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Does anyone have a picture of the park before the reno's? My first time ever in Calgary was in 2007 for two days of which I never came back untill I moved there in Sept.

However I tend to agree with Wooster, especially if the cafe succeeds in supporting "legitimate" uses of the park. another example was walking down and seeing the new green space near Victoria Crossing, which had children playing.
If you compare and contrast this park with one say like century garden then I'm sure you will find vast differences in both design and level of intergration of the green space into the surrounding urban fabric.