Calgary’s historic main street has been in the news since City Hall began considering a large-scale development proposal that would dramatically change the 100 West block of Stephen and Seventh Avenues. Here’s a look at the writers, bibliophiles and booksellers who have touched down over the decades in three of the buildings in question. My latest for Read Alberta.
City of Romance launch
Detail from Eveline Kolijn’s visual interpretation of Calgary’s 1920s literary world
Detail from Eveline Kolijn’s visual interpretation of Calgary’s 1920s literary world
Eveline Kolijn and I are thrilled to be launching City of Romance: The Literary World of 1920s Calgary — the seventh map in the Calgary Atlas Project’s brilliant series featuring the city’s hidden histories. The celebration happens on February 7 at 7 pm at a 1920s literary landmark, the Memorial Park Library.
Tickets are free. Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-map-launch-city-of-romance-the-literary-world-of-1920s-calgary-tickets-506678367637
You can find out more about City of Romance on the Calgary Atlas Project website: https://arts.ucalgary.ca/calgary-institute-humanities/events-and-community/calgary-atlas-project/city-romance-literary-world-1920s-calgary
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So pleased to see that in 2022 Calgarians continued to borrow Calgary through the Eyes of Writers, along with books by several other local writers. Find the complete list in the Calgary Herald.
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