At Chris E.'s suggestion, let's list Calgary businesses that are promoting our built heritage by occupying old buildings. Here's a start:
Palliser Hotel
http://www.fairmont.com/palliser/
Twin Gables Bed and Breakfast - Cliff Bungalow
http://www.twingables.ca/
Elbow River Manor Bed and Breakfast - 5th Street SW
http://www.elbowrivermanor.com/
Mount Royal Bed and Breakfast
http://www.mountroyalbb.com
Westways Bed and Breakfast - Mission
http://www.westways.ab.ca/
River Wynde B&B - Sunnyside
http://www.riverwynde.ca/
Bow River House B&B - Parkdale
http://bowriverhousebb.com/
Foxwood Bed and Breakfast
http://www.thefoxwood.com
11th Street Bed and Breakfast
http://www.11street.com/
Kalamata Groceries - 11th St SW
Galaxie Diner - 11th St SW
http://www.galaxiediner.com
Peaseblossoms - flower shop - 11th St SW
http://www.peaseblossoms.com
Prints Charming - art and framing - 11th St SW
http://www.printscharming.com/
Michelangelo's - lounge on 11th St SW
http://www.coollittlelounge.com/template.php?site=mikes
Original Joes - 4th Street SW location
http://www.originaljoes.ca
Barnhart Apartments - 6th street SW (I'd say this counts as a 'business')
http://www.theatrejunction.com/ - Grand Theatre
Pumphouse Theatre
http://www.pumphousetheatres.ca
American Apparel - Corner of 14th st and 17th ave SW
The Chocolate Bar - "Nimmons Corner" (Louise Block)
Megatunes - 101-932 17 Ave. SW
http://www.megatunes.com/
Hemporium - 17th Ave - Woods-Roberts Block
http://www.hemporium.ca/
"Western Hospital" - rental units
Moxam & Congress Apts - rental units
Lougheed house
www.lougheedhouse.com
Rose & Crown pub - 4th St SW
(all the businesses in the Devenish)
Cohos Evamy (10th and 8th sw)
Brewsters (11th and 8th sw)
http://www.brewstersbrewingco.com
Bumpy's Cafe (11th and 8th SW sw on the lane)
The Keg (11th and 5th Sw)
http://www.kegsteakhouse.com (look for Mt. Royal Keg)
Brew Brothers Restaurant, Brewery and Taproom (11th and 5th St SW)
http://www.brewbrothers.com/
http://www.amsterdamrhino.com
http://www.reddoorbistro.com
Broken City - pub and nightclub (11th and 5th St SW)
http://www.brokencity.ca
Twisted Element - gay nightclub 11th Ave and 9th Street SW
http://www.twistedelement.ca/
Rouge (12th st inglewood)
http://www.rougecalgary.com
Hose & Hound - 9th ave SE inglewood
Hop in Brew Public House
http://hopinbrew.com/
Soda - 12th Ave near 1st SW - Cunningham Block
http://www.thesoda.ca/
Drum & Monkey - 12th and 1st (original enough?)
The Bay - 7th ave 1st st
http://www.hbc.com/hbcheritage/history/ ... algary.asp
Formans Fashion Group - 1st St and 12th Ave SW - old CIBC building
http://www.formans.net/
The Ranche Restaurant - Fish Creek Park
http://www.crmr.com/theranche
Cilantro Restaurant - 17th Avenue near 4th Street
http://www.crmr.com/cilantro
Divino Restaurant - Grain Exchange Building
http://www.crmr.com/divino
Unicorn Pub - Lancaster Building
http://www.theunicorncalgary.com
The Plaza Theatre - Kensington Rd.
http://www.theplaza.ca
The Uptown Stage and Screen - 8th Avenue SW
http://www.theuptown.com
1886 Buffalo Cafe - Eau Claire
Deane House Restaurant - 9th Avenue Inglewood
http://www.fortcalgary.ab.ca/deane.htm
Ribtor Sales - hardware, sporting goods, etc.
http://www.ribtor.com/
Boccocino's Trattoria - in Dafoe Terrace
http://www.boccocinos.com/boccocinos/index.htm
The Embarcadero - 17th Avenue at 1st Street SE
http://www.oysterbar.ca/
Ed's Restaurant - 17th Avenue at 1st Street SE
http://www.edsrestaurant.com/
La Brava restaurant - in the Western (Underwood) Block
1001 - 1 Street SW T2R 0V1 (403) 263-1112
Cafe Mediterranean - in the Western (Underwood) Block
This restaurant offers a traditional Arabic menu that includes hommus, tabbouleh, falafels, vine leaves and pasta in a relaxing atmosphere. The traditional Arabic water pipe, called sheshe, with different tobaccos is available in the evenings.
1009a 1 Street SW T2R 0T8 (403) 263-7662
Critical Mass - web design - in the Pilkington Bros. block, 12th Avenue E
http://www.criticalmass.com
Baker Insurance Brokers Ltd.
302 15 Avenue SW T2R 0P8 (403) 245-1000
www.bakerinsurance.com
Balbi & Company Legal Centre
1501 Macleod Trail SE T2G 2N6 (403) 269-7300
Cantos Music Foundation - Customs warehouse 11th Avenue and 1st SE
http://www.cantos.ca/
Cherry Lounge - Radio Block 1st St and 13th Avenue SW
1219 1 Street SW T2R 0V3 (403) 266-2540
Ginger Group Hair & Esthetics - McCosham warehouse
217A 10 Avenue SW T2R 0A4 (403) 234-8542
Verve Restaurants - in the Burns Building downtown, in Mission and Kensington
http://www.ververestaurants.com/
Calgary Parks Foundation - Haultain School
http://www.parksfdn.com/
JUNE DYSON ANTIQUES - Grant Bros. store
Bsmt 614 17 AVE SW Phone: 228-4666
Fax: 228-4666
NELLIE'S KITCHEN
738 17 AVE SW Phone: 244-4616
Nellie's on 4th
2308 4 Street SW Phone: (403) 228-5626
Twisted Pita
2308A 4th Street Sw Phone: (403) 244-6778
VICTORIA'S - in the Model Milk building
306 17 AVE SW Phone: 244-9991
Towa
2116 4th Street SW Phone: (403) 245-8585
Fax: (403) 245-8248
The Village Cantina - 9th Avenue SE - Inglewood
http://www.villagecantina.ca/
Junktiques - antiques - Inglewood
http://www.junktiques.ca/
THE DEVENISH
A historical three-story building just south of the downtown core, this centre accommodates fashion boutiques, salons, a commercial art gallery and a jewellery shop. 908 - 17 Ave SW
Budget Rent-A-Car downtown - No. 1 Firehall
140 6TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST
CALGARY, AB T2G 0G2
403-226-1550
Sagesse Clothing Co. (Harvey Block)
Mainly a consignment store, but also offers new clothes by local and Canadian designers.
1008 - 12 Ave SW
403-229-0200
Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club (7th Avenue and Centre St SW)
http://www.thepalomino.ca/
Art Central - old Jubilee Block - 7th Avenue and Centre St SW
http://www.artcentral.ca
IlSogno restaurant - Bridgeland
http://www.ilsogno.org