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Calgary Street Names - reason for the change?

 
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julierew



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PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 3:39 pm    Post subject: Calgary Street Names - reason for the change? Reply with quote
Hi! I've been researching Calgary's street names and have found the articles below that talk about them, but I cannot find anything that tells me WHY the powers-that-be made the choice to switch from named streets to the numbered quadrant system. Can anyone help me out?

http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/11/14/calgarys-missing-street-names/

http://www.smartcalgaryhomes.com/blog/the-odd-history-of-calgarys-city-streets1.html

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=151837
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PostPosted: Thu May 20, 2010 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here is our own thread on this:
http://www.calgaryheritage.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=748&highlight=street+names
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