A park in Calgary with dazzling downtown views is the perfect spot for a photo or two, and it also boasts some interesting history.
Nestled in the Mount Royal area of Calgary is Evamy Ridge Park, which is perfectly perched atop a hill and offers some of the best views of the downtown core in the city.
The park, also known as Hillcrest Hill or Cliff Bungalow Escarpment, is a beloved parkland that borders the neighbourhoods of Cliff Bungalow and Mount Royal.
It offers historic views of downtown and was even a gift from Canadian Pacific Rail in 1920, with the understanding that it would be kept as parkland, according to the City.
A plaque at the entrance of the park mentions the man after whom the park is named, architect Michael Everett Evamy.
Evamy was born in 1933 in England and passe