Check out side-by-side photos comparing historic Calgary to the modern day city
Mar 31 2020, 10:51 am
One Calgary resident took to spots around Calgary to recreate historic photos taken at the same locations many years prior.
The photos were posted to the Calgary subreddit r/Calgary by Reddit user u/Riamu115Â as a comparison of Calgary between the 1900s and 2019.
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Check out the incredible photos below:
First Street

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This comparison image is of First Street looking North, with the source image from the early 1900s.
Downtown Calgary

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This comparison image is a look at how much downtown has grown, with the source photo from around the 1920s.
8th Avenue and 1st Street SW

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This comparison comes from around the 1950s.
8th Avenue SW

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This comparison photo comes from the 1950s.