On 2 Street Southwest just south of 12 Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
To the imperishable glory
of
the men of this province
who fought and died
for
their king and country
in the Great War
1914 — 1918
Erected by Col. Macleod Chapter
I. O. D. E. — — Map (db m196990) WM
On 11 Street Southwest at 8 Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 11 Street Southwest.
[English] The scale and bold design of the Mewata Armoury exemplify the wave of national pride that greeted Canada's strong performance in the South African War. In western Canada this military enthusiasm led to a dramatic . . . — — Map (db m196993) HM
On 13 Avenue Southwest just west of 9 Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
This school was constructed in 1907-08 of locally quarried sandstone. It was the first purpose-built high school in Calgary. Originally called the Calgary Collegiate Institute it was later known as Central High School. Increasing student enrolment . . . — — Map (db m220897) HM
On 13 Avenue Southwest just west of 2 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
[English] Born at Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Bennett moved to Calgary in 1897. A member of the legislature of the North West Territories (1898-1905) and of the Alberta Legislative Assembly (1909-11), he was elected to the Commons . . . — — Map (db m202450) HM
Near 17 Avenue Southwest at 6 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Western Canada College, a private boy's college, was founded on this site in 1903 on land donated by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The college closed in 1926 and the property was sold to the Calgary Public School system which constructed east and . . . — — Map (db m220896) HM
Near 7 Avenue Southwest just west of 4 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Annie Gale was a British immigrant to Canada who dove straight into community politics to improve the standard of living in her new home. In a matter of only ten years in Calgary, she accomplished many important social and political changes. . . . — — Map (db m221494) HM
Near 7 Avenue Southwest just west of 4 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Arthur Smith, OC, AOE, D.F.C, Order of Merit (Hungary), LLD (Hon.) was born in Calgary. In 1940, he enlisted in the military, serving as an RAF Bomber Command Pilot and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross. Mr. Smith later held the offices of . . . — — Map (db m221499) HM
Near Macleod Trail Southeast just south of 7 Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
This has been the site of municipal administration since 1885. Construction of City Hall began in 1907, and after four years of controversy and escalating costs it finally reached completion in 1911. It was officially opened by Robert L. Borden, a . . . — — Map (db m221429) HM
On Macleod Trail Southeast just south of 7 Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Completed in 1911, this building reflected the city's urban aspirations during its pre-1914 development boom. Designed by Regina architect William M. Dodd in the Romanesque Revival style often favoured for large municipal . . . — — Map (db m202627) HM
On Macleod Trail Southeast just south of 7 Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of Lt. Col. R.L. Boyle officers N.C.O.s & men of the Tenth Battn. who fell at the Second Battle of Ypres April 22nd 1915 Erected by surviving members of the Battalion ————— To the honour and glory of God in memory of the . . . — — Map (db m221483) WM
On 7 Avenue Southeast at 1 Street Southeast (Macleod Trail), on the right when traveling west on 7 Avenue Southeast.
The first Anglican church in Calgary, the Church of the Redeemer opened just to the east of the present site in 1884. The much larger Cathedral Church of the Redeemer opened on July 30, 1905. This Gothic Revival style church is built of local . . . — — Map (db m220900) HM
On 7 Avenue Southeast at 1 Street Southeast (Macleod Trail), on the right when traveling west on 7 Avenue Southeast.
The Cathedral Church of the Redeemer was designated a Registered Heritage Site on September 16, 1974, under provisions of the Alberta Heritage Act, 1973. The first Anglican Church in Calgary was a frame building erected just east of this site in . . . — — Map (db m221143) HM
On 8 Avenue Southeast (Stephen Avenue) east of Centre Street South, on the left when traveling east.
Louis Henry Doll, a successful jeweller, completed what he called "Doll's Diamond Palace" in 1907. Deeply affected by the untimely death of his daughter in that same year, Doll lost interest in his business. In 1910, D.E. Black, a former apprentice . . . — — Map (db m220996) HM
Near 7 Avenue Southwest just west of 4 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Grant MacEwan, OC, AOE, was born in Manitoba but spent his formative years on his family’s farm near Melfort, Saskatchewan. Following undergraduate and graduate studies in Canada and the United States, he entered university life in 1928 serving as . . . — — Map (db m221496) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) just west of Centre Street South, on the right when traveling west.
