Where in Calgary #30

[speedog]

Where in Calgary #30

I have gazed westward towards the foothills and mountains for longer than most beyond members have been alive and have a twin as well.



On a side note, after some concerns were raised by a few beyond members I did some thinking and also consulted with a few beyond members and would like to suggest that this 'Where in Calgary' thread series should have a new thread created every time the last is found a new item/location is built - the exception being the Where in Calgary #27 - Street Art series (http://forums.beyond.ca/st/390584/where-in-calgary-27-street-art-series/) as there is quite a bit of street art (wall murals and kin) scattered about Calgary.

Old threads will quickly fall in the sub-forum where they're located and interesting ones may be bumped from time to time like the Bearspaw Bluffs (http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=372235) one.

I don't own this thread series and openly welcome others to contribute as well and if people still have issues with what I or others may be doing with this thread series, then please discuss with a forum moderator via PM's as opposed to cluttering up any individual thread with unrelated discussion.

Finally, the issue with one all encompassing thread is that old stuff may bubble back to the surface plus having multiple subjects in one thread could very well elicit discussion that could take away from the current search - not that the discussion of previous subjects isn't necessarily bad but IMHO it's better suited to be in a thread that can stand on it's own instead of muddying the waters in a mega-thread.

[adam c]

Bankers Hall?

[speedog]

Originally posted by adam c
Bankers Hall?

Nope but it did surprise me to discover that one of the Bankers Hall twins is over 25 years old.

[mo_money2supe]

Western Canadian Place (Husky Towers)?

[speedog]

Originally posted by mo_money2supe
Western Canadian Place (Husky Towers)?

Nope, been around 32 years, these could be older than many beyond members.

[FixedGear]

photos >>>> riddles

[mo_money2supe]

https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.059674,-114.17203,3a,75y,103.82h,107.33t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sFfgidfMXoU46Kg6R4vYESw!2e0

CFCN-DT Towers?? Supposedly there's two there but I only see one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Calgary (Look under the 'Towers' section)

[FixedGear]

#31. I am everywhere but nowhere. I have many brothers but no fathers. I am older than most beyonders. What am I? :rofl:

[speedog]

Originally posted by FixedGear
photos >>>> riddles
Originally posted by FixedGear
#31. I am everywhere but nowhere. I have many brothers but no fathers. I am older than most beyonders. What am I? :rofl:
Well, someone best be watching for birds trying to shit on their lower lip.

Anyhow, sometimes a riddle is better as a picture may make things just a bit too easy and if anything, the riddle finds in this thread series have proven to be the most entertaining and got forum members the most engaged.

Never the less, there are plenty of building twins in Calgary but I'll bet they pretty much gaze in all directions.

[Lex350]

Originally posted by speedog


Nope, been around 32 years, these could be older than many beyond members.

The twin ski jump towers at COP?

[firebane]

Originally posted by rotten42


The twin ski jump towers at COP?

Those were there for the 88 Olympics..

[Lex350]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by firebane
[B]


But construction for COP started in around 1984

[speedog]

Originally posted by rotten42


The twin ski jump towers at COP?

Nope.

[ktm_525]

Twin condo/apartment towers on 90 ave and about 20st SW. Have been there since at least the mid 70's.

[ExtraSlow]

Is it weird that I'm assuming this is a statue of some kind, and not a building? How does a building "gaze westward"?

[speedog]

Originally posted by ktm_525
Twin condo/apartment towers on 90 ave and about 20st SW. Have been there since at least the mid 70's.

Nope, older than that.

[speedog]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
Is it weird that I'm assuming this is a statue of some kind, and not a building? How does a building "gaze westward"?

You may be on to something.

[firebane]

Originally posted by speedog


You may be on to something.

"Between the Earth and Sky"

The statues of two men @ Bankers Hall?

[speedog]

Originally posted by firebane


"Between the Earth and Sky"

The statues of two men @ Bankers Hall?

Nope, one of these two does face west but it's not these guys - I had actually forgot that these two existed.

Read the clues in my answers above - that would've easily eliminated these guys.

Those damn riddles make things so much more interesting - a picture, even a partial one, would've probably given this one away by now.

[FixedGear]

the problem with the riddles is that the game is no longer about how well folks know Calgary, but how well people can understand thinking that may or may not make sense

[mo_money2supe]

Originally posted by mo_money2supe
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.059674,-114.17203,3a,75y,103.82h,107.33t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sFfgidfMXoU46Kg6R4vYESw!2e0

CFCN-DT Towers?? Supposedly there's two there but I only see one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Calgary (Look under the 'Towers' section)

Any confirmation of this answer? I'm guessing it's a no?

[darthVWader]

Pointe McKay towers?

