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The skyscrapers of downtown Calgary seem out of place rising unexpectedly from the shallow Bow River Valley. They contrast sharply with the dry, flat prairie stretching off to the east and south, and are dwarfed by the jagged ramparts of the Rocky Mountains looming to the west. Pinched between the slopes of one of the world's most rugged mountain ranges and the soft, fertile waves of the grasslands,... more local info

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Calgary Neighborhoods

17th Avenue SW

Running east/west just south of the downtown core of Calgary's bustling business and commerce district, 17th ave is Calgary's premier cultural walkway. With popular meeting spots like Caffe Beano,... more neighborhoods

History

The city of Calgary has only been incorporated since 1904, but it is estimated that the Bow River Valley has been inhabited for the last 10,000 years. At the end of the last Ice Age, the ancestors of the...

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