On this site a sandstone building was constructed by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1891. It was one of the earliest sandstone buildings to be erected in Alberta. The Royal Bank of Canada purchased the property in 1912 and established a branch in . . . — — Map (db m220999) HM
On 8 Avenue Southeast (Stephen Avenue) at Centre Street South, on the right when traveling west on 8 Avenue Southeast (Stephen Avenue).
First occupied by the Imperial Bank of Canada around 1910, this structure is one of the few remaining buildings associated with early Calgary commerce. In 1975, in keeping with its historic character, it became the headquarters of the Alberta . . . — — Map (db m221349) 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
Near 7 Avenue Southwest just west of 4 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Maude Keen was born in Ontario, moving to Calgary to teach school in 1903. She married Harold Riley and they had three children. Soon after she joined the Local Council of Women, becoming an activist for dower rights and the right to vote for women . . . — — Map (db m221498) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) west of Centre Street South, on the right when traveling west.
Built to convey an image of stability and permanence and designed in the Beaus-arts architectural style, this Molson Bank was one of four such institutions constructed in Alberta. In recognition of its historical and architectural significance, it . . . — — Map (db m220995) HM
On 1 Street Southeast (Macleod Trail) just south of 5 Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
In the boom years before World War I, many eastern companies established manufacturers' agents in the major western cities and employed salesmen to travel the region. The North-West Travellers Building, built in 1913, served as a centre for them. . . . — — Map (db m220992) HM
On Macleod Trail Southeast just south of 7 Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
The City of Calgary has named this place ‘Raoul Wallenberg Corner’. As a Swedish diplomat stationed in Hungary towards the end of World War II, Raoul Wallenberg saved some 100,000 lives. In so doing, he forfeited his freedom forty years ago today. . . . — — Map (db m221447) HM
Near 7 Avenue Southwest just west of 4 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
James Lougheed was born in Ontario in 1854. After achieving a law degree from the University of Toronto, he moved west, settling in Calgary in 1885. There Lougheed started a legal practice in partnership with future Prime Minister R.B. Bennett and . . . — — Map (db m221495) HM
Near 4 Street Southwest just north of 7 Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
The first building on this site was Calgary's original court house erected in 1888 on 4th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. The sandstone building served as a court house until 1915 when a new building in the southwest area of the block was . . . — — Map (db m221000) HM
On 6 Street Southwest at 7 Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 6 Street Southwest.
John Hunter was a noted patriarch of the Chiniki band of the Stoney Tribe in Morley, Alberta. He was recognized for his business and ranching acumen and among other tributes, was commemorated by the Calgary Stampede Board in 1951. Sculptor, . . . — — Map (db m220895) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) west of Centre Street South, on the right when traveling west.
[English] Stephen Avenue is a superb illustration of the central role that retail streets have played and continue to play in the Canadian urban experience. As a well-preserved commercial street the avenue bears eloquent witness to . . . — — Map (db m220699) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) east of 1 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
This building, a typical structure in frontier Calgary, is the only wooden building remaining downtown that predates the great fire of 1886. It was built in 1885 as a general store for the American firm T.C. Power & Bro. and may have been utilized . . . — — Map (db m221264) HM
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 (Stephen Avenue) at 1 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue).
Office and retail space on Stephen Avenue was in high demand between 1909 and 1912. Calgary was the business centre of an expanding, prosperous region and business was booming. This was reflected in the impressive, modern buildings that appeared . . . — — Map (db m220868) 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) at 3 Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east on 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue).
Calgarians first enjoyed electric street lighting in 1887. The 32 candlepower incandescent lights were a distant improvement over the candles, oil lamps or gas mantles used previously. In 1889 Pete Prince, manager of the Eau Claire and Bow River . . . — — Map (db m221492) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest just west of 2 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Built by James Stuart Mackie a pioneer businessman, who came from England in 1882 and was Calgary’s Mayor in 1901. Designed by James Teaque the Edwardian skyscraper was one of Calgary’s first major office buildings. Completion however was delayed . . . — — Map (db m222195) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) at 1 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west on 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue).
