Original C-Train Line Construction Photos

nickheer · #1 Posted **Jul 12, 2015, 6:39 PM**

I've been crawling through the Glenbow and CPL archives all morning trying to find photos from spots along the original C-Train line pre-construction and during construction, and I've come up pretty much empty. Specifically, I'm looking for photos of 7th avenue, downtown west, and into the Sunnyside/north line area before construction and while it was being built. Does anyone have photos like these, or know where I could find them?

(And if this is more appropriate for the photos/videos section, my bad. Just thought it was more relevant here, perhaps.)

CorporateWhore · #2 Posted **Jul 12, 2015, 7:31 PM**

Dang, I thought I would come in here and see a bunch of cool LRT construction photos.

nickheer · #3 Posted **Jul 12, 2015, 7:43 PM**

My bad. (Or strategy?)

Can a mod please update the thread title to add "Request"?

Fuzz · #4 Posted **Jul 12, 2015, 7:55 PM**

Have you tried here?
http://www.albertaonrecord.ca/search?query=lrt&repos=
Clicking on photos will give you a bit more information, perhaps more spots to look...

nickheer · #5 Posted **Jul 12, 2015, 11:23 PM**

Unfortunately, looks like this is the only one of the NW line:

That's a great resource though. I could get lost for hours in searching it.

shogged · #6 Posted **Jul 12, 2015, 11:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

Have you tried here?
http://www.albertaonrecord.ca/search?query=lrt&repos=
Clicking on photos will give you a bit more information, perhaps more spots to look...

those LRT editorial cartoons are fantastic haha

reminds me of the bike lane discussion these days

Trans Canada · #7 Posted **Jul 13, 2015, 1:33 AM**

There's a photo around, I think I saw it on Flickr, of the line on 7th Ave under construction by the library. Can't find it now though...

nickheer · #8 Posted **Jul 13, 2015, 4:04 AM**

^ That would be super cool to find. I'll do some digging.

Ideally, I'm looking for photos along 9th street SW, where the street and LRT do a bit of a wiggle because they were built around pre-existing buildings. I'd love to see what it looked like before (I know – just straight, but I haven't seen it that way).

Fuzz · #9 Posted **Jul 13, 2015, 12:03 PM**

Not at ground level, but here is an aerial view, if that is any help. from 1949.

http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/cdm4/it...=0&x=514&y=535

Calgarian · #10 Posted **Jul 13, 2015, 6:05 PM**

It's crazy how quickly downtown went from low to high density...

DizzyEdge · #11 Posted **Jul 13, 2015, 7:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

It's crazy how quickly downtown went from low to high density...

Also interesting how the low rise residential/medium rise downtown switched so that the old downtown/Stephen Ave is now the lower rise portion, with the sfh being the high rises.

nickheer · #12 Posted **Jul 14, 2015, 3:26 AM**

Hey, that's a pretty cool image.

Trans Canada · #13 Posted **Jul 14, 2015, 4:30 AM**

Here are some photos from ~1982 showing areas shortly before NW and NE lines:

Expanded/full size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbybobv/8596251236/

Expanded/full size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbybobv/8595145873/

Expanded/full size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbybobv/8595147881/

Photo credit photos by Bob V on Flickr

CTrainDude · #14 Posted **Jul 20, 2015, 9:03 PM**

Here's a 1980 Construction photo - doesn't show much of the system though..... Wonder if they still think it's a mistake.

Fuzz · #15 Posted **Jul 20, 2015, 9:21 PM**

Ha ha! The "your neighbourhood could be next sign" . .. people these days are thinking "we could only be so lucky!"

Also made me think of the bike lanes...

lineman · #16 Posted **Jul 21, 2015, 10:34 PM**

Those aerials show how much our pathway system has changed. The seventies were red shale everything!

The Fisher Account · #17 Posted **Jul 22, 2015, 2:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

Ha ha! The "your neighbourhood could be next sign" . .. people these days are thinking "we could only be so lucky!"

Also made me think of the bike lanes...

This is totally what we'll be laughing about in 10 years

canucklehead2 · #18 Posted **Aug 23, 2018, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by CTrainDude

Here's a 1980 Construction photo - doesn't show much of the system though..... Wonder if they still think it's a mistake.

Also a classic case of "Haters gonna hate". No matter what someone does in this life there will always been stupid, jealous and backwards trolls LITERALLY sitting on the sidelines waiting for you to fail. These people are called losers and pay them no mind...