[kenny]

There is a statue of a soldier on a horse in Central Memorial Park, and there is a "twin" at Fort Calgary. Twin is in quotes because it is two different people on the horses haha and I don't even know if they both face west. Too lazy to verify.

[speedog]

Originally posted by mo_money2supe


Any confirmation of this answer? I'm guessing it's a no?

It's a no.

[speedog]

Originally posted by darthVWader
Pointe McKay towers?

Nope, see my response to ExtraSlow.

[speedog]

Originally posted by kenny
There is a statue of a soldier on a horse in Central Memorial Park, and there is a "twin" at Fort Calgary. Twin is in quotes because it is two different people on the horses haha and I don't even know if they both face west. Too lazy to verify.

Most likely not twins then and not these anyways. Good try.

[speedog]

Originally posted by FixedGear
the problem with the riddles is that the game is no longer about how well folks know Calgary, but how well people can understand thinking that may or may not make sense

Not necessarily so, my riddles so far haven't been all that difficult and the clues that come along the way in the thread provide direction just like they are in this thread - the riddles can't be all that difficult otherwise most will shy away. This one will require your thinking cap and while some are figuring it out, some are not either even after some major hints of what it may or may not be.

[ExtraSlow]

I like the riddles, although I feel like I am less likely to win at them. That's just not how my brain works most days.

[speedog]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
I like the riddles, although I feel like I am less likely to win at them. That's just not how my brain works most days.

That's why my riddles won't be that difficult when combined with clues that will appear in the associated thread - hell, it quite taxes my brain to come up with these without giving away the answer too easily.

[mo_money2supe]

The old Centre St Bridge lion that's sitting at City Hall?

Best streetview pic I can find:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.045371,-114.058144,3a,15y,98.19h,90.07t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sDZ2vr9O0RcBsO6GYi6NS9A!2e0

[speedog]

Originally posted by mo_money2supe
The old Centre St Bridge lion that's sitting at City Hall?

Best streetview pic I can find:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.045371,-114.058144,3a,15y,98.19h,90.07t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sDZ2vr9O0RcBsO6GYi6NS9A!2e0

Now that's a great answer except there are 4 of those original lions, 3 of which are still in storage. Some of you are on the right track, by the way younger than me but older than tirebob.

[mo_money2supe]

Originally posted by speedog
...by the way younger than me but older than tirebob.

I maintain my answer... :D

[[GaGe]]

The bear statue at Baker Park? The park was originally the Baker Memorial Sanitorium (built in 1920), but not sure when the bears were put up.

http://hikingwithbarry.com/sites/hikingwithbarry.com/files/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BakerPark_27.jpg

[sheik_yerbouti]

Dinny the Dinosaur at the Zoo? His twin is California.

[01RedDX]

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[speedog]

Baker Memorial Sanitorium bears - nope, but the twin that's the focus of this thread is made of the same material. BTW, Bakers Park looks like a nice area to check out.

Dinny the Dinosaur - nope but sort of on the right track with respect that one twin may be in Calgary while the other is not.

With respect to myself and tirebob, some in here do know tirebob and at least one knows myself but my reply to ktm_525's post should get people closer to the age of the item/location being sought. If I give an actual year, then it's going to be too easy - let's just say it was before Woodstock but after the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show.

Also, for my benefit and maybe others - I am now maintaining a list in the first post of the first thread in this 'Where in Calgary' series with links to all threads, this I will include in the first post of any similar new thread moving forward - list is here (http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=354521). I do see that the SE quadrant is heavily represented but probably in part because there is just that much more history there - will put my thinking hat on for other quadrants, NE will be the most difficult I suspect.

[sheik_yerbouti]

I was washing the dishes and it struck me, The James Wolfe Statue that used to be at the planetarium, but has been moved to a park in Mt. Royal.

[speedog]

Originally posted by sheik_yerbouti
I was washing the dishes and it struck me, The James Wolfe Statue that used to be at the planetarium, but has been moved to a park in Mt. Royal.

Not this one, does this one have a twin?

The exact twin of subject of this thread is over 6,140km away - the Calgary one is an exact copy of it's distant twin.

[YYC_A4]

The mermaid bronze at the convention centre (which is a copy of the mermaid in Copenhagen)?

[90_Shelby]

Robert the Bruce Statue

Bannockburn Heritage Center and at the Jubilee

[speedog]

Originally posted by 90_Shelby
Robert the Bruce Statue

Bannockburn Heritage Center and at the Jubilee

Spot on.

[01RedDX]

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[danhharp]

Isn't Robert the Bruce the prick that turned on William Wallace in Braveheart?!

F that, I'm grabbing the spraypaint.