“If we are to have broad-thinking men and women of high mentality, of good physique and with a true perspective on life, we must allow our populace a communion with nature in areas of more or less wilderness condition.” – Arthur Carhart Former official, U.S. Forest Service The Community Nestled along the North bank […]
“If we are to have broad-thinking men and women of high mentality, of good physique and with a true perspective on life, we must allow our populace a communion with nature in areas of more or less wilderness condition.”
– Arthur Carhart
Former official, U.S. Forest Service
The Community
Nestled along the North bank of the Bow River, between the communities of West Hillhurst and Point McKay, Parkdale is an affluent and vital community in Calgary’s Northwest. As a thriving and vibrant community it combines local spirit, unique architecture and bountiful amenities for both businesses and residents.
Parkdale has a diverse mix of land uses, providing for single family housing, multi-family mid-rise buildings, and a range of retail, commercial, and automotive services. It is often described by the residents as a “quiet, attractive, and friendly community with an abundance of trees and green space”. Given its particular attractiveness, it is currently in the midst of a major gentrification and an exciting new area redevelopment plan is in the process of being implemented by the City.
Parkdale is a family oriented community with numerous transit points, and its own community centre and ice rink. The Parkdale Community Soccer Association provides recreational soccer for players from 3 to 12 years old. The outdoor soccer season runs from late-April to mid-late-June.
The Parkdale Village Centre, with its eclectic mix of shops and services is a key asset of the area. With a cafe, ice cream shop, corner store, restaurant, hair salon, and lube shop, residents and visitors appreciate the diversity and scale of the existing facilities available. The Parkdale Community Association has recently established a beautiful community garden for all to enjoy.
Farmer’s Market
The Parkdale Farmer’s Market offers a year-round choice of vendors every Wednesday from 2:30 to 7:30 PM. Located one block off Memorial Drive on 34A Street, the Market represents a variety of vendors who sell a wide range of goods and services including organic produce, fresh food, wine, spices, health supplies, European baked products, and more.
The Parkdale Farmers Market is the only inner-city market operating indoors on Wednesdays during the winter months. During the summer, the Market expands outdoors to accommodate an even greater variety of vendors.
Accessibility
The ease of access is a key attribute of the community of Parkdale. Numerous transit points and routes can be found along the streets. In addition, walking and cycling proximity to the Bow river pathway system, ensure that you are always near the Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Downtown and Edworthy Park allowing for a diversity of character, and activities. It will help build the perfect life/work balance.
Equally important, Pardkdale is bounded by a number of major roadways, including Memorial Drive, Shaganappi Trail, Crowchild Trail and directly servicing the Canadian backbone, The Trans Canada Highway.
In one moment you may be lost in the urban jungle and yet moments away, you can find refuge and solace in the nearby wilderness of the Douglas Fir trail. The two contrasts are mere minutes from your community.
Parkdale is also ideally situated for the future growth of your family, having both the Westmount Charter School (K-12) and the University of Calgary within the area. That is in addition to being adjacent to the new and exciting development of “University District”.
Neighboring the University District means that Parkdale will directly benefit from the new development with its mix of residential, retail, office, health and community uses. University District is already being celebrated as one of “Calgary’s most livable communities, while offering sustainability in terms of its social, economic and environmental impact. It will be a place for people and a hub of activity and energy.”
“Bridgeland Riverside: play, work, worship, shop and create in a small island of people close to the heart of the city: a delight for the senses; a place to walk on a warm summer night.” – Official BRCA Website www.brcacalgary.org We wholly share the vision of the BRCA. We believe in this “small island” of […]
“Bridgeland Riverside: play, work, worship, shop and create in a small island of people close to the heart of the city: a delight for the senses; a place to walk on a warm summer night.”
– Official BRCA Website
www.brcacalgary.org
We wholly share the vision of the BRCA. We believe in this “small island” of diverse harmony and modern hip. We should know, we have been both residents and business operators in the community of Bridgleand for over 20 years. We have had the opportunity to see the gentrification of Bridgeland from the street level. Over the past 20 years major strides have been taken in the re-development and re-invention of this historic community. From the award winning developments on the site of the old General Hospital to the tediously maintained century old houses, businesses and architecture, Bridgeland has managed to keep one foot steeped in its colourful and diverse past and one foot squarely in the 21st century, as reflected in the nearby Telus SPARK centre. Bridgeland-Riverside is indeed a vibrant community retaining vestiges of its colourful origins while boldly marching in step with Calgary’s innovation and progress.
In all major cities, the charm resides in those neighbourhoods that retain a flavour of the old world. Bridgeland-Riverside embodies that old world charm in today’s inner city Calgary. It has a past worthy of the dynamic frontier town that Calgary was. As early as the 1880′s, immigrants from across Europe were instrumental in forging the identity of Bridgeland and Riverside. It was shaped by the many Italians, Germans, Ukranians, Russians and others that immigrated during that era. The diversity of Bridgeland-Riverside is well rooted and it is reflected in the many landmark churches one can see anywhere by simply looking upwards. Riverside was not annexed by the city until 1910 (1907 for Bridgeland) and the community feel is still reflected in the fact that it has its own local grocery store, diner and drug store.
Bridgleand-Riverside is poised to become a world-class neighbourhood in the heart of the city. The annual Scotiabank Marathon runs along the length of 1st Avenue, site of trendy General Avenue and all of its shops, cafes and salons. Bridgeland-Riverside has a number of beautiful parks, but none as stunning as the Tom Baker Park, offering unparalleled panoramic views of the river and city skyline. The community is also well situated on Calgary’s vast river pathway system. The pathways lead in all directions, meaning you are within 10 minutes of the world famous Calgary Zoo, Fort Calgary, River Walk, Chinatown, or Downtown Calgary. There are an abundance of good eats in Bridgeland, but don’t just expect Italian. From sushi to Starbucks to take home cuisines, Bridgeland-Riverside has all of the artisan foods and authentic Italian dining one has come to expect in a cosmopolitan city like Calgary. Come visit us in Bridgeland-Riverside, you won’t leave disappointed and you certainly won’t leave hungry.
