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Chinook Centre ad, 1988.

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Approved LRT route, May 1977.

Source: Calgary Herald

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Astroids video game put in Calgary school, "raising some alarm in the community," May 1983

Source: Calgary Herald

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Ad for Sandstone Valley neighbourhood in Calgary, 1986. “A decorative light standard at every front drive.”

Source: Calgary Herald

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Ad for new Zeller's in Huntington Hills, May 1970. "Ample parking when you get here!"

Source: Calgary Herald

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Husky Tower ad from May 1970, Calgary Herald

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Mercedes-Benz ad, May 1970

Source: Calgary Herald

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Walter Prysunka, signals foreman, adjusts "Traffic Brain,” Calgary, 1965. The bank of computers, located in the basement of City Hall, controlled Calgary's downtown traffic lights.

Photo: Calgary Herald

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Full-page ad for Calgary Cannons tickets, April 1985 (team’s inaugural season).

Source: Calgary Herald

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Traffic at 9 Ave & 6 St SE, Calgary, c.1960.

Photo: Transportation Department, City of Calgary

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Plaza Restaurant, Calgary, Alberta, c.1910s. In basement of Lougheed building (6 Ave & 1 St SW).

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Chrysler ad, May 1953.

Source: Calgary Herald

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Entrance to Natural History Park, St. George’s Island, Calgary, Alberta, no date.

Photo: City of Calgary Parks & Recreation Department

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William J. Oliver photographing downtown Calgary, Alberta, c.1920s. (From roof of Palliser Hotel.) Photo: Oliver, W.J.

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Ad for CCM bicycles, May 14, 1923. Source: Calgary Daily Herald

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Single A baseball arrives in Calgary. Calgary Stampeders baseball club home opener at Buffalo Stadium (located downtown), May 1953

Source: Calgary Herald

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Developer ad for homes in Edgemont, Calgary, Sept 1978

Source: Calgary Herald

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