The clanging bell and rumbling wheels of the orange streetcar were welcome sounds to people headed for Stephen Avenue. This was Calgary's thriving commercial centre and a natural "meeting place." The trip to "town" became easier and the street even . . . — — Map (db m220894) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
[English] Boasting an elegant facade and luxurious interior, this Neoclassical building is one of the last surviving examples of the “palace” style of cinema in western Canada. Owned by the Allen chain, a pioneer of film . . . — — Map (db m220807) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest west of 3 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
On this site The T. Eaton Co. Limited opened its first Calgary department store on February 28, 1929 ————— Demolished in 1988 portions of the building’s facade have been incorporated into the Calgary Eaton Centre which opened on August 8, . . . — — Map (db m221493) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue) at 2 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on 8 Avenue Southwest (Stephen Avenue).
Early Calgary developed in the flat, triangular shaped area bounded by the railway tracks and the two rivers. It was a compact community where homes and commercial enterprises were close together, as can be seen in this 1906 picture. On the . . . — — Map (db m221490) HM
On 7 Avenue Southeast just east of 1 Street Southeast (Macleod Trail), on the right when traveling west.
1578 The first Anglican Communion service held near Frobisher Bay by the Reverend Robert Woolfal 1878 The arrival of the Reverend George McKay at Fort Macleod as the first Anglican missionary in southern Alberta . . . — — Map (db m220997) HM
On 8 Avenue Southeast (Stephen Avenue) east of Centre Street South, on the left when traveling east.
This imposing structure reflects the commercial success of two of Calgary’s pioneer merchants, James Arthur Thomson and Melville Patrick Thomson. In recognition of its historical and architectural significance and the important role it has played . . . — — Map (db m220998) HM
Near 7 Avenue Southwest just west of 4 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
William Ormond Mitchell was one of Canada's best loved storytellers. Who Has Seen the Wind (1947) has become the classic Canadian prairie novel selling almost a million copies since its publication, and Jake and the Kid became one of . . . — — Map (db m221497) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest at 11 Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on 8 Avenue Southwest.
Mewata Armouries were built in 1916-1918 as a training and recruitment centre for the volunteer militia. Frederick Dewis (right) joined the R.C.A.F. as a navigator in 1942. He went missing in action over Germany in 1944. Photo Credit: . . . — — Map (db m222472) HM
On 11 Street Southwest at 8 Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling north on 11 Street Southwest.
First proposed before 1911, the Calgary Armoury was promoted by R.B. Bennett and Colonel Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia. In 1916 the city donated Mewata Park as a site for the armoury and construction began the same year. Completed in 1917, Mewata . . . — — Map (db m222137) HM
On 8 Avenue Southwest at 11 Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on 8 Avenue Southwest.
Families and friends gather to remember their loved ones killed in military service. As of 2016, annual services are held at the Jubilee Auditorium, the Cenotaph in Memorial Park, and other locations around Calgary. Photo Credit: Glenbow . . . — — Map (db m222468) HM
On 11 Street Southwest just north of 8 Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the Soldiers of the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles), 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion (C.E.F.) and The Calgary Highlanders Who Have Served Canada in War and Peace — — Map (db m222177) WM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
F Troop, under the leadership of Inspector Ephrem Brisebois, travelled to the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers to establish an outpost part way between Fort Macleod and Fort Edmonton. The I. G. Baker and Company was hired to supply materials . . . — — Map (db m221791) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Calgary’s progress from police outpost to modern city has required difficult choices about our vision of success as a community. The development of our city can be traced through what we did with Fort Calgary and our river valleys. The railway . . . — — Map (db m222037) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
While planning Calgary's 1975 Centennial Celebrations, Alderman John Ayer led a committee of citizens in a successful attempt to recover the City's birthplace — Fort Calgary. The City acquired the land, excavated the archaeological remains of Fort . . . — — Map (db m222014) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Names of Calgary streets, parks, buildings and landmarks honour and recall people and places from our fascinating history. George C. King Apartments and Footbridge George C. King was the first NWMP to set foot on the site where Fort Calgary . . . — — Map (db m221648) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The North West and Hudson's Bay fur trading companies sent traders and explorers into unknown territories to find new Aboriginal trading partners. David Thompson, often accompanied by his Métis wife Charlotte Small and their children, travelled . . . — — Map (db m221687) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
A real estate boom from 1907-1913 brought big opportunities for business and transportation. The NWMP Barracks were in a prime location and the Federal Government sold Fort Calgary to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The first tracks were built in . . . — — Map (db m222036) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
The Fort that would have been a freeway In the late 1960s Fort Calgary was occupied by the Canadian National Railway and a number of businesses, including MacCosham's Van Lines. A 1966 redevelopment plan for downtown called for . . . — — Map (db m222035) HM
On 9 Avenue Southeast at 6 Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on 9 Avenue Southeast.
