Parkdale, Calgary
Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parkdale is a mature, inner city neighbourhood in the city of Calgary, Alberta along the north bank of the Bow River between the communities of West Hillhurst and Point McKay. It is bounded on the south by the Bow River, 28 St NW to the east, Shaganappi Trail NW to the west and on the north by 16th Avenue. Parkdale is in close proximity to both the Foothills Medical Centre and the Alberta Children's Hospital constructed in 2006, as well as the University of Calgary. Memorial Drive provides access to downtown Calgary and to Highway 1 which leads to the Rocky Mountains. Parkdale was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910 when Calgary began to experience a "major economic and building boom."[4]: 77 The boom ended in 1913 and further development of the Parkdale Addition as it was called, was halted because of World War I.[4][5][6][7][8] Following World War II in the 1950s the dominant housing type that characterized Parkdale, was the bungalow.[4]: 85 By 2014 Parkdale, like other inner city communities in Calgary, was experiencing gradual gentrification with small cottage-style bungalows being replaced by spacious flat roofed, Prairie School Frank Lloyd Wright inspired infills[9] attracting young families with children[10] away from the long commute suburbs to inner city ease of access to downtown, transit and work.[11]
Parkdale | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Location of Parkdale in Calgary | |
Coordinates: 51°03′32″N 114°08′19″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
City | Calgary |
Quadrant | NW |
Ward | 7 |
Established | 1948 |
Annexed | 1910 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jyoti Gondek |
• Administrative body | Calgary City Council |
• Councillor | Terry Wong |
Area | |
• Total | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 2,962[2] |
• Average Income | $71,335 in 2,010[3] |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
Postal code | T2N 2V3 |
Area code | 403 |
Website | Official website |
It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor, Terry Wong, who is serving his first term after being elected in 2021.[12][13]