A self-guided sidewalk stamp tour of Crescent Heights

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Sidewalk stamps are comprised of street names and contractor logos imprinted in concrete sidewalks. In Calgary, the earliest ones that can still be seen are found in the Beltline and dated 1907 although it’s possible that even older ones might still exist underneath old asphalt repairs. While the City of Calgary no longer requires that street names appear on its sidewalks, to this day contractors continue to affix their logo to new sidewalks.  

This self-guided walking tour begins on the southeast corner of 7th Ave and 1st St NW in Crescent Heights, due east of the LDS Church.  

Download the Self-guided sidewalk stamp tour document below for a complete guide for the tour. Additional "attachments" available for download below provide further historical information on some of the stops.

CCHS extends a big thank you to Alan Zakrison for putting together this detailed tour.

Many historians acknowledge the Glenbow as their favourite archive. Doug Cass had a lot to do with creating a warm and welcoming environment. He was genuinely interested in what researchers were working on and was always helpful in ferreting out sources that enriched and expanded our work. His knowledge of the collections was unparalleled. One hour with Doug was worth a full day’s work in another archives. Over many decades, he has advised researchers working in a diverse range of fields, including histories of petroleum, labour and the working class, Indigenous peoples, the North-West Mounted Police, farming, ranching, politics, railroads, women and gender, and many more. We thank him for his energetic acquisition of manuscripts, photographs, and other archival records that made the Glenbow such an extraordinary place for researching Western Canada. As the library hours were curtailed and staff budgets threatened, Doug maintained professional advocacy for the library and archives, and for the inherent connections among all the collections. We will miss him, and the Glenbow, but we wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement and hope his legacy is carried on in the new University of Calgary setting.

Welcome to new Board Members:

Directors:

MacKenzie Brash

Tina Miller

Mary Ann Kenny

Treasurer:

Susan Chalmers

Returning Members: 

Walt DeBoni, Past President

Jackie Kleiner, President

Graeme Miller, Secretary 

Paul Mercer, First Vice President

Megan Ballard, Second Vice President
Kim Geraldi, Director

Sarah Harvey, Director (Social Media)

Patrick Mealey, Director (Programs)

Andrew Bardsley, Director (App Committee)

Thank you to outgoing members: Nicole Marion-Patola, Kari Burgess, and Vivian Sampson 

Bylaw Changes:
The main change will allow for electronic forms of meeting notification, voting etc for the Board and Members. Also termination of membership is scheduled when fees are 6 months overdue. President can serve more than one two year term if there is no one to succeed them.

Financial Position:
CCHS is in a very good position financially. We have a small surplus, donations have remained strong and funds have been set aside for the development of the Walking App. We are currently invested in two GIC’s.
Thank you to Roberta Ryckman and Ron Kessler for acting as Auditors.

Programs:
Since August 2020 we have hosted 18 events, 1556 households have tuned in, for an estimated 2000 participants. Virtual programs are scheduled until mid June. Thank you to the Calgary Public Library for hosting us. 

We are planning a modified Historic Calgary Week for July 23 to August 2, 2021, stay tuned!
If you have any questions please contact info@chinookhistory.ca.