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…the photos are aircraft – seems there’s a busy flight-path above the structure. The skyways were busy this night and we caught a plane in almost every shot! But it was close to Christmas, so that explains things. That’s a busy time for travel. Help the Society Incidentally, the rear… (Search hits: 0 in title, 6 in body, 0 in comments.)

…business district was located on a fairly steep slope, the railway and anything connected to it, occupying much of the flat land down by the river. Present day there’s a couple abandoned buildings and some old railway infrastructure for you to see while visiting. It’s not a big place, however… (Search hits: 0 in title, 6 in body, 0 in comments.)

…the business is but a memory even if their iconic building remains, empty and vacant on our visit. This was the mega-drug store at the corner of 14th Street and 12th Avenue Southwest, over the years operating under many names, but most famously known as Super S Drugs. It was… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 6 in comments.)

When was the last time you saw an independent computer shop? Bet it’s been a while. There used to be lots of them, busy places all, with seemingly one on every corner, but mostly they’ve gone the way of the dinosaur. It’s one tough racket and even the big chains… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 1 in comments.)

Located next to bustling MacLeod Trail, tiny St Paul’s Anglican Church ranks as Calgary’s oldest. In fact, when built, it wasn’t even within the borders of the city (well then, a town) and was well south, the community eventually growing around it over time. Ir dates back some hundred and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 1 in comments.)

…boom period on the plains and business was good. Scroll down for photos and to comment. The 1930s, that God-Awful Depression, would later test the resolve of any business person, including Woo Sam. Credit was given freely knowing very well many accounts would never being collected upon. A bit of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…centre of what today is the business district of trendy Inglewood. As was common at the time, Catonio’s store is attached to a house. The business owner lived where they worked and had the shortest commute on the planet. It’s the building on the left side in the photos, although… (Search hits: 0 in title, 5 in body, 0 in comments.)

…were a way to distinguish you from the competition. 15-17) A building losing its battle with time. In town once bustling and full of activity, it’s a former place of business (looks very general store like) this weathered reminder of a once busier era. So many untold stories here, if… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 2 in comments.)

…has the biggest population (like five or six folks). There’s even a couple open businesses. Still, it’s no less photogenic. Hoosier dates form the 1910s and did well at first, but soon like so many other prairie towns, things fell apart, farms failed, people left and businesses closed. Rinse and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 4 in body, 0 in comments.)