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Carbon Alberta Road

Grain Elevators at Carbon Alberta

…day an empty field with scant evidence that they ever existed. The “Then” photo is from 1977 and comes from a friend, Henry Niznik (thanks Henry). Fast forward forty five years and we’ve come to stand close to the spot where Henry captured his image long ago. We’re going to… (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

Coronation Alberta Railway

Down by the Tracks in Coronation Alberta

…sobering to see what’s changed and pretty much everything in the old image has been relegated to history. The scene’s not just a little different and pretty much all that was has been swept away. The Then image comes thanks to our friend Henry Niznik and captured by him in… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

Elevator Row Nanton Alberta

Elevator Row Nanton Alberta

…Today they make up Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre and are a wonderful museum you can tour. The old photo comes courtesy of a friend, Henry Niznik (who also shot it) and dates back to the summer of 1972. You’re looking at a pastoral scene of a sleepy little backwater… (Search hits: 0 in title, 9 in body, 0 in comments.)

Okotoks Alberta Train Tracks

Down by the Tracks Okotoks Alberta

Henry Niznik and who captured the shot in the early 1970s. He and the fellows seen in the car, Ken and Hirsh, all remain friends to this day. Old chums are the best and if the bond lasts this long, it’ll last to the end. Okotoks Alberta Down by the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 6 in body, 0 in comments.)

CPR Viaduct Lethbridge

Lethbridge Pathways: Under the Viaduct

…the playground in a fenced compound. The inscription reads: In Memory Of Henry Stafford. Son Of William & Jane Stafford. Born in Scotland Aug 29th 1866. Died At Lethbridge, ALTA Aug 4th 1883. Aged 17 Years. He Is Not Lost But Gone Before. It seems Henry lived nearby, died of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

Carbon Alberta Railway

Carbon Alberta 1946, 1992 & 2024

…April 1946 (original) + fall 1992 and June 2024 (us). Location: Carbon, Alberta. Article references and thanks: Floyd Yeats Collection UofC Archives, Carbon – our History, our Heritage (book), date-confirmed photos from Jane Daua (1988) and Henry Niznik (1977), plus our Village of Carbon contact whose name we lost (sorry)…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

Connie BIGDoer.com

Few Words: A Catalogue Home?

…authority Les Henry, but unfortunately came up empty. Talk about a big fat bupkis and a huge disappointment. Few Words: A Catalogue Home? While some designs found were close in one way or another, there was no definitive match. This research ate up countless hours and two years after starting,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 1 in comments.)

St Anne's Wolseley Grotto

Wolseley Places Part Two

…the first material, it was built by Scottish stone masons who settled in the area. It’s not clear if Henry Hunt himself was of those origins and did the work or if it was contracted out. Who even it was, they possessed great skill. Scroll down for photos and to… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 1 in comments.)

Cowboy Cochrane Ranche

Cochrane Pathways Loop

…oftentimes train spot on urban hikes but more times than not come up empty handed. Damn no-show trains. Enter another park, the former site of Matthew Henry’s Cochrane Ranche established in the 1880s. Take time to explore the original town hospital, dating from well over a century ago, moved to… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Mountain Mill United

Mountain Mill United Church

…better. It’s a interesting structure in a wonderful setting and deserves more than this short little write up. Not far away… St Henry’s Catholic Church Twin Butte. Short Subjects: reports that for any number of reasons are brief in nature. They might be updates to older articles, previews of posts… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Mighty BIGDoer-mobile

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Posts by category Category: Boler! Blush Boler Back Alleys Are Where You Find Them! Vanguard Neonex 1700 Boler Another Drab Calgary Winter One Frigid Sunday Morning Coming Soon (2)! Coming Soon (1)! Smoky Times on Deerfoot Trail Calgary The Boler Bar High River Alberta Smoky Times on 17th Ave SW… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Roxy Theatre Coleman

Wandering Historic Downtown Coleman

…at the Roxy? Henry’s Model A. Italians and Eagles. The Morrison Block. The alley house. Once a fire hall, now a home. On the grounds of the Crowsnest Museum. A fine place to eat. Take a book, leave a book. Hotrods and Legions. In the soft light, the Polish Hall…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

1961 Plymouth

Stettler County Collection – Part 1

Henry and Mac, the other fellow who I was scared to talk to, Film Photographer Rob Pohl who was hanging with us this adventures, all, a big thanks. This yard is private property. BIGDoer.com visited with permission. _________________________ BIGDoer.com: Doing it Different! Something to say in private? Click here to:… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

1953 Buick

Stettler County Collection – Part 2

…references and thanks: Henry and Mac, the other fellow at the yard, Robert Pohl who was hanging with us this adventures, all, a big thanks. This yard is private property. BIGDoer.com visited with permission. _________________________ BIGDoer.com: Doing it Different! Something to say in private? Click here to: Reach Us! NEWS!… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Sacred Heart Cemetery Forty Mile

Sacred Heart

…it? We love old churches… St Peter and Paul. St Henry’s Catholic Church Twin Butte. St Edmund’s Church Big Valley. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: October, 2016. Location: Forty Mile County, AB. Article references (and thanks): Hermis Alberta, FindAGrave.com,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

