Calgary Remembered On KSPS, Mar 12 1998 (Part 4 of 13)

This is a KSPS (PBS) production, which they aired at 8:00 PM on March 12 1998. (Interviews were shot in 1997.)
This chapter discusses the history of Bowness / Bowness Park in Calgary. John Hextall purchased the land in 1908, and personally financed a new bridge in 1911, convincing the City of Calgary to run its streetcar line across the bridge into his development, which he called Bowness Estates. In return, he donated two Bow River islands to the city, for use as a park, now known as Bowness Park.
Hextall left in 1914 to fight in World War I, and was killed that year.
- Credits -
Writer/Producer:
Tom McArthur
Photographer/Editor:
Scott McKinnon
Calgary Unit
Producer:
Fran Humphreys
Production Coordinator:
James Sutherland
Unit Jib Arm Operator:
Paul Connolly
Research Assistant:
Andrea Kingwell
Historical Consultants:
Dr. Hugh A. Dempsey
Harry Sanders
Corporate Underwriting:
Gillian Bowles
Archive Video Assistant:
A. W. Byers
Graphics:
Dan Orme
Scott McKinnon
Dawn Bayman
Archive Film And Photographs:
The Glenbow Museum & Archives
City of Calgary Archives
CFCN-TV
The Calgary Zoo
United States Olympic Committee
ABC Sports
Calgary Exhibition & Stampede
Paul Dofoo
Tom Owens
Bob Baxter
John & Betty Clarke
Ed Whalen
Ken & Prue Penley
Rosemary Batdorf
Norm Kwong
Aerial Photography:
Douglas Munro Cinematography, Inc.
Film/Video Transfer:
Alternative Video Service
Super Video Services
Special Thanks:
Andrea Garnier
Heather MacAuley
Colleen Evans
Brenda McAfferty
Francois Arsenault
Videodex
Heritage Park
Gord Enno
Host/Narrator:
James Keelaghan
"Bow River Waltz"
Composed and performed by James Keelaghan
Bev Willms, piano
Bob Boble, engineer
This program made possible, in part, by the generous support of:
The Friends of Seven
Agrium
Calgary Exhibition & Stampede
Calgary Herald
Trans Alta
Alberta Energy Company Ltd.
Allan Markin
Hub Oil Company Ltd.
The Palliser Hotel
ProGas Limited
Shaw Communications
Enerflex Systems Ltd.
In Memory of Louis Polo
West Canadian Industries Group
Marcia Johnston
Pat and Lorne Larson
John B. Thorpe
Production Manager:
Jim Zimmer
Executive Producer:
Bill Stanley
A Production Of KSPS Public Television • Spokane, WA U.S.A.
© 1998 KSPS Public Television
www.ksps.org

[@jimmy329]

I love seeing these videos of my beloved city . Thank you for posting these videos so we can see our rich history

[@marionfordyce5504]

Loved living there for 50years

[@marionfordyce5504]

Grew up in Calgary 1942 and remember going on the street car to Bowness and spent many visits there.

[@sandragirardau1887]

Very nice.

[@shadedmuse]

Bowness park sounds like Nat Park in Spokane both had street cars going to them? You can see the old tracks in Spokane West centre neighbourhoods?

[@abdou6003]

thats cool - did you rogiinally get this from Betacam tape ? did you know WestNet (Action News in Calgary) is going to be broadcast KSPS HD OTA (ATSC) in Calgary once they get approval

[@Blendeture]

This one I cheated a bit. It’s actually a DVD release which I borrowed from the library.

[@shadedmuse]

Can you broadcast US stations in Calgary over air? Shadedmuse is trying to get licensed to broadcast Calgary stations over airs in Spokane?

[@paullippert1509]

BOWNESSS PAURK