Kensington is a Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) in Calgary, Alberta, focused around the intersection of Kensington Road and 10th St. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada The city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada has over 180 neighbourhoods Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 NW, also known as the Kensington-Louise Crossing Business Association. It resides primarily in the Hillhurst and Sunnyside neighbourhood, and successful marketing has made it such that the neighbourhood itself is erroneously referred to as Kensington. Hillhurst is a northwest neighbourhood located within the Inner city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Sunnyside is a community in Calgary Alberta located on the north side of the Bow River adjacent to Calgary's downtown It is located immediately north of downtown and the Bow River. The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It lately has been considered one of Calgary's trendiest neighbourhoods and many of its shops, restaurants and drinking establishments have a distinctly Bohemian flare. The term bohemian, of French origin was first used in the English language in the nineteenth century to describe the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished Artists
Unlike the 17th Avenue area, there are only a small number of late night establishments in Kensington. The Beltline is a region of central Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The last coffee shops close before midnight on weekdays. The drinking establishments (primarily Irish pubs) are relatively calm and do not promote the party atmosphere found on 17th Avenue. These include: Molly Malone's, Sam's, The Yardhouse, Kensington Pub, and Original Joe's
The Calgary C-Train (above ground light-rail transit system) runs through the Kensington area via Sunnyside Station. C-Train is the Light rail transit (LRT system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sunnyside is a stop on the Northwest Line (Route 201 of the C-Train Light rail system in Calgary Alberta. The station is located along 9A Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenue N. W.
History
The area was owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway and pioneer rancher Ezra Riley at the beginning of the 20th century[1], when Riley Park was used for horse pasture. The Canadian Pacific Railway ( Ezra Hounsfield Riley (born June 5, 1866 Yorkville Ontario - died was a politician and rancher from Alberta, Canada. The oldest building still standing is the Plaza Theater, built in the 1920s.
Today, the neighborhood hosts Christmas in Kensington Village in December, the Sun and Salsa festival in July, as well as the Bizarre Bikes & Bazaar in May. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Where magazine (November 2005). The city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada has over 180 neighbourhoods Kensington neighborhood. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Visit Kensington. Kensington Village. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
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