Stephen Avenue / L'avenue Stephen

Stephen Avenue is a well-preserved commercial street that illustrates the central role retail streets have played and continue to play in Canadian urban life. It bears witness to the emergence of the modern retail sector in Canada from 1880 to 1930, when the coming of the railway drove unprecedented growth in Prairie cities and their gridiron plans placed financial and commercial districts near the train station, surrounded by residential areas with factories set farther away. The buildings along Stephen Avenue, elegant examples of Calgary's sandstone era, represent the architecture of their time with Victorian, Art Deco and Beau-Arts elements.

Alberta · Canada