What would you do if you founded a city, and no one remembered where it began? In 1875, the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) established Fort Calgary at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers, laying the foundation for the city of . . . — — Map (db m221500) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
The Métis, descendants of European fur traders and Aboriginal women, moved into this area in the late 1800s. They held large organized buffalo hunts to obtain hides and meat that they sold to the Hudson's Bay Company, settlers and Mounted Police. . . . — — Map (db m221699) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
The Real People include the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani tribes of the Blackfoot Nation. The nomadic Nitsitapi who lived in this area hunted the buffalo and gathered the prairie vegetation for food, clothing, shelter, tools, medicines and . . . — — Map (db m221698) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
One year after the train arrived, Calgary was incorporated as a town and in 1894 it became the first city of the North West Territories. Sandstone buildings replaced wooden stores and homes and Calgary became known as the Sandstone City. — — Map (db m221700) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Calgary began to change from a small community whose economy was based in ranching and agriculture. Entrepreneurs opened businesses like a brewery, sandstone quarries, and a steam tractor dealership. Calgarians enjoyed a zoo, city parks, schools, . . . — — Map (db m221802) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
When he arrived in Calgary to take over as Commanding Officer, Captain Richard Burton Deane refused to live in the dilapidated Officers Quarters that he found at Calgary Barracks. He received permission from Ottawa to construct a new home that was . . . — — Map (db m221801) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
In 1873, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald passed legislation that created the North West Mounted Police. This Police Force guaranteed Canadian sovereignty and prepared for the settlement of the land. — — Map (db m221750) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Officers led 300 enlisted men, Métis Guides, wagons and carts loaded with supplies, two nine pound field guns, beef cattle and haying equipment out of Dufferin, Manitoba in early July 1874 on their historic trek to the western prairies. By late . . . — — Map (db m221784) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
In 1869, Canada bought Rupert's Land but failed to provide the area with any government presence. The illegal whiskey trade, the need to build a national railway, fear of American settlers laying claim to the land and the massacre of several . . . — — Map (db m221775) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
The old fort was demolished and new log buildings with shingled roofs were constructed. Without the fort the name changed to Calgary Barracks. As headquarters for 'E' Division, Calgary was responsible for all the land north to Red Deer, south to . . . — — Map (db m221800) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
A promise to connect British Columbia with the eastern provinces forced the government to build a national railroad. The Canadian Pacific Railway located its station west of the Fort in 1883 and sold the surrounding lots to eager Calgarians. The . . . — — Map (db m221799) HM
Near 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
In the first half of the twentieth century, Calgarians struggled through two World Wars and the Great Depression. The construction of the CPR railcar repair shops and creation of the Glenmore Dam on the Elbow River employed many people when jobs . . . — — Map (db m221970) HM
On 25 Avenue Southwest, 0.2 kilometers east of 1 Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Before the Mission District became part of Calgary in 1907, it was the village of Rouleauville. The streets had names instead of numbers. Twenty-fifth Avenue was called Scollen Street in honour of a man who tried to bridge the divide between Native . . . — — Map (db m220899) HM
On Macleod Trail Southeast at 12 Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling north on Macleod Trail Southeast.
The three buildings which originally occupied this location were developed by J.H. Curtis beginning in 1909. By 1914 two additional structures had been added with the entire complex being referred to as the Curtis Block. They made a significant . . . — — Map (db m222208) HM
On Bow River Pathway Bridge at Bowness, 0.2 kilometers north of 52 Street Northwest, in the median.
Briefly called the Bowness Bridge during its construction in 1910-11, this structure has been known for many years as the Shouldice Bridge. Since its construction, the bridge has provided an invaluable transportation link between Bowness and . . . — — Map (db m196995) HM
