Parkhill modern

[Jimby]

Parkhill is an inner city neighbourhood of formerly modest homes that is becoming an interesting mix of housing styles.
I plan to add more pics over time, or if you have any to add, please do.

[McPaul]

Where are these taken?

The only thing I remember from walking up to parkhill a few years ago was several old 70s style apartment buildings and similarly aged townhouses along a skanky looking cul de sac with a nice steep pathway down to the river pathway and small park...

[Jimby]

most of these houses are along the top of the Elbow valley escarpment

[ue]

Wow. this area is SO cool. Thanks for taking these photos. it looks Trendy and modern. It kinda reminds me of Mill Creek neighbourhood (East Strathcona) in Edmonton but with less trees, more mansions, and more infill. Mill Creek is more a mix of modern infill and old homes. But this is a great neighbourhood in Calgary reminds me of Bridgeland but of houses. Where in Calgary is this? I've never heard of it.

[McPaul]

Edmontonenthusiast: Apparently it's in the Elbow Valley escarpment...

I've been out that way a couple of times... friend's parents own a place that's right on one of the golf courses out that way. I don't remember anything like the above though.

[Jimby]

It is an inner city neighbourhood in the SW off Macleod Trail. Sorry I didn't mean for you to think it is out in THE Elbow Valley on Hiway 8.

[DizzyEdge]

Parkhill



As Jimby said, it's actually an old innercity neighbourhood that began filling up around the 1910-12 boom but by 1924 had only ended up maybe 1/3 full. As it was the 'edge of town' when it was being developed, the houses tended to be modest. Now however it's a very wealthy neighbourhood. Although many (most?) of the original turn of the century housing is gone, there are a few tidbits showing the area's age, including this school turned into a 4-plex



Other random original homes



I quite like the contemporary architecture though, most of it seems pretty high quality.

[Jimby]

Thanks for adding the map and the pics, Dizzy! I would love to see the inside of the condos in the old school.

[kap384]

Originally Posted by Jimby

I would love to see the inside of the condos in the old school.

Totally

[Rusty van Reddick]

You could do a similar photothread for South Calgary. I cannot believe the range of new infill there, and most are attached as you see in Parkhill... also in both neighbourhoods are houses built to take advantage of views. AND still lots of older homes.

[Jimby]

I agree, South Calgary has an incredible amount of new housing as well as lots of the original. It will be interesting to see how it evolves in the next few years.

[Surrealplaces]

Nice thread Jimby. Just the other day, I was thinking of doing a thread for Parkhill. I might do one later in the summer. It's a great collection of old and modern houses.

[Surrealplaces]

Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast

Wow. this area is SO cool. Thanks for taking these photos. it looks Trendy and modern. It kinda reminds me of Mill Creek neighbourhood (East Strathcona) in Edmonton but with less trees, more mansions, and more infill. Mill Creek is more a mix of modern infill and old homes. But this is a great neighbourhood in Calgary reminds me of Bridgeland but of houses. Where in Calgary is this? I've never heard of it.

EE, you've probably seen photos on flickr that were taken from Parkhill. a great place to take skyline shots.





From a couple of years ago. Jimby would be familiar with this angle

[Jimby]

the view from 33 Ave on April 2

[Just Build It]

Nice shots Jimby! Keep up the good work!

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by furrycanuck

You could do a similar photothread for South Calgary. I cannot believe the range of new infill there, and most are attached as you see in Parkhill... also in both neighbourhoods are houses built to take advantage of views. AND still lots of older homes.

Of course South Calgary is a similar situation, a turn of the century neighbourhood which was at the edge of town (by the 20's development was just a block or 2 south of 33rd ave) when WWI hit and stopped everything, so it had lots of gaps to fill with 40s+ houses, creating an eclectic mix of styles, which I find makes 'ultra modern' homes be less objectionable than if it was a homogeneous neighbourhood of turn of the century homes.

[Wentworth]

I'm not sure I get the aesthetic of this style; I'm guessing it has more to do with maximizing square footage within city guidelines for height and footprint?

[ue]

Wow yeah those skyline angles are amazing. I'll have to check this neighbourhood out next time I am in C-town. In Edmonton the majority of residential infill in neighbourhoods is occuring around Mill Creek (a localism combining east Strathcona, the Mill Creek ravine, and West Bonnie Doon) and Crestwood and Buena Vista/Parkview. The Mill Creek ones most resemble this. Although I have already said that, in addition that there are more old homes in Mill Creek. The styles (overall) are not as bold either. See: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ght=mill+creek

Crestwood is more mansions as is Buena Vista/Parkview due to it's amazing river valley views.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by Wentworth

I'm not sure I get the aesthetic of this style; I'm guessing it has more to do with maximizing square footage within city guidelines for height and footprint?

To me it's simply taking the architectural style of contemporary condos (Chocolate, Colours, etc etc) and using it to build much smaller structures, rather than what is usually done which is contemporary for condos and fake turn of the century for single family.

[Jimby]

another old house bites the dust