vonVeezelsnider 53 Posted January 3, 2008 Just Browsing Flickr, I found this picture of Calgary in the early 1950s and it's in color, so I thought I'd share it... Incidentally, one of the billboards at the foot of the bridge, has an 88 and 98 on it... Could that be an OLDSMOBILE ad ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ocnblu 1,145 Posted January 3, 2008 That is a very nice pic, vonVee, and I think you're right about the Olds billboard. My question is, what are those big piles of gray stuff in the background with white stuff on top? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cremazie 11 Posted January 3, 2008 ^ ^ Mountains Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I hope GMRULES again 0 Posted January 3, 2008 That's a really cool picture. I love old photos like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonVeezelsnider 53 Posted January 3, 2008 That is a very nice pic, vonVee, and I think you're right about the Olds billboard. My question is, what are those big piles of gray stuff in the background with white stuff on top? I live in a city that sits 100 miles from the rocky mountains... Of course nowadays you can't see them from Scotsmans Hill like that with all of the tall buildings... That picture was taken, based on the Olds Billboard, no earlier than 1949, and this picture was taken from almost the same vantage point last year (the bridge in this picture is the same one from the above picture, where, ironically, a Steven Segal movie was once filmed) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G_Man72 0 Posted January 3, 2008 That's a cool picture. Even the newer one is out of date, as there are a lot more cranes downtown now. The horizon is going to change in about 2-3 years again with all the new buildings going up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonVeezelsnider 53 Posted January 3, 2008 The Bow is going to be nice, but I wish it was just a tad taller... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.C. 0 Posted January 3, 2008 Wow! It's changed so much! Thanks for showing us the pic Von! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonVeezelsnider 53 Posted January 3, 2008 Ad far as I can tell, the only building I can recognize in the 1950 picture that is still up is the tall one in the back, the Palliser Hotel... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites