The old Number 1 Legion on 7th Avenue SW, adjacent to the Encana project, was where the NDP's predecessor, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, was founded 75 years ago on July 31.
Here is a link to a column about that event:
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... b75baf8628
The Legion is a historic site that is not part of the Encana project, but we hear tell that the Encana builders will have project offices on the upper floors of the Legion.