City Hall turns 100 this year

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City Hall turns 100 this year

Postby newsposter » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:07 am

On June 26, 2011, Old City Hall will turn 100 years old. In a video, Clint Robertson, a Heritage Planner, talks about Old City Hall and opportunities to take a tour or visit our records and archives.

http://www.calgarycitynews.com/2011/02/ ... -year.html
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Postby ali_raza00000 » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:12 pm

The early part of the 20th century was a time of great optimism, not just here, but all over the world. In Calgary, that optimism was expressed in a population boom and the resulting building boom. As a result, for us here in the 21st century, there are a lot of anniversaries to celebrate. As everyone knows (;-) the Calgary Public Library is turning 100 years old on the 1st of January 2012. But another icon of the city, our beautiful sandstone City Hall turned 100 this year. It was officially opened on June 26, 1911 by the leader of the opposition, then the Conservatives, Robert Borden. That night he gave a speech at Sherman’s auditorium, where “questions of interest to Canadians” would be discussed. “Ladies,” the advertisement read, “are cordially invited.”

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http://blog.calgarypubliclibrary.com/bl ... s-100.aspx
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