1907The Greater Calgary Bill adopted -          Impact: City boundaries were expanded to include Grand Trunk, Upper Hillhurst, and Happyland (which is now the east side of Parkdale). -          Community of Parkdale, however, not yet established.  One of the reasons was the difficulty of access (in terms of extending services and conveniences for people).  Expansion north of the Bow River was neither feasible nor desirable.

Parkdale United Church, at its current location on the corner of 24th street and 5th ave.

1910 Community of Parkdale annexed in 1910, during a period of intensive population growth in the City of Calgary

-      The community was not developed until the late 1940s, however. This was due, in part, to the economic recession that hit Calgary in 1913 and temporarily halted the City's expansion.

1911Origins of Bowness Park and streetcar service to Bowness

-          Hextall agreement signed October 12, 1911 with the City of Calgary, which gave the city Bowness Park in exchange for streetcar service to the Bowness area.

.-          Impact: streets run parallel to streetcar tracks, which were laid along what is now 3rd avenue. This is the reason for the interesting and unique street layout in Parkdale.  The Calgary Municipal Railway, Bowness line.

1912 Streetcar service to Bowness from Calgary began June 30, 1912

-          A streetcar arrived in Bowness every hour from 9am to 11pm. (The last streetcar run was in April 1950).

1920s During this period, plots of land in Parkdale were sold to developers and contractors for development

- Due to the slow growth of Calgary, very little development occurred and much of this land was re-acquired by the City.                                                                                        HOME 1930-1959 1960-1999