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CALGARY'S GRAND STORY
THE MAKING OF A PRAIRIE METROPOLIS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF TWO HERITAGE BUILDINGS |
| By: |
Donald B. Smith |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£30.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1552381749 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781552381748 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2005 |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
Presents a history of the city as told through the story of the Grand Theatre & the Lougheed Building, two of Calgary's most prominent historic icons. This title sketches an urban biography of Calgary from 1912 up to Alberta's 100th birthday in 2005. |
| Synopsis: |
Calgary was a boomtown of 50,000 people in 1912, the year the Lougheed Building and the adjacent Grand Theatre were built. The fanfare and anticipation surrounding their opening marked the beginning of a golden era in the city's history. The Lougheed quickly became Calgary's premier corporate address, and the state-of-the-art Grand Theatre the hub of a thriving cultural community. Through the great days of Vaudeville and classic cinema, through the Depression, two world wars, and the oil and gas boom, the Lougheed and the Grand were cornerstones of downtown Calgary. As the city grew up around them, questions about their future arose. Did they still have a place in this new metropolis of shiny glass and steel? After they were nearly destroyed by fire in 2004, the push to restore and revitalize the buildings gained new momentum. From the viewpoint of these two prominent heritage buildings, Donald Smith introduces the reader to the personalities and events that helped shape Calgary in the twentieth century.Complemented by over 140 historical images, Calgary's Grand Story is a fascinating tribute to the Lougheed and the Grand and celebrates their unrivalled position in the city's political, economic, and cultural history. |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos & illus |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of Calgary Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Alberta Book Awards: Educational Book Award 2006. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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