Calgary's many Main Streets and what they say about the city's character
The Homestretch | CBC News | Posted: January 15, 2016 1:47 AM | Last Updated: January 15, 2016
CBC Radio hits the road to explore why so many of these culture hubs are in the inner city
Main Street. The heart of the community.
Every town and city has one, and some neighbourhoods do too. Calgary has many — 24, according to city hall.
Quibble about the locations if you will, but main streets matter.
They are places to drink coffee with friends, to grab a bite to eat, to pick up a new jacket or just hang out. They are a testament to our character and our culture.
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Over the next few weeks, CBC Radio's The Homestretch will be checking out several of Calgary's main streets to find out what makes them the hubs of community.
This week we started on Fourth Street S.W. in the Mission district.
The CBC's Doug Dirks talked to Fracisco Alaniz Uribe — a professor at the Urban Lab at the University of Calgary.
Take a listen to their conversation.
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