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Tara Collum is a Toronto writer, book hoarder, and aspiring cat lady.
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Old Photographs from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary

April 21, 2022 Tara Collum

I was always picked last in gym class, but excelling at sports isn’t a requirement for watching them, or seeing the value of athletics. Training and practice build discipline, and national and international competition promote […]

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Old Photographs of Banff, Alberta (Gallery)

December 30, 2021 Tara Collum

Whistler and Aspen may get all the glory, but the real ones know the beauty of Banff. The historic landmark Banff Springs, a literal castle, now operated by Fairmont, is a luxury resort looming ominously […]

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Old Photographs of Hockey and the Saddledome (Gallery)

December 2, 2021 Tara Collum

The Calgary Flames sure burn through stadiums fast for a franchise that has only won the Stanley Cup once. Rising from the ashes of the Tigers and the Cowboys hockey clubs, and after flaming out […]

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Old Photographs of Calgary Zoo (Gallery)

November 18, 2021 Tara Collum

Zoos can be divisive places, with some viewing zookeepers more as jail keepers. The vintage picture in the Glenbow Museum Archives of apes watching a TV in what look like prison cells seems to prove […]

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Historical Photos of Fish Creek Provincial Park (Gallery)

November 4, 2021 Tara Collum

The Provincial Archives of Alberta powered by the Heritage Resources Management Information System offers a funky 1970s flashback time capsule to the opening of Fish Creek Provincial Park, and the Glenbow Museum archives gives a […]

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Old Photographs of the Calgary Tower (Gallery)

October 14, 2021 Tara Collum

Built to celebrate Canada’s Centennial and opened a year later in 1968, originally called the Husky Tower, and still called that by air traffic controllers and perhaps stubborn relatives who refuse to keep up with […]

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