@AlanZakrison

Born in Cowgry. Local history, microbrews, psychedelia, arts nouveau & deco, old road bikes, Monty Python, big cities. FB page- Old Calgary Sidewalk Stamps

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On our way out to the coast- again- just had to stop and visit this cute little Art Deco bungalow in Enderby, BC. It’s listed for sale at 699K.
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All the way back at the very beginning of my long and glorious career... Remember me?
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1/2 With spring in the air, are you now making plans for a road trip? In 1928, @calgaryherald published a Trans Continental Highway map which showed the “most popular” all-Canadian route to drive from #YWG to #YVR. It’d be an adventure! #YYC
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2/2. An exciting part of travelling by car through BC in 1928 would be the opportunity to load your car for the ride on the steamer from Kuskonook to Nelson. Today’s much shorter ferry trip from Kootenay Bay to Balfour just isn’t the same.
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In 1936, the Home Builders Lumber Co of Vancouver placed a series of ads in the Calgary Herald, encouraging anyone interested to send away for their free plan book of homes and farm buildings. Shown here is The Moderne, which is the only home of that style to appear in the book.
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The Corral. #tablehockey
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70 years ago today, a transcontinental legend arrived in Canada. On April 24, 1955, Canadian Pacific Railway unveiled The Canadian — a gleaming streamliner that stitched together the vast beauty of Canada from coast to coast.
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Looking southwest across the Bow River toward downtown Calgary, this 1910 photo shows a community on the cusp of re-development by Canadians of Chinese descent. #yycchinatown
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In 1967, there were still some pre-WW1 houses standing in Chinatown, including 4 on 2nd Ave SE. Today, all are gone, and just a single rooftop remains of what was once Hull’s Terrace.
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A Concorde flying over Calgary in October, 1977 for the opening of the new airport.
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Trash-talking on Stephen Ave in #YYC; now and then.
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On July 26 from 9:30 am – 10:00 am Join us for the Opening Ceremonies of Historic Calgary Week 2024 at Central Library. Learn more: bit.ly/3zEHHeh In partnership with @ChinookCHS. Photo credits: Gerard Yunker, Walt DeBoni and, Pat Turner. #CalgaryLibrary
A collage of six different historic photos of Calgary.

ALT A collage of six different historic photos of Calgary.

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Look up. Look way up. In front, an #ArtDeco detail on the 1939 Utilities Building, with a smidge of the 1929 AGT Telephone Building on the right. Behind it, Hanover Place (1980) flanked by Telus Sky (2019). Right corner- photobomb by Brookfield Place (2017]. #YYC
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The Calgary airport in 1959
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Alan Zakrison retweeted
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@vicparkyyc3 Jul 2024
We all get a little banged up… Superior has been the medic for your ride for over 85 years. Fun fact, they would not be allowed under the current land use bylaw. Tell us what you think of that in the comments 🚙🚙 #YYC #VicParkYYC #YYCAuto
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A friend of mine sent me these photographs of my father and I and friends working together on a film just outside of Calgary. Happy Canada Day. 🇨🇦
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1/2 Road trip last week to visit the Tel Star Motor Inn in Brooks AB. When the Telstar 1 communications satellite was launched in 1962, it inspired some Alberta tributes including this motel.
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2/2 In Calgary, there was Telstar Drugs on Kensington Road, and just around the corner, the Telstar Manor apartments. When Telstar Drugs closed, the sign was saved, restored, and donated to @Glenbow.
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Yay!
Daily Hive Calgary@DailyHiveYYC7 Nov 2023
#Canada’s largest craft distillery is opening inside a former electrical substation in #Calgary 🙌 dailyhive.com/calgary/true-w…

Canada’s largest craft distillery is opening inside a former electrical substation in Calgary |...

A huge new distillery from True Wild Distillery is coming to Calgary's Highfield district, and it's set to open in June 2024.

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1/2 You might remember seeing this White Spot on the SW corner of 4th St and 11th Ave SW. Although it was built by the Puckett family in 1946, it changed hands a few years later. Later on, in 1960, it became Steve Pappas’ White Spot No. 1. But in 1955, it was Charlie Ainsworth’s.
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2/2 In the 1950s, White Spot sponsored stock car races held at the Springbank Speedway, which explains the presence of the car out front. The speedway would today be located in Willow Park, in between Trico Centre and St. William School.
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