Kelly Doody, city scene, Sunday Herald Nov. 28 2010
The C.C. Snowdon Block Party
Without a doubt, Wednesday night was the wildest party Ramsay's historic C.C. Snowdon building has seen in a while.
With four of Calgary's coolest merchants setting up shop in the spectacular space on 11th Street S.E. over the last year, it's safe to say the structure that was built in 1911 is undergoing a bit of a rebirth.
The first tenant to peel back the layers and spot the Snowdon Block's potential was none other than Debbie Dalen -- proprietor of all items eclectic, whimsical and wonderful at Pretty Little Things. This week saw the unique boutique that's filled to the brim with clothing, accessories and furnishing celebrate its first anniversary, marked by models decked in vintage this and modern that, and dozens of Debbie's most loyal guests shopping for a gem.
The second floor had much to celebrate as well, as the oh-so-popular Silk Road Spice Merchant pair of Kelci Hind and Colin Leach threw a grand opening graced with mulled wine, plenty of spice and everything nice. Just down the hall, the Calgary design community's go-to gal Jacqui McFarland -- former chairwoman of Mount Royal University's bachelor of applied interior design program -- officially opened the doors to Jac Mac Design Studio, alongside the much revered Paul Nagel, principal at Prism Interiors.
Full story:
http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/ne ... fc0c2a1da4
More on the Snowdon Block from Heritage Property Corp:
http://corporate.heritageproperty.ca/On ... fault.aspx
And from another thread about SE LRT route:
http://calgaryheritage.org/CHIForum/vie ... ?p=391#391