Calgary has come a long way since it was first incorporated as a town way back on November 7th, 1884. At that time, it had a population of only 506 people. Today it’s home to over 1.15 million, and that number is expected to continue to grow by two per cent per year over the next decade.

Residents of the Stampede City have, of course, seen this growth manifested in the city’s ever-evolving skyline, which just last summer welcomed the tallest building in Canada west of Toronto.

Today we’re celebrating the Calgary boom with a pictorial look back at how the city has evolved over the last 100 years or so.

Centre Street Bridge ca. 1943

Photo: Kingsdude/Dave/Flickr

1949

Photo: Calgary Heritage Initiative Society



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Photo: Calgary Public Library

2013

Photo: davebloggs007/Flickr

Calgary Tower ca. 1968

1969

Photos: Calgary Tower

1975

Photo: imgur

1988

Photo: woychukb/Flickr

2012 Photo: k.mckeown/Flickr

Saddledome ca. 1981

Photo: Canadian Geographic

Late 1980s

Photo: Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: CplGumby/Flickr

Burns Building ca. 1930s and 1963

Photos: Wikimedia, Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: Allied Properties

City Hall ca. 1920s

Photo: City of Calgary/YouTube

1957

Photo: Calgary Public Library

1990s

Photo: Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: Google Street View



Fairmont Palliser Hotel ca. Unknown

Photo: Calgary Public Library

Unknown

Photo: Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: Google Street View



Downtown ca. 1970s

Photo: Calgary Public Library

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Photo: Calgary Public Library

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Photo: Calgary Public Library

2013

Photo: waynerd/Flickr

Northwest Calgary ca. 1906

Photo: Calgary Public Library

1940s

Photo: Kingsdude/Dave/Flickr

2013

Photo: CBS Projects/Blue Con Excavating

6th Avenue and 1st SE ca. 1960

Photo: Calgary Public Library

1966

Photo: Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: Google Street View

Centre Street and 3rd Avenue ca. 1965

Photo: Mike Martin Wong/Flickr

2012

Photo: Google Street View

8th Avenue and 1st Street SW ca. 1950s

Photo: Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: Google Street View

8th Avenue and 4st Street SW ca. 1959

Photo: Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: Google Street View

6th Avenue and 4th Street SW ca. 1950s

Photo: Calgary Public Library

2012

Photo: Google Street View

Downtown ca. 1960

Photo: SportSuburban/Flickr

2010

Photo: Dillan K/Flickr

