, three on the Baker side and three on the Lineham side, each with arched surrounds and keystones. 1909 structure - Neo Classical Revival.

Photos - Frames left and right: wide view and detail of the Imperial Bank of Canada on 8th avenue.

Center frame: Looking west at the 7th avenue C Train station from Centre Street. Construction of the first leg of the C Train began in 1978 - Service commenced on the northeast leg of the C Train in 1985.
The northeast, 9.8 km line extends from the east end of 7th Avenue, across the Bow River and northeast to Whitehorn Station. The C Train is a light rail vehicle which can travel with one or more cars.

Photos - Frames left and center: An even closer look at Calgary Tower from 9th avenue SE. Throughout the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, a flame burned at the top of the Tower, making the Calgary Tower the World's Largest Olympic Torch. The torch is still lit today for special occasions, like Canada Day and during the Calgary Flames race for the Stanley Cup, sparking fond memories as well as a certain civic pride in all Calgarians.

Frame right: Gargoyles as objects of art in the Telus Convention Centre on the second floor near the Media Accreditation center for the 2008 Junos. These Gargoyles were once part of the adornment of the Calgary Herald Building, originally built in 1912. The Southam family commissioned Mark V. Marshall who worked for the famous ceramic and pottery company Royal Dulton to sculpture the Gargoyles.

In 1933 the building was sold and became the Greyhound Building. In 1972, AGT purchased and demolished the building. At that time, The Calgary Telus Convention Centre secured many of the figures as displayed today.

More Gargoyles in tomorrow's pages.

Click here for more photos of Down Town Calgary for this day.