A1 Autobody Calgary Alberta

Wave & Zigzag Roofs Calgary (Part 2)

…were worth including. This is Henry Wise Wood High, built in 1961, off Elbow Drive. 13) The smallest seen, this little utility building once housed a substation and is from 1961. Given the roof area is quiet small, the zigzag form really wouldn’t be needed from a support standpoint, so… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Witch House Saskatchewan

Backroads Saskatchewan

…most recent, 1946. Johann Oddan, whose grave shows in the first photo of this group, donated land to the cemetery. That’s a unique grave marker. Little Henry Kennedy was but two years old when he passed on and that must have been heartbreaking for his folks. Surviving to adulthood a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Zion Lutheran in Saskatchewan

Zion Lutheran Church

…further damage by those looking for trouble. We’ve been on a church kick… Sacred Heart. Spaca Moskalyk Church. St Henry’s Catholic Church Twin Butte. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: October, 2016. Location: Division No. 8, SK. Article references (and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Creepy Abandoned Doll

Visiting with Ghosts

Visiting with Ghosts: taking in a group of abandoned buildings, homes included, that long ago comprised as town of sorts, but today stands empty and forgotten. Posts by category Category: Boler! Blush Boler Back Alleys Are Where You Find Them! Vanguard Neonex 1700 Boler Another Drab Calgary Winter One Frigid… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Newell Hotel Brooks

Hotel Newell Brooks Alberta

…the train tracks…when that meant something. Armed with an old photo we’re here to duplicate that scene, or at least try. This T&N Fodder comes from a reader (thanks Henry) and is one we’ve seen make the rounds on the internet before. It appears to be an old postcard, we… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Irricana United Church

Irricana United Church

…Paul – Nothing around for miles. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: June, 2021. Location: Irricana, AB. Article references and thanks: Annette at Irricana United Church, The Canadian Register of Historic Places, catalogue home expert Les Henry and Byron Robb… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Red Coat Trail Marker

White Valley Lutheran Church

…and the results are fantastic.” Naomi Kikoak. (From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the kind words). Country Churches that are still used… Christ Church Millarville. St Peter and Paul. St Henry’s Catholic Church Twin Butte. If you feel like chatting or want more information on what you… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Spaca Moskalyk Church Lamont County

Spaca Moskalyk Church

…turned for more articles born of this trip. We will absolutely, for sure, a million percent, most definitely, be coming back! If you’d like to host the BIGDoer crew we’d love to hear from you. More churches we’ve visited… St Henry’s Catholic Church Twin Butte. Calgary then and now –… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

JB Fletcher Ainsworth BC

JB Fletcher’s Ainsworth BC ~45 Years Apart

…burned down in a great fire that same year. At the time it operated as Henry Giegerich’s Store, but that changed to the current name when John Bradley Fletcher brought the business in the late 1920s. Fletcher had managed it for some sixteen years prior so a fully seasoned businessperson… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Misty Mountains Kananaskis

Random Pick: The Misty Mountains

…really need to go back. It’s been a while. That same month…Building Information Modeling For Dummies, Industrial Park Living and St Henry’s Catholic Church Twin Butte. Short Subjects: Reports that are short and sweet in nature. Think silly little snippets, vignettes and things of that sort. You’ll be in and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Victory Block Inglewood Calgary

Calgary Inglewood Haskins/Victory Block

…added two years after. However, other reports mention it was built as a two story originally in 1908 and the third floor added in the early 1940s. More on all this in a moment. Henry Haskins, the developer, owner and after which the building is named, held a mortgage on… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

Railway Telegraph Line

Telegraph Lines

…commenting! Bob Niznik Thank you for the article and photo. I always enjoyed seeing these along the railway lines! I don’t know if you are aware of a display in a Calgary front yard on the north side of 8 Ave. N.E. (and between Center St. & Edm. Tr.) which… (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 3 in comments.)

Warden Alberta

Warden Junction

…spot. Johnnie Bachusky Lovely shot Chris. Henry Niznik Nice ! Must be a recent addition. Do not recall seeing it when we rode that train 20 years ago. Connie Biggart Spectacular! Chris Doering Yes indeed. Stood there for some time just soaking up the ambience. Bob Smith Warden is marked… (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 3 in comments.)

Coutts Sweetgrass Train Station

Coutts Sweetgrass Train Depot

…in the mid-1960’s. Sad to see rail service decline, but things evolve as the passes. Chris Doering Yes, things change and morph and always will. Still, you got to see it. You’re not related to Henry are you? Bob Niznik Yes;I am one of his younger brothers. Chris Doering Cool!… (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 3 in comments.)

Water Tower Three Hills AB

Then & Now: Three Hills Alberta

…of my house and old enough the only one left with a wood water tank. Henry Niznik I first saw that tower 61 years ago during our Irricana School picnic there in late June 1961 .Was impressed how tall it was . Braat Tracy Have a great week ahead Safe… (Search hits: 0 in title, 0 in body, 3 in comments.)

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