Entrée principale:

Smith, Donald B.

Titre et auteur:

Calgary's Grand story : the making of a prairie metropolis from the viewpoint of two heritage buildings / Donald B. Smith.

Publication:

Calgary, Alta. : University of Calgary Press, ©2005.

Description:

xxii, 346 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-338) and index.
Ch. 1. Opening night! February 5, 1912 -- Ch. 2. James Lougheed : his story -- Ch. 3. Belle Lougheed : her story -- Ch. 4. Neighbours : Alfred Terrill and Paddy Nolan -- Ch. 5. Construction of the Lougheed and Sherman Grand -- Ch. 6. W.J. Tregillus : the prime tenant -- Ch. 7. Fred Albright : from Calgary to Passchendaele -- Ch. 8. Jeff Lydiatt : the grand in the great war -- Ch. 9. An Albertan political revolution, 1921 -- Ch. 10. Sir James at the top and after -- Ch. 11. The grand transition -- Ch. 12. The Barronial era, 1937-1969 -- Ch. 13. Modern times : the 1960s to 2005.

Résumé:

"Calgary was a Boomtown of 50,000 people in 1912, the year the Lougheed building and the adjacent Grand Theatre were built. The fanfare and anticipation surrounding their opening marked the beginning of a golden era in the city's history. The Lougheed quickly became Calgary's premier corporate address, and the state-of-the-art Grand Theatre the hub of a thriving cultural community."
"From the viewpoint of these two prominent heritage buildings, author Donald Smith introduces the reader to the personalities and events that helped shape Calgary in the twentieth century. Complemented by over 140 historical images, Calgary's Grand Story is a tribute to the Lougheed and the Grand, and celebrates their unrivalled position in the city's political, economic, and cultural history."--Jacket

ISBN:

1552381749 (pbk.)
9781552381748 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Grand Theatre (Calgary, Alta.) History.
Lougheed Building (Calgary, Alta.) History.
Grand Theatre (Lougheed Building, Calgary, Alta.)
Lougheed Building (Calgary, Alta.)
Grand Theatre (Lougheed Building, Calgary, Alb.)
Lougheed Building (Calgary, Alb.) Histoire.
Grand Theatre (Calgary, Alta.)
Historic buildings Alberta Calgary.
Buildings
Historic buildings
Calgary (Alta.) History.
Calgary (Alta.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Calgary (Alta.) Biography.
Calgary (Alta.) Histoire.
Alberta Calgary

Classification/genre:

Biographies
History

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main canada 251441
Cote: BIB 180937
Statut: Disponible