February 19th, 2008
Behind the Tower
I took the Calgary Tower for granted when I saw it every day. Now I realize what a remarkable monument to late-sixties kitsch it really was. Built in 1967 by Husky Oil to commemorate the centennial of Canada’s confederation, its has no purpose other than as a monument — a really big monument capped by an orangey-red observation deck. It can seem grand, in a space age kind of way, when you look at it from afar, or in the midst of the downtown office district. But from other angles it just seems odd.
Tags: Calgary, Landmarks
Olga Schlyter says:
That’s a really cool tower. And the first photo is great.
February 23rd, 2008 at 3:33 am