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Numerous scenes in the 1976 movie Silver Streak were filmed in and around Southern Alberta. Interestingly, they all play US locations. As you might guess, we searched out these spots, many years back in fact, and used them for a number of now outdated Then & Now posts. Those ones… (Search hits: 2 in title, 17 in body, 0 in comments.)

…a name: likely taken from Silverton Colorado, a storied mining town in its own right. Scroll down for photos and to comment. There were riches up in the hills surrounding Silverton BC and some mines were quite profitable. The ore in the area was typically heavy with Silver, Lead and… (Search hits: 1 in title, 23 in body, 0 in comments.)

We’re a bit unsure about this comparison. Presenting a Schrodinger’s Then & Now, if you will, that may or may not show the same location roughly a century apart. The old photo is of the Silver Creek Coal Mine in Skunk Hollow Alberta, that much is known, but there’s contradictory… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Seen In: Superman III / Silver Streak. More things Super (done long ago so not as good)… Superman 3 then and now – bridge scene – the following scene. Superman 3 then and now – bar scenes – Evil Superman at the “Louie”! Superman 3 then and now – Smallville… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…how that differs – in 1965 the city had a population of some 300 000, today, it’s over a million! As a result, downtown keeps growing to the right. The railway bridge is different (BTW, the old one makes a brief appearance in the 1970s film Silver Streak). One line… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Connie do an amazing job on studying their subject matter.” Rik Barry. Then & Now overload… Robsart Saskatchewan 61 Years Apart. Silver Streak 1976 Train Station Okotoks AB. Shaunavon Saskatchewan ~70 years apart. Something to say and no one to say it to? Go here: Contact Us! Date of adventure:… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…along “Silver Cup Ridge”. It’s pockmarked with old mine workings and stuff left behind. We’re going find a way to get up there one day. It’ll happen. Help the Society As you guessed, silver made up an important component of ore in the area, but it generally included lots of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)

One of our favourite ghost towns is a storied place called Sandon British Columbia. There, nestled in the craggy mountains of the West Kootenays and shoe-horned into a narrow valley, it’s many reminders of what was. Mining was the catalyst, all that silver, lead and zinc (other metals too) that… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)

…carries ore and reminds us that even though the boom was long over that mining activity in the area continued. Some even produced into the 1980s and were of the silver/lead/zinc variety, as was typical in Slocan Mining District, with some additionally producing minor gold and copper. Silver was unusually… (Search hits: 0 in title, 3 in body, 0 in comments.)