Calgary’s Peace Bridge turns 10 years old

Former city councillor Druh Farrell said Calgary’s Peace Bridge “was unabashedly beautiful.” It’s also been called a “Calatravesty,” or “Farrell’s Folly,” or even “a bridge to nowhere.” (Doesn’t that last one sound familiar?) Fourteen years ago, in a 7-6 vote split on city council, construction of the elegant, architecturally challenging, Santiago Calatrava-designed, red-and-white helix Peace … Continue reading Calgary’s Peace Bridge turns 10 years old