FFWD: Calgary’s neglected downtown block
- Posted by Mike Scullen on March 21st, 2011
The 100 block of Seventh Avenue S.W has an opportunity to transform into a space devoted to arts and culture.
It’s a one-block strip with a reputation for cultivating drug habits, criminal behaviour and discomfort for passersby.
But a local developer with a soft spot for restoring historic buildings thinks he can salvage the notorious 100 block of Seventh Avenue S.W. and its crumbling historic buildings by developing the area into a thriving arts and culture hot spot.
