Canadian National 1158

by Chris Doering · January 18, 2013

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Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie - BIGDoer.com18 hours ago

If you journeyed along BC highways back in the 1950s-1980s period, you'll recognize this guy! Chris said he was terrified of them as a young kid and insists he can't be the only one. It's a Garbage Gobbler and these were part of a campaign aimed at children to keep the province litter free. They could be found at various rest stops and pull outs along many highways. In total there were over a couple hundred made, and a few still exist.

This one sits at the highway's yard in Revelstoke BC. Check the comments for more info and make some NOISE down there. 👇
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Exploring quirky history with Chris & Connie from Off the Beaten Path.
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The Calgary Stampede Parade on 7th Avenue in 1948 and 76 years later, the 2024 edition is happening today!

This image comes from the Crossley Slides, which we scanned recently and is one of the oldest in the bunch. Thank goodness for Kodachrome, the most stable of all the transparency films and this image is likely just as vivid as when shot. Any others would have colour shifted or faded, minimally.

The buildings in back still exist (did someone say Then & Now?) but have been empty for some time now.

Any one have memories of this parade? Share the memories! Recognize someone? Speak up!

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From 2022. We've always admired this historic business block in the Crowsnest Pass and for this photo Chris got up early on a Sunday to capture it. He didn't want any cars out front and has a thing for that soft light of morning. The time stamp says 6:05am.

Interesting story: a while back we were due into the Orpheum Theatre (second from the right) for a historical piece for a magazine. Just before that was to happen, the theatre unexpectedly closed (recall some roof issues) and that's too bad because it was cool inside.

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There's no mud like Calgary mud. It's viscous, slicker than Teflon and when dry solid as concrete. Here's a scene showing some new development in the neighbourhood of Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill in 1954 and how it looks today.

70 years apart!

We just love to standing in the same location as the original photographer did long ago. Can't describe it, but it's a thrill.

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Original: Calgary Albertan Newspaper Archives at the University of Calgary. The caption reads: "Potholes and mud plague streets in Calgary's new residential areas, due to heavy rains."
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Calgary Stampede

Four years ago to the day. Here's a view of the Calgary Stampede Grounds on what would have been Sneak-a-Peek night 2020. It's normally the lead-in to the greatest outdoor show on earth and for the first time in almost a century, the week+ long party was cancelled. Thank you Covid.

We came to photograph the Big Four Building for a project and imagine our amazement when the Stampede suggested we come this night. How strange to see the grounds so empty and lifeless. Had we stood here at any other year, there'd be rides, concessions, throngs of people and more cowboys than you could count. On this strange, eerie night, it was all ours.

It's a sad scene, but on a positive note, parking on the grounds was never better.

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