Western Canada High School
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“Front and side view of the college with Academic building on the right. Located on 17th Avenue SW between 5A Street and College Lane. Built in 1906 – 1907.” pc-575
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Hi I'm Bob van Wegen with the Calgary Heritage Initiative. The original buildings of Western Canada College were built between 1904 and 1919 but they have all been replaced by the buildings you see here. The matching East and West wings were built in 1928 and 1929 in the Collegiate Gothic style. They flanked the original college building which was itself demolished in 1958 and replaced by a new building in a similar style connecting the two earlier wings. The historic building has recently undergone an extension rehabilitation.
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Post Cards from the Past Collection, Calgary Public Library