On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) at 2 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west on 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue).
"16 log shacks, nine Indian tipis, and a Mounted Police fort." That was Calgary before the railway arrived in 1883. Thirty years later, enterprising Calgarians had created a city. English born William Roper Hull was a bold businessman well suited . . . — — Map (db m220858) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest west of Centre Street South, on the right when traveling west.
This neo-classical structure was designed by William Dodd, architect of Calgary’s City Hall, and erected in 1900 of machine cut sandstone. Owned by Senator James Lougheed and named after one of his sons, the building once housed the offices of . . . — — Map (db m220809) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) east of 1 Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
James Lougheed (later Sir James) came to Calgary as a young lawyer in 1885 and later became leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate. He built a frame home for his family on this site. In the 1890's, after moving his family to a larger . . . — — Map (db m220862) HM
