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Each of Sam Hester’s Curious Calgary comics can be read online—or printed at home and folded into a zine on a single sheet of regular paper.

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  • Curious Calgary #15: Broadcast Hill

    Curious Calgary #15: Broadcast Hill

    The rise of a local TV station.

    Dec 21 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #14: Palliser Square Station

    Curious Calgary #14: Palliser Square Station

    Under the Calgary Tower.

    Nov 02 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #13: Cinema Park Drive-In

    Curious Calgary #13: Cinema Park Drive-In

    A riverside theatre.

    Sep 21 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #12: Old Macleod Trail

    Curious Calgary #12: Old Macleod Trail

    An old road gets a new name.

    Jul 27 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #11: The Bonnybrook Flour Mill

    Curious Calgary #11: The Bonnybrook Flour Mill

    A plant of some renown.

    Jun 29 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #10: Dominion Bridge

    Curious Calgary #10: Dominion Bridge

    Portholes in landlocked Calgary.

    May 18 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #9: Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility

    Curious Calgary #9: Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility

    Bowen was the architect of the CTrain.

    May 04 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #8: Firestone Tower

    Curious Calgary #8: Firestone Tower

    A short-lived tire plant—and one daring protest.

    Mar 02 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #7: The J Lead

    Curious Calgary #7: The J Lead

    The story behind an abandoned Calgary rail line.

    Feb 10 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #6: Hubalta

    Curious Calgary #6: Hubalta

    The (not quite) hub of Alberta.

    Jan 27 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #5: Refinery Park

    Curious Calgary #5: Refinery Park

    The unusual story of a short-lived neighbourhood.

    Jan 13 2024• Comics

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